Highlights
Energy Monitoring
Real-time energy audit reduces power consumption
22 October 2013Software that monitors industrial machine operations in real time can reduce the overall energy consumption of factories
Tissue Engineering
Hair-like constructs offer drug screening platform
22 October 2013Laboratory-grown structures akin to hair follicles could aid the search for novel drugs to treat baldness and other hair disorders
Lithium-ion Batteries
Inexpensive material boosts battery capacity
22 October 2013Next-generation lithium-ion batteries made with iron oxide nanoparticles could extend the driving distance of electric cars
A*STAR Institute For Infocomm Research (A*STAR I²R)
A holistic approach catches eye disease early
8 October 2013An automated assessment of multiple datasets using artificial intelligence accurately diagnoses a common cause of blindness.
Reproduction
Mutant flies give mixed-up mating messages
8 October 2013Researchers in Singapore discover a molecule that regulates production of the pheromones that determine whether male flies attract males or females
Mobile Phones
Android versus Apple
8 October 2013A large study of smartphone applications provides a baseline for comparing the security of different mobile providers
Nanoparticles
A simpler route to hollow carbon spheres
8 October 2013Microporous walls and a huge surface area help nanoparticles to boost lithium-ion battery performance
Photonics
Progress with the switch to faster computers
8 October 2013A specialized switch that controls light can regulate the flow of optical data at a speed suitable to accelerate computers
Quantum
Light’s improbable connection mapped
8 October 2013Ultrafast laser pulses and precisely cut optical crystals could control the quantum properties of light
Cancer
Lymphoma-linked risk factor identified
24 September 2013A specific genetic variant expressed in a key immune protein heightens an individual’s chance of developing follicular lymphoma
A*STAR Singapore Institute Of Manufacturing Technology (A*STAR SIMTech)
Laser treatments yield smoother metal surfaces
24 September 2013The properties of metal surfaces, typically prone to corrosion, are now more controllable using laser processing
Electronics
A step up in wavelength
24 September 2013A device that can manipulate radiofrequency signals could soon reduce the size of short-distance communication systems
Cell Biology
Regulatory network revealed in embryonic stem cells
24 September 2013A location map for a signaling protein identifies key molecular targets in human embryonic stem cells
