Highlights
Core-shell Nanoparticles
Keeping cool by layering up
11 February 2014Nanoparticles with a core–shell structure can minimize the overheating of cells during bioimaging experiments
Hox Cluster
A tale of two fishes
11 February 2014The lamprey genome reveals new insights into the history of vertebrate evolution
Optical Material Properties
Light and heat boost memory capacity
11 February 2014Adding carbon gives iron–platinum nanocrystals the ideal optical properties for heat-assisted magnetic recording
Singapore Institute For Clinical Sciences (SICS)
The skinny on seipin
11 February 2014A protein known as seipin regulates fat development through cytoskeleton remodeling
Nanophotonics
Hunt for nonlocal effects turns to gold
11 February 2014Experiments on tiny gold prisms help to explain the unusual electrodynamics of nanostructures
Nanowires
Deformation in detail
28 January 2014Molecular dynamics simulations reveal the mechanisms by which metal nanowires deform or break under strain
A*STAR Genome Institute Of Singapore (A*STAR GIS)
One protein, two important roles
28 January 2014A molecular mechanism that directs both cell growth and death via one protein could underpin more efficient cancer therapies
Magnetic Properties
An artificial material with depth
28 January 2014An array of perfect nanometer-scale spheres that can control the flow of visible light may find use in invisibility cloaks
Pluripotency
Regulating stem cell behavior
28 January 2014A protein called SON ensures proper splicing of proteins to keep embryonic stem cells in a state of self-renewal
Invasion
A misdirection that fuels cancer growth
28 January 2014Disruptions in a protein-processing pathway appear to promote aggressive proliferation and invasion in tumor cells
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
Pinpointing an immune-response trigger
28 January 2014Uncovering the molecular mechanisms behind immune system activation could help in future gene therapies
Infant Milk Formula
Probing changes to infant milk formulations
21 January 2014A chip-based detection system for minor functional proteins in infant milk formula could assist quality-control testing
Resistive Random Access Memory
Joining up memory
21 January 2014Innovative electrodes allow new computer memory technologies to be compatible with existing circuitry
