Highlights
Microfluidics
A smoother finish allows fluids to flow
14 February 2018A magnetic method for polishing metals enables mold templates with
microscale features
Parallel Actuation
Making light work of nanopositioning
14 February 2018An integrated design strategy
lowers the mass and costs of motors that move objects nanometers at a time
A*STAR Institute For Infocomm Research (A*STAR I²R)
Frequency fingerprints increase crime-fighting power
13 February 2018A system that recognizes electrical power grid fluctuations hidden in audio recordings provides a powerful forensic tool for police investigators
Working Memory
Diverting distraction
12 February 2018To avoid getting sidetracked by distractions, neurons in the brain’s short-term
memory center reorganize their activity patterns
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B exploits the liver’s weaknesses
12 February 2018In revealing
the liver’s ‘weak spot’ for hepatitis B virus replication, A*STAR scientists
are paving the way for new drug development efforts
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Putting the ‘bones’ in order
12 February 2018Microtubule bridges organize the cytoskeletons of cells in the early embryo
Gene Expression
Healing damaged hearts
12 February 2018Scientists believe they have discovered why heart muscle cells regenerate so
slowly, opening potential for inducing damaged hearts to repair themselves
ELABELA
Hormone discovery opens path for new pre-eclampsia treatment
28 January 2018Early diagnosis and treatment of pre-eclampsia could soon be possible
due to the discovery of the pregnancy hormone ELABELA
Coupler
A simpler path
28 January 2018A fresh design approach greatly simplifies a key component of photonic circuits by optimizing the coupling of straight and curved light paths
Computer Simulation
Computing the ebb and flow
28 January 2018Designing
deep-sea oil rigs could be improved by simplified wave simulations
Security
Bridging the security divide for chat applications
28 January 2018Successful decrypting demonstrations
show that chat-app designers should improve the ways they protect users’ personal data
Nanoparticle Ordering
Let liquid fingers point the way
28 January 2018Tiny gold spheres can be manipulated on surfaces with nanometer precision using the effects of solvent evaporation
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
Getting to the root of hair loss
28 January 2018The age-old search for a cure for hair loss may be close to an end
