Highlights
Laser
Mix and match lasers
29 November 2016Combining silicon with an optically active material enables tiny lasers compatible with industrial fabrication techniques
Signal Acquisition
New tool to clean flow cytometry data
29 November 2016A more intuitive and efficient solution to get rid of anomalies in immunological studies
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Anxiety over anxiety research
29 November 2016Researchers find evidence of shelved negative results in preclinical studies of anxiety
MicroRNA
Small RNAs offer big hope for lung cancer treatment
29 November 2016A pair of microRNAs implicated in the spread of lung cancer could lead to new diagnostics and therapies
Monocytes
Searching for a cure for frailty
15 November 2016An in-depth analysis of blood cells reveals signs of aging
NKTCL
Facing off a deadly mutation
15 November 2016A gene mutation that makes the body turn life-saving immune cells into a rare and dangerous cancer has been identified for the first time
A*STAR Institute Of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC)
The power of three
15 November 2016Insight into the role of a three-ring ligand may improve palladium-catalyzed reactions used for synthesizing organic products
Adverse Drug Reactions
Avoiding adverse reactions to medication
15 November 2016Singaporeans spend 48,000 extra days a year in hospital due to adverse drug reactions
Stem Cells
A step closer to stem cell treatments
15 November 2016A technique that generates brown fat cells from human bone marrow-derived stem cells could transform the treatment of metabolic disorders
Focal Adhesion
Playing tag with proteins
15 November 2016Proximity labeling reveals the key components of a structure that gives cells their sense of place
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Ghostly measurements
1 November 2016A quantum effect allows infrared measurements to be performed by detecting visible light, bringing opportunities for cheaper, better performance spectroscopy
Nonlinear Polarization Evolution
Tuning into more compact laser designs
1 November 2016A laser developed at A*STAR can produce infrared beams over an unprecedented range of wavelengths
Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC)
Matching probes to targets
1 November 2016Probes that can easily enter cells to label target molecules only can be readily made thanks to a new model
