Highlights
Pharmaecuticals
A green transformation for pharmaceuticals
18 November 2014Waste is reduced through the cheap and green development of a catalyst for the transformation of a commercially important functional group
Overloading
Helping trains take the strain
18 November 2014An agent-based model that analyzes commuters’ travel data will improve the Singapore rail experience
Institute Of Bioengineering And Nanotechnology (IBN)
A hollow promise for better batteries
18 November 2014Flat, diamond-shaped plates of lithium iron phosphate improve discharge voltages
Diabetes
Investigating Asian ethnic differences
4 November 2014Abnormalities within muscle signaling pathways, rather than body fat distribution, may influence insulin resistance among South Asians
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
Navigating obstacles to fueling the future
4 November 2014A long-lived catalyst facilitates the first steps toward a viable small-scale on-board hydrogen generator
Signaling
Targeting key cells for a dengue virus infection model
4 November 2014Modulating the expression of a protein that protects against viral infection allows researchers to study dengue vaccines in mice
Heat-assisted Magnetic Recording
A clearer view of a hot technique
4 November 2014A multifunctional testing instrument helps improve production of laser-heated hard disk drives with enhanced storage capacities
Powder X-ray Diffraction
Untangling unknown structures in the mix
4 November 2014A combination of X-ray diffraction and computational techniques can determine unknown crystal structures in powder mixtures
Inflammation
Resolving a sticky situation
4 November 2014Malaria-infected cells may latch onto healthy blood cells for protection rather than to aid transmission
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
Quantum effects bridge the gap
21 October 2014Quantum effects in nanometer-scale metallic structures provide a platform for combining molecular electronics and plasmonics
Developmental Biology
Viral remnants are ‘facilitators’ not ‘fossils’
21 October 2014Once considered ‘junk’, certain virus-derived genomic elements have now been shown to actively regulate important developmental processes
Inflammation
Fighting inflammation in multiple mammals
21 October 2014An antibody that blocks immune signaling offers a promising research tool and potential therapeutic agent
Heat-assisted Magnetic Reordering
Seed first, heat later for better writing
21 October 2014A new technique for heat-assisted magnetic recording media promises improved writeability for next-generation hard drives
