Highlights
Hydrophobic
A phobia of light
16 March 2010Exposure to short pulses of light changes how a polymer surface interacts with water droplets
Stem Cells
Liver repairs
16 March 2010A fibrous polymer scaffold can deliver liver-like cells into damaged liver for tissue repair
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
A good match
16 March 2010A tailored material combination may boost the sensitivity of future disk-drive read heads
Cell Biology
Finding the right way to move
2 March 2010Cytoskeletal proteins stabilize a factor that helps cells to refine their sense of direction
Immunology
Taming the virus
2 March 2010Immune cells infected by the dengue virus play a key role in fighting against viral growth
Photovoltaics
See the light
2 March 2010Thin-film ferroelectrics offer a fundamentally different route to photovoltaic devices
Semiconductors
Bright attractions
2 March 2010Application of an external magnetic field enhances the extraction efficiency of laser light from elliptical microcavities
A*STAR Genome Institute Of Singapore (A*STAR GIS)
Invitations to infection
2 March 2010Genomic analysis reveals risk factors that offer insights into the pathology of the leprosy bacterium
Electronics
Shaping up
2 March 2010An innovative printed microwave antenna uses a shorting bridge to improve performance over an ultrawide range of frequencies
Genetics
Building a multi-national family tree
16 February 2010Geneticists from across Asia have come together to build a continent-spanning map of genetic diversity
Genetics
More diversity than meets the eye
16 February 2010Large-scale analysis of Han Chinese populations reveals striking patterns of intriguing genetic diversity
Silicon
Stress management
16 February 2010Understanding stress changes in a silicon substrate as it is thinned aids semiconductor device manufacture