Highlights
Polymers
The right tool for the right job
27 March 2012The right membrane coating and morphology could dramatically enhance the performance of human kidney cells in bioartificial kidneys
Nanotechnology
Feel the pressure
27 March 2012Nanowires have superior electrical and mechanical properties and can be put to good use in pressure sensors
Networks
A faster model for speedier circuits
27 March 2012Faster computational methods could simulate the power and signal integrity of next-generation electronic systems
Miniaturization
Integrated laser on silicon is looking good
27 March 2012A unique 'micro-loop mirror' design may enhance the performance of integrated laser on silicon
Computing
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
Solar Cells
A clear choice
13 March 2012Dye-sensitized solar cells that use carbon nanotube thin films as transparent electrodes offer significant cost savings
Cells
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
A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR BTI)
Bubble power
13 March 2012The latest microfluidic chip can generate microbubbles to break open cells for biochemical analysis
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
A coating protocol
28 February 2012A robust approach for preparing polymer-coated quantum dots may find use in a wide range of applications
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
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
