Highlights
Data Storage
Making the switch
18 June 2013Magnetic materials that change their properties when heated could pack more data onto hard drives
Pluripotency
Proteins prove the power of collaboration
18 June 2013Pairs of gene-regulating proteins work together to identify their proper binding sites within the genome
Nanowires
Getting to the core
18 June 2013Insights into self-assembled, multicomponent nanostructures on nanowires provide an innovative fabrication approach for high-performance devices
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
DNA directors discovered
18 June 2013Two proteins that control nuclear DNA distribution also regulate development by altering gene expression
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
A cooler way to clean hydrogen
18 June 2013Converting bioethanol into hydrogen for fuel cells becomes significantly simpler with innovative metal catalysts
Simulation
Exploring implicit racial biases computationally
4 June 2013A numerical simulation based on individual preferences provides insights into social attitudes that are unattainable through physical experiments
Obesity
How inflammation influences appetite
4 June 2013Insensitivity to a hormone that balances food intake with energy expenditure explains the contradictory effects of different inflammatory conditions on appetite
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
Awakening the body’s anticancer defenses
4 June 2013Targeted stimulation of an immune pathway may help the body to fight back against liver cancer
Cybersecurity
Plugging smart grid weaknesses
4 June 2013As well as company privacy, security frameworks for smart grids must protect the privacy of individual consumers
Nanoparticles
Going for gold
4 June 2013Specifically sized gold nanoparticle spheres increase the sensitivity of a light-based chemical detector
Stroke
Predicting stroke recovery
4 June 2013By monitoring brain connections in their resting state, researchers show that rehabilitation based on brain–computer interfaces could be superior to robot-assisted programs
Cells
A rare view of gene regulation
21 May 2013A new technique allows biologists to profile patterns of gene regulation in clinical specimens and other rare cell populations
Skin
‘See-saw’ switch sends cells on the march
21 May 2013An unusual switching mechanism that determines a single gene’s RNA output directly controls wound healing
