Highlights
Metal-organic Frameworks
Fused liquid marbles show their strength
30 July 2013A superglue polymerization strategy that fortifies encapsulated ‘liquid marble’ water droplets also strengthens their market potential
Fungi
Finding yeast’s better half
30 July 2013The discovery of strains of Candida albicans that contain only one set of chromosomes will facilitate identification of therapeutic targets
Sensors
Graphene makes a magnetic switch
16 July 2013Tiny nanoribbons of carbon could be used to make a magnetic field sensor for novel electronic devices
Alzheimer’s Disease
Designer proteins light the way forward
16 July 2013Insight into the mechanism of protein aggregation provides a model system that could lead to treatments for several associated diseases
Cancer Biology
Targeting tumors with ‘stapled’ peptides
16 July 2013Designer peptides containing chemically stabilized helices emerge as a potent way to activate anti-tumor proteins inside cells
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
A step in time saves two
16 July 2013A technique that reduces the time to simulate the operation of active optical devices aids the design of nanoscale lasers
Fluid Dynamics
Resolving shockwaves more accurately
16 July 2013A new computational scheme enables more stable simulations of shockwaves in fluids and may be scalable for large engineering designs
Cancer Biology
Charting a tumor’s genomic roots
16 July 2013Whole-genome sequencing gives researchers a deeper understanding of factors contributing to the onset and progression of gastric cancer
Cancer
Leukemia ‘blasted’ through new drug target
2 July 2013By inhibiting an enzyme called MNK, researchers have found a way to halt the growth of blast crisis phase CML
Cancer
A biomarker for myeloma
2 July 2013A protein called FAIM could help doctors to parse which cancer patients will respond to multiple myeloma therapy
Chikungunya
Seeking solutions to viral migration
2 July 2013Revelation of antiviral properties in the protein viperin could help virologists to contain the re-emerging chikungunya virus
Hydrogel
Greater anticancer potency with less risk
2 July 2013When injected as a hydrogel rather than in solution, an anticancer protein treats liver tumors more effectively
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
Synthetics save time and cut costs
2 July 2013An approach that directly inserts proteins into polymer-based cell membranes improves drug-screening platforms
