Highlights
Nanotechnology
Let it snow
10 May 2011Metallic alloys containing thin, interconnected ‘snowflakes’ enhance the efficiency and safety of rechargeable batteries
Cancer
Loading up a cure
10 May 2011A new type of polymer forms highly stable micelles with exceptional loading capacity for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs
Microbiology
Gut instincts
10 May 2011Understanding the intimate connections between microbes and development could lead to better treatment of disease
Nanoparticles
Split personality
10 May 2011An innovative approach allows ‘Janus snowmen’ to be synthesized at the interface between two immiscible liquids
Genes
Inside the decision-making process
26 April 2011Efforts to understand a signaling factor’s contradictory behavior reveal a master switch for organ development
Quantum Dots
Finding friends with a golden tip
26 April 2011A novel photochemical process allows catalytic and magnetic metals to be deposited onto semiconductor nanorods without effort
Development
A matter of balance
26 April 2011A zebrafish study reveals how progenitor cells respond to multiple signals during embryonic development
Electronics
Phase off
26 April 2011A germanium–tellurium alloy could form the basis for reconfigurable electronic switches
Disease
Simulating amyloid formation
26 April 2011Systematically designed ultrasmall peptides mimic the molecular assembly processes observed in neurodegenerative diseases
Reactions
Amino acids made easy
26 April 2011The discovery of a simple, inexpensive method for making large quantities of unnatural amino acids could reduce the cost of many pharmaceuticals
Immunology
Cooperating partners
12 April 2011Three proteins work together to induce the production of an inflammatory factor in human immune cells
Nanowires
A handy kit
12 April 2011A silicon-based microfluidic chip that distinguishes different viral strains shows potential for the quick on-site diagnosis of infectious diseases
Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC)
Sweet and simple
12 April 2011New substrates boost the sensitivity of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the detection of glucose at physiological concentrations
