Highlights
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
YAP
Hippo competition provides cancer clue
3 February 2015A protein on which two molecular pathways converge could be the key to new cancer therapies
Macrophages
Pairing progeny with their proper precursors
3 February 2015Proof that CD14+ immune cells in the skin are derived from monocytes in the blood helps understand their function in regulating immunity
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
Alcohol-free zone
3 February 2015Noble metal nanoparticles can be coated with silica by a simple, environmentally friendly process that does not employ alcohol
Three-dimensional Display
Creating high-resolution 3D videos
3 February 2015A method of generating high-resolution, full-color moving holograms in three dimensions shows life from a new angle
Granulocyte
Signals and pathways
20 January 2015Insights into a signaling network inside blood-forming cells could lead to refinements in immunosuppressive therapy
Cancer Prognosis
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
Stem Cells
Mending broken hearts
20 January 2015A scalable platform for growing heart muscle cells may lead to repair of damaged heart cells
Dehalococcoides
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
Load Coupling
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
Aluminum
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
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
