Highlights
A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR BII)
Counting microbes on a smartphone
7 March 2017Mobile app lets scientists count bacterial colonies
on-the-go
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
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
Deep Hole Gun Drilling
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
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
Anisotropy
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
Sensors
Turning the screw
7 February 2017A simple etching technique offers a means for creating left-handed and right-handed nanostructures
Data Storage
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
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
A*STAR Institute Of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC)
Stanene’s thermal surprise
7 February 2017Electrons play a key role in heat transport through 2D tin sheets
Carbon-free
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
