Highlights
Smooth Muscle Cells
Brain arteries in a dish
16 December 2014Smooth muscle cells designed to mimic blood vessels in the brain may help to understand Alzheimer’s
Dissimilar Materials
A weld of difference
16 December 2014Higher welding speed improves the quality of welds between dissimilar alloys
Closed-loop Supply Chain
Closing the loop for greener production
16 December 2014A technique to analyze production processes highlights the financial benefits of recycling
Nanotechnology
A gold catalyst for clear water
16 December 2014Mixed nanoparticle systems may help purify water and generate hydrogen
Electron-beam Lithography
Taking self-assembly to the limits
2 December 2014Confining tiny gold colloids inside nanoscale templates reveals how to design complex structures beyond the capabilities of conventional lithography
Cancer
Tumor-causing crosstalk
2 December 2014Signals that pass between genetically abnormal epithelial cells and their genetically normal support cells drive tumor formation in a fruit fly cancer model
Vitamin B12
A link with folate during pregnancy
2 December 2014Depression in pregnant women is associated with low folate levels, but not with vitamin B12
Continuous Flow
Ruthenium catalyst goes with the flow
2 December 2014A green route to key molecular building blocks delivers a continuous stream of products
Metal-organic Frameworks
A molecular thread
2 December 2014Flexible metal–organic frameworks with a range of pore sizes are made by threading through molecular ligands
Gold Polyhedron
Carving out a golden opportunity
2 December 2014Upsetting the stability of super-small gold clusters generates multifaceted nanocrystals with potent catalytic properties
Polyelectrolyte
Lighting up tumors
18 November 2014A fluorescent nanoprobe could become a universal, noninvasive method to identify and monitor tumors
T-cells
Immune cells’ repertoire revealed
18 November 2014Detailed molecular analysis shows extremely limited diversity among one group of immune cells and uncovers a new population
Genes
A better way to design genes
18 November 2014Web tool offers COOL approach to codon optimization for synthetic biology
