Highlights
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
Silicon profits from a dose of iron
22 March 2016A streamlined procedure for assembling the active components of photovoltaic devices from inexpensive metals could boost their economic prospects
Cancer
Sidling up to natural killers
22 March 2016A technique to generate antibodies that can help strengthen natural immune responses to cancer and leukemia has been developed
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Bad vibrations
22 March 2016Eliminating mechanical vibrations leads to
better performing mechatronic systems
Interferometry
A light diagnosis
8 March 2016On-the-spot diagnosis of certain cancers and other diseases is closer to
becoming a reality thanks to a sensitive biosensor
Heterogeneous Crystallization
Taking control of crystal formation
8 March 2016Surface chemistry offers new approach to directing crystal formation in pharmaceutical industry
Stem Cells
Patterning pluripotency
8 March 2016Insights into how external mechanical
forces affect stem cell behavior could advance regenerative medicine efforts
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
Some ‘essential’ genes more essential than others
8 March 2016The ability of cells to adapt to the loss of some genes previously thought vital for survival challenges the concept of gene essentiality
Glucose
Vitamin D in pregnancy
8 March 2016The significance of vitamin D levels in pregnant
women may depend on their ethnic origin
Adhesion
A greener solution to a sticky problem
8 March 2016Stable environmentally friendly polymer coatings inhibit the surface buildup of bacterial and marine organisms
Stem Cells
Unlocking the mystery of an age-old secret
23 February 2016A quest to unravel the secrets of cloning has led to a greater understanding of how cells age
Optoelectronics
Unmasking the properties of 2D materials
23 February 2016Innovative method creates larger sheets of two-dimensional materials
Grain Boundary
Fine-grained memory loss
23 February 2016Nanocrystalline shape memory alloys lose their memory as the crystalline grains get smaller
Fluid Dynamics
Bursting through for a bubble solution
23 February 2016A simple fluid dynamics model accurately
predicts how bubbles impact on solid surfaces
