Highlights
Immunotherapy
An unexpected infiltrator
15 July 2018Virus-targeting white blood cells in tumors offer intriguing insights into responsiveness to immunotherapy
Molecular Dynamics
A hard look at polymers in cement mix
24 June 2018Computer simulations have zoomed in on the role of superplasticizers in concrete performance
Closed Angle Glaucoma
A bird’s eye view for improved diagnosis
24 June 2018An algorithm paves the way for accurate, rapid diagnosis of closed-angle glaucoma
Growth
Ligands control nanowire growth
24 June 2018Thiol molecules drive gold atoms to form a forest of nanowires with useful properties
Spectroscopy
No barrier to applications for a remarkable 2D material
24 June 2018An innovative technique for growing large, uniform sheets of single-layer molybdenum disulfide could lead to new flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices
Solar
Shedding light on tomorrow’s solar energy
24 June 2018Improved forecasting of sunlight could help increase solar energy generation
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
Doubling down on infection
24 June 2018A new understanding of the way chikungunya virus protects mice against malaria could lead to improved patient care
Gold
Getting into the groove
7 June 2018Light
focused into nano-grooves in a gold film bonded to an atomically thin crystal
flake produces a remarkable frequency doubling effect
Nanophotonics
Light-bending nano-patterns for LEDs
7 June 2018Direct
nanoscale patterning of LED surfaces brings new possibilities for the control
of light
Nickel
Porous silica protects nickel catalyst
7 June 2018Nanoparticles avoid
deactivation and convert biomass-derived gas into methane
Proteomics
Turning up the heat on protein interactions
7 June 2018Deep data analytics drive the development of a technique
that sheds light on drug action by monitoring the dynamics of thousands of protein complexes simultaneously
within intact cells
Liver
Newly identified cells in liver protection role
15 May 2018A
subset of immune cells in the liver shields it from bacteria in the gut
Cancer
A sustainable source of natural killers
15 May 2018Generating large numbers of universal immune cells could transform cancer immunotherapy
