Highlights
Breast Cancer
A blood test for cancer recurrence
15 March 2018Assay
for genetic quirk can provide a wealth of
information on patient disease status and prognosis
MEMS
A better angle on microscopic devices
15 March 2018A flexible,
low-cost technique could lead to the mass production of microelectromechanical
systems for use in a range of applications
Development
Putting muscle nuclei in their place
15 March 2018Microtubules
anchored to proteins in the nuclear membrane position muscle cell nuclei
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
Photothermal therapy blooms
8 March 2018Flower-shaped gold nanocrystals are too hot to handle
for tumor cells
Potassium Ion
Building a better ion channel
8 March 2018Synthetic
channel with a strong preference for potassium ions offers rapid transport
through artificial membrane.
Dirac
A surface that makes light work
8 March 2018The quantum states on the surface of conducting
materials can strongly interact with light
SRGB
‘Floating’ nanostructures for better color
8 March 2018Extremely
high-resolution color images are produced using silicon nanostructures that
imitate particles floating in free space
Impact Absorbent Materials
Nature inspires light, robust lattice structures
8 March 2018New
technique for creating lightweight materials that are stiffer and stronger than previously possible
Quantum
A bright idea for on-demand nanopatterns
8 March 2018Focused
electron beams can simultaneously synthesize optically active nanocrystals and
pattern them into intricate surface arrays
Memory
Clinging on to the memory
21 February 2018Immune cells hold their memory of how to respond to
allergens in a surprising way.
Metasurface
Flat-packed optical components
21 February 2018Nanostructured
thin-films that can bend light by large angles could be a replacement for bulky
glass optical components
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
An all-in-one catalyst
21 February 2018Palladium catalyst speeds up two separate reactions,
making useful molecules in a single process
Stem Cells
Using a mouse to make an ‘iMac’
21 February 2018A new method for making specialized immune cells
from stem cells offers a tool for modeling inflammatory diseases in the lab
