Highlights
Electronics
Keeping the heat on
7 June 2011Better insulation makes phase-change memory work faster and more efficiently
Silicon
Double twist
7 June 2011A silicon waveguide that converts the polarization mode of light could speed up the operation of photonic circuits
Signaling
Tightening the belt on tumor growth
24 May 2011A newly identified molecular mechanism could lead to treatments to control cancer
Brain
In tune with the brain
24 May 2011A new algorithm improves the way computers interpret readings of the brain’s electrical signals
Genomics
Size matters
24 May 2011Variations in three genes can affect the size of the optic disc, a structure in the eye that is larger in individuals with visual dysfunction
Enzyme
Chewing the fat
24 May 2011Enzymes turn vegetable oils into fuel through a flexible two-step process
Chikungunya
The cause of joint pain
24 May 2011Patients with chikungunya fever experience persistent joint pain because their body produces high amounts of pro-inflammatory cytokines
Thin Films
Pillars of light
24 May 2011Nanopillars significantly boost the power conversion efficiency of thin-film solar cells
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
Cancer
The key to transformation
10 May 2011The regulatory protein Wbp2 enhances the ability of the transcriptional co-activator TAZ to transform healthy cells into cancer cells
