Highlights
Gold
DNA gives a logical solution
11 July 2017A solution
of DNA and gold nanorods capable of six fundamental logic operations
demonstrates the potential of molecular biocomputing
Wiedemann–Franz Law
Metal bucks the trend
11 July 2017The
virtually universal relationship in metals between heat and
electrical conductivity breaks down spectacularly in vanadium dioxide
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
Teaching an old dye new tricks
11 July 2017Fluorescent
compounds used for biologically safe imaging and labeling can be modified
on-demand with a special molecular scaffold
Automation
An extra degree of freedom
11 July 2017A lightweight
module that can pick up and move objects in multiple directions could lead to
faster and more accurate automation
Memory
Attending to diabetes during pregnancy
11 July 2017Children
born to mothers with diabetes during pregnancy are at risk of developing
attention problems
Keratitis
A new twist to treating fungal cornea infection
11 July 2017Synthetic
molecules promise to relieve debilitating eye disease
Nanoparticles
Tiny additions yield stronger components
27 June 2017Nanoparticles
improve the strength of metallic alloys
IL-2
Explaining adjuvants, the “immunologist’s dirty little secret”
27 June 2017Studying
immune response to aluminum salts can explain how these chemicals boost vaccine’s
efficacy
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Tumor diversity could lead to bespoke treatments
27 June 2017Insights into the growth of liver
cancer tumors and their genetic diversity could inform future personalized
cancer therapies
MacEtch
Bristling with potential
27 June 2017Better
understanding the principles of silicon etching leads to improved surface
patterning
Phase Field Simulations
A slick route to smart surfaces
27 June 2017Controlled
rupturing of thin films can make low-cost nanopatterned arrays for solar cells
and biomolecular detection
A*STAR Institute For Infocomm Research (A*STAR I²R)
Improved virtual modeling enables cheaper, faster drug discovery
27 June 2017A new method of modeling drug-target interactions fixes
a detrimental bias of past techniques
Therapy
A signal of safe therapy
14 June 2017A new antibody could hold the secret to making stem cell therapy safer
