Highlights
A*STAR Institute Of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC)
Light, finely sliced
15 July 2018A triple bend structure splits light into its two polarization components with unprecedented purity
Immunotherapy
An unexpected infiltrator
15 July 2018Virus-targeting white blood cells in tumors offer intriguing insights into responsiveness to immunotherapy
Electroencephalography
Statistical machine learning reveals deep brain activity
15 July 2018Scientists demonstrate the use of non-invasive brain recordings to ‘see through’ the cerebral cortex and characterize activity in deeper structures
Magnetic Resonances
A silicon-nanoparticle photonic waveguide
15 July 2018A line of silicon nanoparticles can transport light efficiently at small scales
Gold
Ligands control nanowire growth
24 June 2018Thiol molecules drive gold atoms to form a forest of nanowires with useful properties
Chemical Vapor Deposition
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
Energy
Shedding light on tomorrow’s solar energy
24 June 2018Improved forecasting of sunlight could help increase solar energy generation
Chikungunya Fever
Doubling down on infection
24 June 2018A new understanding of the way chikungunya virus protects mice against malaria could lead to improved patient care
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
Nanophotonics
Light-bending nano-patterns for LEDs
7 June 2018Direct
nanoscale patterning of LED surfaces brings new possibilities for the control
of light
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
Porous silica protects nickel catalyst
7 June 2018Nanoparticles avoid
deactivation and convert biomass-derived gas into methane
Drug Development
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
