Highlights
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
A*STAR Institute Of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC)
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
Hybrid Catalysts
A cooler way to clean hydrogen
18 June 2013Converting bioethanol into hydrogen for fuel cells becomes significantly simpler with innovative metal catalysts
Toll-like Receptor
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
A*STAR Singapore Institute Of Manufacturing Technology (A*STAR SIMTech)
Going for gold
4 June 2013Specifically sized gold nanoparticle spheres increase the sensitivity of a light-based chemical detector
Neuroscience
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
A*STAR Institute Of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC)
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
Carbon Dioxide
Making use of minerals
21 May 2013Ammonium salts could provide a viable way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via carbon mineralization
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Statistics light the way
21 May 2013Revelation of how photoreceptive cells in the eye distinguish between different light sources could pave the way for a novel class of optical devices
Plasmonics
A wave without diffraction
21 May 2013Optical computing could benefit from the recent development of a novel electromagnetic wave
