Highlights
Stem Cells
The fat source makes the difference
17 June 2014Stem cells derived from different types of fat express different cell-surface markers
Superresolution
Microparticles get the whole picture
17 June 2014Microspheres and a tiny pipette are all it takes to image surfaces with a resolution below 100 nanometers
Notebook Chassis Design
Protecting laptops on the move
17 June 2014A theoretical model for vibrations in laptops provides design strategies for reducing hard drive failures
Differentiation
A roadmap for pure organ cells
17 June 2014A new strategy minimizes the cellular contaminants that usually plague the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells
Nanoantenna
Hot spots for molecules
3 June 2014The accurate placement of molecules into gaps between gold nanoantennas enables ultrahigh-sensitivity molecular detection
Cancer
Finding consensus on target genes
3 June 2014A panel of p53 variants helps scientists confidently identify genes controlled by the master regulator protein
Macrophages
Lighting up lymph nodes
3 June 2014Advances in fluorescent probe technology could allow real-time visualization of cancer progression during surgery
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
The secretions of stem cells
3 June 2014Tiny vesicles secreted by mesenchymal stem cells can modulate the immune system and prevent the rejection of grafted tissue
Ultrashort Peptides
A ‘click’ toward localized chemotherapy
3 June 2014‘Click’ chemistry produces a hydrogel with less toxicity and greater tissue localization in a mouse cancer model
Erythropoietin
Sugarcoating a protein drug
3 June 2014Mammalian cells have been engineered to produce longer-lived versions of the therapeutic protein erythropoietin
Drug Screening
Fishing for new therapeutics
20 May 2014A zebrafish-based screening method reveals compounds that could help contain the effects of immunological disorders
Saliency Modeling
Focusing on what’s relevant
20 May 2014Analyzing pixel correlations in photographs outperforms current methods of extracting relevant information for image analysis
Metamaterials
Cutting reflection for the infrared and beyond
20 May 2014Efficient broadband antireflection coatings improve terahertz optics for applications in sensing and imaging
