Highlights
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
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
Diagnosis
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
A*STAR Institute For Infocomm Research (A*STAR I²R)
Android versus Apple
8 October 2013A large study of smartphone applications provides a baseline for comparing the security of different mobile providers
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
A*STAR Singapore Institute Of Manufacturing Technology (A*STAR SIMTech)
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
Laser
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
