Highlights
Data Storage
Ribbon readers
14 August 2012Transistors made from graphene nanoribbons make efficient magnetic field sensors
Crystal Structure
Clever crystals
14 August 2012Water plays a key role in the co-crystallization of active pharmaceutical ingredients
Protein
A key checkpoint against infection
14 August 2012A single enzyme plays a critical role in helping the body effectively fight viral infection
Hydrophobic
Shedding light and water
14 August 2012Studies reveal a new way to make superhydrophobic surfaces with better self-cleaning capabilities
Nuclear
No place for nitrogen
14 August 2012The finding that nitrogen can combine with oxygen in zirconia to form NO molecules may lead to safer materials for nuclear reactors
Biochemistry
The rules of interaction
14 August 2012Gene regulatory proteins may be more flexible in their DNA binding preferences than previously expected
Spin
Memory that does it all
31 July 2012Using the correct annealing temperature is key to making fast, non-volatile computer memory
Genetics
The marker of resistance
31 July 2012A genetic variation common in East Asian populations has been linked to cancer drug resistance
Proteins
Off to a good start
31 July 2012A protein thwarts developmental abnormalities by preventing removal of critical chemical marks from embryonic DNA
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Promoting difference
31 July 2012Two proteins that regulate cell division co-operate to control neuronal differentiation
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Keeping things in place
31 July 2012Fluid dynamics simulations aim to better predict how air circulating in a hard disk drive perturbs the vibrating read/write head
Photonics
Sensing on the way
31 July 2012Hollow optical fibers containing light-emitting liquids hold big promises for biological sensing applications
RNA
Combined effects
17 July 2012New study provides mechanistic insights into how gene transcription is regulated in mammalian cells
