Highlights
Micelles
Polymers join forces to deliver
5 March 2019Odorless route to polymeric delivery systems is safer and cheaper
Repair Joints
On board for aircraft repairs
5 March 2019A process that improves repair of carbon fiber airplane components may benefit Singapore’s avionic industry
Imaging
Better imaging leads to more precise surgery
5 March 2019A new imaging method could reduce the number of repeat operations for breast cancer
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
A tip for future nanoscale sensing
21 February 2019The tiny diamond pyramid tips used for atomic force microscopy may also prove to be highly useful for nanoscale, quantum sensing
Skatole
Finding a stinky source
21 February 2019Newly discovered enzyme uses an unusual mechanism to generate a molecule with an eye-wateringly awful smell
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
Drug resistance in the hot seat
21 February 2019Thermal stress elicits genomic changes that can make cancer cells resistant to chemotherapy
Protein
A decline in gene discoveries
21 February 2019The rate of discovery of human gene functions has fallen significantly
A*STAR Institute For Infocomm Research (A*STAR I²R)
Helping computers find ‘Waldo’
21 February 2019New program picks out targets in a crowd quickly and efficiently
Toll-like Receptor
From suspected instigator to unlikely hero
3 February 2019A*STAR researchers have revealed the mechanism behind the way receptor TLR-9 protects against lupus
Ceramics
Ceramic holds promise for greener optical devices
3 February 2019Scientists have developed an environmentally friendly ceramic material
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
Wrinkles take the heat
3 February 2019Experiments on nanoribbons of black phosphorus reveal the origins of directional heat transport in this promising material
A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR BTI)
Making heart tissue ‘beat’
14 January 2019The key to efficient production of heart muscle from pluripotent stem cells lies in optimizing the density and replicative state of the starting material
Inflammation
Ready, steady, fuse!
14 January 2019White blood cells in different subsets have varying propensities to fuse in response to inflammation
