Highlights
Polymers
Shielding blood from a sticky problem
12 February 2013Antibacterial and antifouling polymer coatings could soon relegate catheter-associated infections in the blood to history
Breast Cancer
Lifting the brakes on breast cancer growth
12 February 2013A protein that represses a critical checkpoint protein for cellular growth helps drive tumor development
Plasmons
Deconstructed nanosensors light the way forward
12 February 2013A flexible design approach for nanosensors that overcomes practicality and reliability issues is now available
Semiconductor Interfaces
Big opportunities for tiny insulators
12 February 2013A model that predicts real-world behaviors of insulator interfaces makes designing ‘nano-electronic’ materials significantly simpler
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
A marker for a cancer-causing virus
12 February 2013Newly identified proteins will help researchers to diagnose the human papillomavirus lesions most likely to progress to cancer
Manufacturing
Chip-free ceramics
12 February 2013Rethinking the process used to machine industrially important ceramics could reduce damaging cracks and chips
Drug Targets
A faster way to untangle intermolecular interactions
29 January 2013More effective medicines could result from a method that improves simulations of the binding interactions between drugs and their targets
Spintronics
Taking control of spin
29 January 2013Generating and sustaining electrical currents with unique properties for information processing comes closer to reality after a successful theoretical demonstration
Photonics
On track for downsizing
29 January 2013The ability to miniaturize photonics devices to sizes compatible with computer chips inches closer
Gene Therapy
Editing out genetic damage
29 January 2013New design guidelines from researchers in Singapore simplify the development of targeted therapies for muscular dystrophy and other diseases
Iron Catalysts
Going green with iron
29 January 2013Safe and inexpensive iron catalysts provide a ‘greener’ alternative to typical pharmaceutical production methods
Glaucoma
Opening our eyes to glaucoma
29 January 2013DNA analysis reveals the genetic variants that make individuals susceptible to the form of glaucoma prevalent in Asian countries
Immunology
Pinpointing a potential therapeutic target
15 January 2013Identification of the subtype of immune cells that is crucial to the onset of cerebral malaria provides a therapeutic starting point
