Highlights
Genetic Engineering
Removing genes without a trace
24 September 2015DNA repair mechanism manipulated to delete genes without leaving a scar
Topological Insulator
Organic electronics with an edge
24 September 2015Two-dimensional
organic lattices are easier and safer to work with than inorganic materials for
spintronic and quantum computing applications
Monoclonal Antibodies
Balancing light and heavy chain expression
10 September 2015Self-cleaving peptides are key for easy and efficient monoclonal antibody production
Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC)
Lighting up alpha cells
10 September 2015Clear imaging of pancreatic cells has been made possible through the development of a novel fluorescent probe
Silicon
Tapering off for efficiency
10 September 2015A new compact structure enables efficient lasers to be realized on silicon chips
Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BIT)
Enzyme helps detect foreign DNA
10 September 2015The immune system relies on an enzyme called Bruton’s tyrosine kinase to sense nucleic acids from pathogens
Vaccine
Virus version control
10 September 2015A protein vaccine designed to target all four variations of the dengue virus proves effective in mouse trials
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
Power of marine inspiration
10 September 2015Bioinspired carbon anodes enable high performance in lithium-ion batteries
Catalysis
Finding ‘Goldilocks’ nanoparticles
25 August 2015Simulations show why platinum nanoparticles become less effective catalysts at small sizes
Myocardial Infarction
Braveheart molecule boosts cardiac resilience
25 August 2015Tweaking the heart’s response to injury could lead to better treatment
Parallel
Graphics processors accelerate pattern discovery
25 August 2015Using normal graphics processors, a new program for identifying repeated patterns in complex networks significantly boosts search performance
Enzyme
Fungi tweaked to boost industrial enzymes
25 August 2015Mutants of a common fungus produce endoxylanase enzymes twice as potent as the original strain
Plasmonic Chip
Close to the point of more efficient chips
25 August 2015More efficient chips based on plasmonics are a step closer to reality through better control of the directional excitation of plasmons in a gold grating
