Highlights
Silicon Nanoparticle
Making magnetic hot spots
29 April 2015Pairs of silicon nanocylinders can locally create and enhance light’s magnetic field
Immunoassay
Stacking for better flow
29 April 2015Keeping samples and test chemicals separate initially as they flow through paper-based test kits leads to greater accuracy
Green Tea
Treating tumors with tea
14 April 2015Lauded for its health benefits, green tea now has another claim to fame — the basis of a therapeutic delivery system for anticancer drugs
GWAS
A gene for Salmonella resistance
14 April 2015An unusual version of a gene appears to protect against enteric fever
Joint Inflammation
Understanding how the immune system battles a virus
14 April 2015A cell surface protein known to regulate innate immune responses also affects the adaptive immune system
Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC)
Illuminating live neurons in real time
14 April 2015A fluorescent molecule selectively labels live neurons in the brain for the first time
Electronics
Sputtering start for flat materials
14 April 2015A simple method for creating high-quality two-dimensional materials could enable industrial-scale production
Cell Mapping
Advances in myeloid cell mapping
14 April 2015A new technique dramatically enhances profiling and classification of cells involved in innate immunity
Hydrophilic
Smart micelles for marine environments
31 March 2015A polymeric material that changes its structure when immersed in salt water could help protect ships and marine structures
Nanowires
Follow the heat
31 March 2015Calculations reveal how mixtures of different elements can control the thermal properties of nanowires
Heat-assisted Magnetic Recording
Putting the heat on magnetic recording
31 March 2015Detailed experiments reveal the operational parameters for a promising thermo-magnetic data-storage technology
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Giving immune cells ‘indigestion’
31 March 2015A deadly bacterium uses cellular proteins as bait to sabotage a pathway that enables immune response
Aquaporin
A molecular ‘straw’
31 March 2015Powered by a proton gradient, a world-first helical molecule transports water across membranes
