Highlights
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
Singapore Institute For Clinical Sciences (SICS)
Attending to diabetes during pregnancy
11 July 2017Children
born to mothers with diabetes during pregnancy are at risk of developing
attention problems
Prediction
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
Tensile
Tiny additions yield stronger components
27 June 2017Nanoparticles
improve the strength of metallic alloys
Dendritic Cells
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
A*STAR Genome Institute Of Singapore (A*STAR GIS)
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
Nanowires
Bristling with potential
27 June 2017Better
understanding the principles of silicon etching leads to improved surface
patterning
Self-assembly
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
Stem Cells
A signal of safe therapy
14 June 2017A new antibody could hold the secret to making stem cell therapy safer
Urban Intersection Control
A crossroads for intersections
13 June 2017Cars
could soon negotiate smart intersections without ever having to stop
Density Functional Theory
Making wires of polymers chains
13 June 2017Researchers model new route
to molecular wires suitable for use in miniature electronics
Nanofabrication
Laying the foundations for hybrid silicon lasers
13 June 2017A new technique for manufacturing hybrid silicon lasers paves the way
for low-cost, mass-produced photonic devices usable in a range of applications
Mass Cytometry
Better profiling our immune defenders
13 June 2017Characterization of innate lymphoid cells with an
advanced cytometric technique yields surprising insights
