Highlights
Graphene
Go with the flow
10 May 2011Molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical scaling arguments reveal the effect of fluid flow on graphene
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
Development
Gut instincts
10 May 2011Understanding the intimate connections between microbes and development could lead to better treatment of disease
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
Split personality
10 May 2011An innovative approach allows ‘Janus snowmen’ to be synthesized at the interface between two immiscible liquids
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
Transcription
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
Zebrafish
A matter of balance
26 April 2011A zebrafish study reveals how progenitor cells respond to multiple signals during embryonic development
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
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
Genetics
Flu tracking
12 April 2011A computational algorithm for tracking influenza viral ancestry outperforms even human experts
High-resolution
Hitting all the right notes
12 April 2011The use of a different resonance in atomic force microscopy enhances resolution
