Highlights
Genetics
Mutation found in patients without a nose
14 September 2017Researchers
discover a master regulator of nose development
Sensors
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
Immune Cells
Making blood from skin
14 September 2017Despite being very different kinds of cells, skin cells have been used
to make blood cells in mice
A*STAR Institute Of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC)
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
LaA
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
Health
Dissolving obstacles to a useful pigment
7 September 2017Insoluble dietary fiber could help make antioxidant quercetin more soluble
Interlayer Bonding
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
Explosives Detection
An eye for high explosives
7 September 2017Fluorescent
polymer points the finger at traces of explosive devices
Filamentary Structure
The next segment
7 September 2017A data-driven computational approach that recognizes filamentary sections of neurons and blood vessels may enhance medical diagnosis
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
Microencapsulation
Making the unpalatable palatable
24 August 2017Masking the bitter taste of antioxidant quercetin could enable its use in a wide range of food products
Ultrasonic Welding
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
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Enemy at the gate
24 August 2017A second gene associated with a heritable form of kidney disease is shown to act as a gatekeeper in primary cilia
