Highlights
A*STAR Institute For Infocomm Research (A*STAR I²R)
Automated eye test
23 November 2010The development of an automated system for analyzing images of the retina will facilitate computer-aided diagnosis of eye diseases
Materials
Smooth operator
23 November 2010Ultrasmooth silver surfaces promise invisibility cloaks, ultrahigh-resolution lenses and other enhanced photonic devices
DNA
Building bridges with DNA
23 November 2010A highly specific electronic sensor array detects messenger RNA below femtomolar concentrations
Cells
Manipulating the milieu
23 November 2010Cancer cells secrete proteins that help them adapt to low-oxygen environments
Surfaces
A model of composure
23 November 2010Density-based methods for characterizing molecular volume reveal how liquid mixtures behave at interfaces
A*STAR Singapore Institute Of Manufacturing Technology (A*STAR SIMTech)
A small mix-up
9 November 2010Instability is the key to mixing fluids with markedly different viscosities in microfluidic devices
Cancer
Taking wraps off mammalian Rap1
9 November 2010Mammalian Rap1 controls transcription through the regulation of NF-κB activity
Photonics
Optimizing the design of a compact coupler
9 November 2010An optimization program that combines the use of two parallel algorithms has found an ultra-compact design for an optical coupler
Genes
Many a little makes a mickle
9 November 2010Genetic variations related to estrogen production have a cumulative effect on breast and endometrial cancer risk
Stem Cells
Brighten up
9 November 2010A fluorescent probe that selectively highlights embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells is now available
Cells
A new player in protein secretion
9 November 2010Scientists are establishing the basic molecular network of a new player involved in protein secretion and clarifying its regulation in mammalian cells
Cancer
A double whammy
26 October 2010HPV18 puts women at a higher risk of developing cervical cancer because the virus converts a repressor of the cell cycle into an activator
Wireless Communications
Sharing in privacy
26 October 2010Information theory shows the best way to share wireless spectrum securely
