Resolving shockwaves more accurately 16 July 2013 A new computational scheme enables more stable simulations of shockwaves in fluids and may be scalable for large engineering designs
A step in time saves two 16 July 2013 A technique that reduces the time to simulate the operation of active optical devices aids the design of nanoscale lasers
Targeting tumors with ‘stapled’ peptides 16 July 2013 Designer peptides containing chemically stabilized helices emerge as a potent way to activate anti-tumor proteins inside cells
Designer proteins light the way forward 16 July 2013 Insight into the mechanism of protein aggregation provides a model system that could lead to treatments for several associated diseases
Graphene makes a magnetic switch 16 July 2013 Tiny nanoribbons of carbon could be used to make a magnetic field sensor for novel electronic devices
Innovation on the move 2 July 2013 The A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics and Japan’s Shikino High-Tech Co., Ltd have united to develop improved technologies for motion sensing
Leukemia ‘blasted’ through new drug target 2 July 2013 By inhibiting an enzyme called MNK, researchers have found a way to halt the growth of blast crisis phase CML
Simulating electronic smog 2 July 2013 A mathematical model that predicts the electromagnetic radiation produced by circuit boards could help to improve designs and lower costs
Synthetics save time and cut costs 2 July 2013 An approach that directly inserts proteins into polymer-based cell membranes improves drug-screening platforms
Greater anticancer potency with less risk 2 July 2013 When injected as a hydrogel rather than in solution, an anticancer protein treats liver tumors more effectively
Seeking solutions to viral migration 2 July 2013 Revelation of antiviral properties in the protein viperin could help virologists to contain the re-emerging chikungunya virus
A biomarker for myeloma 2 July 2013 A protein called FAIM could help doctors to parse which cancer patients will respond to multiple myeloma therapy
Partnering for better diagnostics 18 June 2013 A joint research center at the A*STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology aims to improve infectious disease diagnostics