Highlights
Silicon
Stress management
16 February 2010Understanding stress changes in a silicon substrate as it is thinned aids semiconductor device manufacture
Nanowires
A quantum leap
16 February 2010Modeling of nanowire transistors shows that quantum effects must be taken into account in their design
Nanoparticles
Stick-on protection
16 February 2010A protective polymer shell enhances virus-mediated in vivo gene delivery
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
Protein
Protein stability’s dark side
2 February 2010Stabilization of a tumor-inducing protein by the human papillomavirus protein E2 may be an early step in cervical tumor formation
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
A shot in the arm for treatment options
2 February 2010A ‘whole parasite’ strategy could lead to a vaccine for one of the world’s deadliest diseases
Cancer
Helping receptors arrange transportation
2 February 2010A previously uncharacterized cellular transport mechanism controls activity of a receptor involved in various cancers
Ferroelectrics
Useful imperfections
2 February 2010Nanoscale surface variations of ferroelectric films may be harnessed for the design of future memory applications
Data Storage
Hard-to-break hard drives
2 February 2010Computing responses of hard drives to shocks can be sped up using a technique called ‘model order reduction’
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
Bridging spheres
2 February 2010A lithographic approach based on evaporating solutions makes conducting networks of microwires for electronics
Silica
Three times the connection
19 January 2010An innovative surfactant design enables the synthesis of the first nanoporous silica with a tri-continuous network
Materials
Illuminated treatments
19 January 2010Embedding quantum dots into thermally reactive polymers allows traceable detection within living systems
