Highlights
Medical Sensors
Medical sensors improve with holey gold nanostructures
24 September 2013A new method that fabricates gold nanostructures quickly and efficiently could lead to highly sensitive, portable medical sensors
Carbon Dioxide
Durable plastic doubles as a cleaner
24 September 2013Chemists transform an inexpensive household plastic into a high-capacity sorbent for carbon dioxide capture and separation
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
Bioinformatics
Analysis of sequence data falls into line
10 September 2013Formal mathematics underpins a new approach that standardizes the analysis of genome information
Glaucoma
Catching the silent thief of sight
10 September 2013An automated method could prevent blindness by detecting glaucoma in its early stages
Photonics
Light moves in the right direction
10 September 2013An experimental demonstration of light scattering controlled by silicon nanoparticles augurs well for the development of integrated optical circuits
Malaria
Parasites inflict collateral damage in the brain
10 September 2013Brain-damaging complications of malaria arise from the immune response to parasite antigens absorbed by blood vessels
Antigens
Personalized vaccines edge closer
10 September 2013A technique for analyzing specific T-cell responses could pave the way for more rationally designed vaccines
Modeling
City dynamics yield to computer modeling
10 September 2013A new computer model of city dynamics could pave the way to planning sustainable urban areas
Nanoparticles
Polymer knots with silicon hearts
27 August 2013Biocompatible complexes for drug delivery applications get a structural boost from nanoscale silicon cages
Photocatalysts
A richer harvest on the horizon
27 August 2013Theoretical simulations reveal that layered semiconductors with magnetic interfaces are potent catalysts for solar energy capture and conversion
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Forging ahead with a back-to-basics approach
27 August 2013Atomic-level simulations hint at how to control the magnetic properties of layered materials for data storage applications
Data Storage
Better hard drives ready for lift-off
27 August 2013An improved software algorithm enables more efficient modeling and development of computer hard drives of the future
