Highlights
Supramolecular Chemistry
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
Tolerogenic
To fight or to tolerate?
24 September 2015A shift in energy processing pathways occurs in immune cells that tolerate rather than attack
Two-photon Microscopy
Lighting up alpha cells
10 September 2015Clear imaging of pancreatic cells has been made possible through the development of a novel fluorescent probe
Coupling
Tapering off for efficiency
10 September 2015A new compact structure enables efficient lasers to be realized on silicon chips
A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR BTI)
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
Porous Materials
Power of marine inspiration
10 September 2015Bioinspired carbon anodes enable high performance in lithium-ion batteries
A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR BTI)
Balancing light and heavy chain expression
10 September 2015Self-cleaving peptides are key for easy and efficient monoclonal antibody production
Plasmonics
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
Chd1
Shaping fates
25 August 2015Full-length Chd1 protein is needed for embryonic stem cell differentiation
Catalysis
Finding ‘Goldilocks’ nanoparticles
25 August 2015Simulations show why platinum nanoparticles become less effective catalysts at small sizes
Cardiac
Braveheart molecule boosts cardiac resilience
25 August 2015Tweaking the heart’s response to injury could lead to better treatment
Graph
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
