Highlights
Cyber-physical Attack
Security for both real and cyber worlds
3 February 2015A combined cyber and physical security system will protect customers charging electric vehicles on smart electricity grids
Biomimetic Structures
Giving infections the brush off
3 February 2015Metal-free catalysis generates brush-like polymer coatings that prevent build-up of toxic fouling films on medical devices
Cancer
Hippo competition provides cancer clue
3 February 2015A protein on which two molecular pathways converge could be the key to new cancer therapies
A*STAR Genome Institute Of Singapore (A*STAR GIS)
Biodegrading by bacteria
20 January 2015Three bacterial strains capable of degrading a prolific toxic compound present in water and soils have been successfully isolated using gene sequencing
Data Offloading
Smoother sailing through sharing
20 January 2015Mathematical analysis reveals how to maximize access to mobile networks by seamlessly ‘offloading’ traffic to smaller Wi-Fi and cellular systems
Nanoplasmonics
Making a tiny rainbow
20 January 2015By varying the size and spacing of aluminum nanodisks, researchers generate images that contain over 300 colors and are not much wider than a human hair
Myeloid
Signals and pathways
20 January 2015Insights into a signaling network inside blood-forming cells could lead to refinements in immunosuppressive therapy
Cancer Progression
Protein induces self-destruction in cancer cells
20 January 2015Uncovering the role of a particular protein in the progression of ovarian cancer may assist both prognosis and targeted treatment
Cell Culture
Mending broken hearts
20 January 2015A scalable platform for growing heart muscle cells may lead to repair of damaged heart cells
Ripple Formation
Making waves with lasers
13 January 2015Laser processing produces deep ripples in silicon over a wide area — something that could enhance solar cell efficiency
A*STAR Institute For Infocomm Research (A*STAR I²R)
Learning to be precise
13 January 2015Mathematical model that learns to compensate for positioning errors can control a micromanipulation system more accurately
Cancer
Genetic test classifies kidney cancer
13 January 2015A genetic test can predict the prognosis for patients with a type of kidney cancer
Distributed-antenna System
Many antennas, multiple benefits
13 January 2015Deploying many low-power, compact antenna nodes to handle cellular traffic can make wireless communication more reliable and adaptable
