Killing brain tumors at the roots
6 November 2012By uncovering a secret of tumor stem cell survival, scientists make progress against a devastating cancer
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The sweetest melting pot
23 October 2012A ‘one-pot’ industrial process for manufacturing high yields of an artificial sweetener under mild conditions proves successful
Aim for the stars
23 October 2012Glucose–amine rings turn star-shaped fluorescent dyes into powerful probes for imaging cancer cells in three dimensions
Bringing crystals into line
23 October 2012The temperature-controlled alignment of tiny crystals could help harness their collective properties for nanotechnology applications
Going with the grain
23 October 2012Reducing information stored in magnetic thin films to the physical size of single grains could improve computer hard drives
Lighting up neural stem cells
23 October 2012The screening of thousands of fluorescent molecules has revealed a specific label for neural stem cells
Matching mice and men
23 October 2012Recently uncovered human counterparts to a subset of mouse immune cells may enable better vaccination strategies
A patterned template for molecular packing
9 October 2012Simulations of atomic-scale processes show how to trap and pack molecules in patterned graphene sheets that may have molecular storage applications
Picking out partners
9 October 2012An intracellular labeling technique allows scientists to monitor interactions between proteins in their natural environment
Making gold economical for sensing
9 October 2012Gold nanocluster arrays developed at A*STAR are well suited for commercial applications of a high-performance sensing technique
Visible progress
9 October 2012A thin film made of graphene and a charge-inducing polymer shows promise as a replacement for transparent electrical conductors in displays
Putting cyanide to work
9 October 2012Industrial-scale chemistry could benefit from a robust new catalyst that selectively generates amino acid precursors from cyanide at room temperature
Growth lamps for nanoparticles
9 October 2012Illuminating silver nanoparticles with narrow-bandwidth light makes them grow uniformly, improving their potential for imaging and sensing applications
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