Highlights
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
Mutation found in patients without a nose
14 September 2017Researchers
discover a master regulator of nose development
Plasmonics
Digging sensors out of an efficiency hole
14 September 2017The
key to ultrathin high-efficiency sensors and solar cells could be materials
covered with tiny trenches
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
An eye for high explosives
7 September 2017Fluorescent
polymer points the finger at traces of explosive devices
Medical Imaging
The next segment
7 September 2017A data-driven computational approach that recognizes filamentary sections of neurons and blood vessels may enhance medical diagnosis
EGFR
The fats that identify disease
7 September 2017Excess fluid
surrounding the lungs in some lung cancer patients has a unique lipid
profile, which could help diagnose and treat the disease
A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR BII)
Close encounters at the periphery of the nucleus
7 September 2017Super-resolution
microscopy reveals details of the meshwork made of lamin proteins at the inner
side of the nuclear membrane
Quercetin
Dissolving obstacles to a useful pigment
7 September 2017Insoluble dietary fiber could help make antioxidant quercetin more soluble
Nanofabrication
Integrated lasers on different surfaces
7 September 2017A simple
and versatile technique for manufacturing hybrid lasers on different materials
opens the door to new applications for photonic devices
Dirac
Light forces electrons to follow the curve
24 August 2017An effect
in which an electron follows a skewed trajectory can be realized in
two-dimensional heterostructures
Embryo
Lockdown genes to help reduce IVF failure rates
24 August 2017A
hunt for the special genes that defy the trend in embryos could help boost
fertility treatment success
Chikungunya
Existing drugs could treat chikungunya
24 August 2017Insight into how symptoms of the chikungunya virus are triggered suggests existing
treatments could be repurposed to help infected patients
Antioxidants
Making the unpalatable palatable
24 August 2017Masking the bitter taste of antioxidant quercetin could enable its use in a wide range of food products
Microfluidics
A better bond with less bubbling
24 August 2017A
composite film of microscale ‘energy directors’ improves the bonding of
plastics in high-precision microfluidic chips as a critical step toward mass
production
