Highlights
Brain–computer Interfaces
Modeling the mind
13 March 2012Researchers have developed a computer model to simulate theory of mind
Cancer
Bringing battlers to the tumor
13 March 2012Chemotherapeutic drugs fight melanoma by attracting immune cells into tumors
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
A clear choice
13 March 2012Dye-sensitized solar cells that use carbon nanotube thin films as transparent electrodes offer significant cost savings
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
System reboot
13 March 2012An enzyme that helps yeast cells recover from arrested cell division may be relevant to cancer treatment
Chemistry
When additives are good
13 March 2012Researchers have devised a simple and inexpensive approach to making soft magnetic films for microwave applications
Biochemistry
Bubble power
13 March 2012The latest microfluidic chip can generate microbubbles to break open cells for biochemical analysis
Imaging
A coating protocol
28 February 2012A robust approach for preparing polymer-coated quantum dots may find use in a wide range of applications
Chemistry
Natural therapy
28 February 2012Researchers have synthesized a fungal metabolite and derivatives that inhibit crucial enzymes related to cancers
Cells
Heart-to-heart
28 February 2012Stem cells grown on a scaffold form new heart tissues and may lead to the creation of functioning bioartificial hearts
Atomic Force Microscopy
Diamonds are a probe’s best friend
28 February 2012Long diamond tips could broaden the three-dimensional measuring capabilities of atomic force microscopes
Genomics
Heightened accuracy
28 February 2012A new computer program provides a more accurate way of assembling DNA sequences from fragmented data
Cancer
Sabotaging cellular stability
28 February 2012Viruses clear the way for cancer by promoting the destruction of cell adhesion regulators
Electronics
Theory goes big
14 February 2012Computer simulations show how key properties of nanowires change as the diameter increases
