Highlights
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
Bringing brighter light into living bodies
17 July 2012Fluorescent dyes with aggregation-induced emission provide new probes for cancer diagnosis and therapy
Cells
New hope for a Chikungunya vaccine
17 July 2012An investigation of Chikungunya virus yields two new antigens for vaccine development
Lab-on-a-chip
Identifying viruses on the spot
17 July 2012A simple new method of extracting viral RNA from blood samples allows quick, on-the-spot identification of dengue fever in patients
Photonics
Sensing with holes
17 July 2012Molecular sensors based on nanoholes in metallic films are shown to be ideal for medical diagnosis
Data Storage
Adopting changes
17 July 2012New insights into the stable magnetism of phase-change semiconductors could enable the development of ultra-high-speed data storage
Chromosomes
Combined effects
17 July 2012New study provides mechanistic insights into how gene transcription is regulated in mammalian cells
Semiconductors
The smaller the better
3 July 2012Waveguides that combine metallic and semiconductor structures can be made more compact
Nanotechnology
Fibers in fusion
3 July 2012Fused polymer-based multicomponent fibers provide well-defined domains for cell co-culture in tissue engineering
Catalysis
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
Materials
Formation in a flash
3 July 2012A new lithography technique enables the production of nanoscale patterns of titania for high-tech applications
Cancer
Dangerous remainders
3 July 2012Primitive cell populations retained from early embryonic development could provide the seeds for precancerous growths
Immunology
Vaccine hope for virile virus
3 July 2012Exploiting the early immune response in Chikungunya fever promises to provide protection
Electronics
Two at a time
19 June 2012New design reduces the areal footprint of nanowire transistors by a factor of two
