Highlights
Hardness
Stressed out coatings
6 October 2016Fine-grained microstructure could toughen protective coatings
Metastasis
First intracellular X-ray crystal structure of a human protein complex
6 October 2016Solving the 3D structure of a newly observed protein complex in mammalian cells paves the way for interesting applications
Electronics
Diamonds make a device cooler
6 October 2016A layer of diamond can prevent high-power electronic devices from overheating
Biofilm
A probe for biofilms unveils bacteria
6 October 2016The first probe for bacterial biofilms opens the door for new ways
to combat antibacterial resistance
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Applying heat to stay on track
20 September 2016A clever electro-thermal actuator and lever system keeps hard drive recording heads on track
Photoacoustic Imaging
Boosting the contrast
20 September 2016The contrast of photoacoustic images may benefit
from a promising compound with low toxicity and high stability
Biomedicine
Smart material can hunt and snap cancers
20 September 2016The pursuit of microscopic drugs that can be tracked as they fight cancer is a step closer
A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR BII)
Fine-tuning protein synthesis
20 September 2016The rate of protein production in differentiating stem cells is controlled by more complex factors than previously thought
Bacteria
One-step immune activation
20 September 2016How white blood cells jump into action in response to foreign microbes
Stimuli-responsive
Sharpshooting nanoparticles hit the target
20 September 2016Multi stimuli-responsive nanocapsules selectively deliver drugs to exactly where they are needed
Photonics
Lighting the way to miniature devices
8 September 2016Electromagnetic waves created on a layer of organic molecules could provide the perfect on-chip light source for future quantum communication systems
2D Materials
Understanding how flat phosphorus grows
8 September 2016Modeling the growth of tiny flakes of a two-dimensional form of phosphorus could help researchers one day produce better electronics
Bacteria
Killing bacteria in seconds
8 September 2016A synthetic material that kills common bacteria in seconds could have far-reaching applications in healthcare and domestic settings
