Highlights
Cell Cycle
A human gene atlas for virus replication
7 March 2017Genetic screening gives new hope to the fight against a common childhood virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease
Lagerhans Cells
Immune barriers remain intact after defense molecule loss
7 March 2017A missing immune response
molecule has no ill effects on subjects
A*STAR Singapore Institute Of Manufacturing Technology (A*STAR SIMTech)
Optimizing drill design when the chips are down
7 March 2017Modeling
the motion of chips produced in gun drilling shows a simple angle change could
lead to better gun drill design
Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC)
Probes lose their attachment issues
7 March 2017A novel method for designing fluorescent probes improves imaging of complex molecules in live cells
Schreckstoff
‘Scary stuff’ study finds distress chemicals in new fish order
7 March 2017A fish alarm system could be more universal than
originally thought
A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR BII)
Counting microbes on a smartphone
7 March 2017Mobile app lets scientists count bacterial colonies
on-the-go
Sub-wavelength Imaging
Spiky nanostructures capture life’s fine details
21 February 2017Assembling nanorods into complexes shaped like sea urchins may enable real-time imaging of cell components, including DNA
Laser
Laser heating hits the spot
21 February 2017Laser-based measurements reveal just how small each magnetic ‘bit’ could be using the next generation hard disk technology known as heat-assisted magnetic recording
T-cells
A universal language for immunological sentinels
21 February 2017A framework for characterizing dendritic
cells should bring greater consistency and reliability to immunological
research
T-cells
A new kit for cytometry analysis
7 February 2017Cytofkit helps researchers make sense of mass cytometry datasets to uncover cell subsets
Crack Formation
Cracking the code for fissure control
7 February 2017Scientists find a way to control the way cracks form and spread to make a coating for electrochromic materials
Electron
Stanene’s thermal surprise
7 February 2017Electrons play a key role in heat transport through 2D tin sheets
Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Going carbon free boosts battery life
7 February 2017Dropping the carbon from a key battery component could finally enable long-life, low-cost grid-connected batteries for renewable energy storage
