Highlights
Stem Cells
Liver repairs
16 March 2010A fibrous polymer scaffold can deliver liver-like cells into damaged liver for tissue repair
Data Storage
A good match
16 March 2010A tailored material combination may boost the sensitivity of future disk-drive read heads
Chemistry
Guided by nature
16 March 2010The versatile chemical synthesis of natural fungal compounds should lead to new candidates for malaria treatments
Sensors
A lasting impact
16 March 2010A recently developed wireless heart sensor can continuously monitor and broadcast data for a week on a single battery charge
Cells
Little triggers, big changes
16 March 2010Two calcium-binding events set major structural rearrangements into motion for an important regulatory protein of human cells
Cells
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
Immunology
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
Nanowires
A quantum leap
16 February 2010Modeling of nanowire transistors shows that quantum effects must be taken into account in their design
Genes
Stick-on protection
16 February 2010A protective polymer shell enhances virus-mediated in vivo gene delivery
