Highlights
Microbiology
Eavesdropping on bacterial conversations
20 November 2012A signaling receptor that aids bacterial communication may provide a target for reducing virulence without antibiotics
Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BIT)
Making sense of contradictions
20 November 2012Researchers from A*STAR explain how defects in a signaling protein sabotage the immune system in multiple, seemingly contradictory ways
Drug Resistance
The plastic approach
20 November 2012Our antibiotic armory is set to benefit from the development of short-chain synthetic polymers with potent efficacy against multidrug-resistant microbes
Green Chemistry
The sweet conversion of a by-product
20 November 2012The waste plant materials remaining from palm oil extraction processes can now be converted into a useful sugar
Solid-state Physics
How magnetic recording heats up
6 November 2012Characterization of the thermal processes involved in heat-assisted magnetic recording paves the way for commercial devices
Stem Cells
Foundations for a filter
6 November 2012A recently discovered stem cell population could one day provide useful source material for kidney repair
Malignant Glioma
Killing brain tumors at the roots
6 November 2012By uncovering a secret of tumor stem cell survival, scientists make progress against a devastating cancer
Memory
Memory-making is all about the connection
6 November 2012A model that shows how connections in the brain must change to form memories could help to develop artificial cognitive computers
Semiconductor Devices; Silicon; Stress Sensors
Under mounting stress
6 November 2012The recently developed ability to measure physical changes in silicon when processed into microelectronic devices could improve fabrication techniques for even smaller circuits
Nanoparticles
When less is more in predicting performance
6 November 2012A computational approach that makes processor-intensive first-principle calculations more manageable is now available to predict the structure of nano-alloy catalysts
Mouse Models
Matching mice and men
23 October 2012Recently uncovered human counterparts to a subset of mouse immune cells may enable better vaccination strategies
Cell Biology
Lighting up neural stem cells
23 October 2012The screening of thousands of fluorescent molecules has revealed a specific label for neural stem cells
Thin Films
Going with the grain
23 October 2012Reducing information stored in magnetic thin films to the physical size of single grains could improve computer hard drives
