Highlights
Catalysts
Blueprint for a break-up
3 July 2012Computer simulations reveal how rhodium catalysts with ‘stepped’ surface structures break ethanol molecules into hydrogen atoms and why they are so efficient
Data Storage
When silver is better than gold
19 June 2012Silver nanostructures exhibit a resonance feature that is useful for a multitude of sensing applications
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
Skin deep
19 June 2012A novel live-cell imaging technique offers new opportunities to understanding immune responses in the skin
Cell Biology
MicroRNAs and growth control
19 June 2012MicroRNAs link the pathways that control growth during animal development and in disease
Transcription
Understanding the culprit
19 June 2012Study using a systems biology approach reveals how the transcription factor EVI1 contributes to cancer development and tumor invasion
Knockout Mice
Preventing cell division
19 June 2012One of the enzymes known to regulate the cell cycle has now been shown to play a key role in mitosis
Nanowires
Two at a time
19 June 2012New design reduces the areal footprint of nanowire transistors by a factor of two
Genomics
Gene markers of kidney disease
5 June 2012Variations in immune genes associated with increased susceptibility to common kidney disease
Gold
Holey gold
5 June 2012Imaging nanoporous metals with beams of electrons provides deep insights into the unusual optical properties of these materials
Computing
Adding a touch of color
5 June 2012An innovative computer program brings color to grayscale images
Immunology
For one and for all
5 June 2012The infection of one dengue virus subtype can lead to the production of antibodies that confer protection against other dengue virus subtypes
Zebrafish
A fishy solution
5 June 2012The embryonic development of zebrafish under the influence of pharmaceutical drugs can be imaged using microfluidics
Nanotechnology
A glance from the nanoworld
5 June 2012New patterning technique produces a faithful reproduction of grayscale images down to the micrometer level
