Biopolis: Ten years on 19 November 2013 A decade after the opening of Biopolis, Singapore’s premier biomedical sciences research hub, A*STAR’s multifaceted activities are spurring discovery and innovation with a global reach
Channeling light to greater heights 19 November 2013 A narrow channel that acts as a polarization filter adds a new dimension to optical data transmission
Getting smarter with water 19 November 2013 Understanding how hydration affects color-changing windows that optimize solar energy transmission can boost their efficiency and durability
Solar cells step up 19 November 2013 Specially designed nanostructured materials can increase the light-absorbing efficiency of solar cells
Picking out productive partnerships 19 November 2013 A computational approach reveals a myriad of protein pairs that combine to regulate gene activity
Palm oil waste put to work 19 November 2013 A recently isolated bacterial strain converts waste from palm oil production into industrially useful lactic acid
Small molecule, big possibilities 19 November 2013 An inventive technique transforms a common reagent into a multifunctional tool for pharmaceutical synthesis
Enhancing security in Apple devices 5 November 2013 A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research has helped to fix three security weaknesses in Apple’s iOS mobile operating system
Nanostructures filter light to order 5 November 2013 Arrays of nanoscale pillars made to reflect light of a selected color could find application as optical filters in digital cameras
Different regions, different genetic risk factors 5 November 2013 A genetic study of Chinese patients reveals a prevalent risk factor for certain blood cancers not detected in European patients
Following the brain’s lead 5 November 2013 When designed to process sound based on familiar patterns, sound recognition by computers becomes more robust
Workhorse bacteria deliver in an acidic environment 5 November 2013 A technique that simultaneously modifies multiple genes in fermentation bacteria could aid lactic acid production for industry
Unlocking a secret of stem cell stability 5 November 2013 Proper embryonic development depends on a signaling pathway that helps to preserve stem cell ‘immaturity’