Highlights
Monoclonal Antibodies
Balancing light and heavy chain expression
10 September 2015Self-cleaving peptides are key for easy and efficient monoclonal antibody production
Alpha Cells
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
Interferon
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
Serotype
Virus version control
10 September 2015A protein vaccine designed to target all four variations of the dengue virus proves effective in mouse trials
Hydrothermal Synthesis
Power of marine inspiration
10 September 2015Bioinspired carbon anodes enable high performance in lithium-ion batteries
Cardiac
Braveheart molecule boosts cardiac resilience
25 August 2015Tweaking the heart’s response to injury could lead to better treatment
Search
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
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
Fungi tweaked to boost industrial enzymes
25 August 2015Mutants of a common fungus produce endoxylanase enzymes twice as potent as the original strain
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
A*STAR Singapore Institute Of Manufacturing Technology (A*STAR SIMTech)
Shop-floor monitoring goes high tech
28 July 2015An advanced system based on discrete events paves the way for automated industrial monitoring
