Highlights
Thin Films
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
Heat
Stanene’s thermal surprise
7 February 2017Electrons play a key role in heat transport through 2D tin sheets
Reaction Mechanism
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
Nanotechnology
Turning the screw
7 February 2017A simple etching technique offers a means for creating left-handed and right-handed nanostructures
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Reducing read errors more than a bit
7 February 2017A new circuit scheme would greatly increase the accuracy of high-density spin-based data storage
Abdominal Adipose Tissue Compartments
Measuring disease risk
24 January 2017Understanding ethnic differences in abdominal fat distribution at birth could lead to better guidelines for maternal lifestyle and nutrition
Land Use
Smart city transport systems
24 January 2017A machine-learning program uses land-use and amenities data to predict public transport use in Singapore
Cryoelectron Microscopy
Molecular ‘movie’ reels viral envelope into shape
24 January 2017Computer simulations reveal every curve of the dengue capsule
Neuroscience
Dropping like flies
24 January 2017Light-sensitive molecule silences neural circuits for brain research
Iron Hydroxide
Nanostructured coatings take a bite out of pollutants
24 January 2017Low-cost iron hydroxide coatings with unique fin-like shapes can clean heavily contaminated water with a simple dipping procedure
Evolution
Why seahorses are such modern males
24 January 2017Genetic study reveals how seahorses lost their teeth and pelvic fins, and acquired male pregnancy
Atomic Force Microscopy
Sticking to the story at the molecular level
10 January 2017Molecular insight into protein net charge may explain and help solve the harmful build-up of organisms in the marine environment
Antibiotics
Triple-threat mixture overcomes drug-resistant lung infections
10 January 2017Tailored combinations of antibiotics that kill microbes in different ways are a powerful weapon against drug resistance
