Highlights
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
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
Plasmodium Berghei
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
Diagnosis
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
Nickel
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
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
A*STAR Singapore Institute Of Manufacturing Technology (A*STAR SIMTech)
New approach to generating ultrashort pulses
15 May 2018Extremely short mid-infrared laser pulses will help scientists explore ultrafast processes in atoms
Laccase Catalysis
Lignin’s strengths in smaller packages
15 May 2018Adapted polymer offers plant-based protection from the Sun’s harmful rays
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
