Highlights
Flavovirus
Telling mosquito-borne viruses apart
20 October 2015A novel diagnostic test for Chikungunya
virus also helps distinguish the illness from other mosquito-borne diseases
Breast Cancer
A dash of nickel sets dominoes in motion
20 October 2015A synthetic
process that combines multiple components through quick, consecutive reactions is
promising for drug manufacture
Heat-assisted Magnetic Recording
Exploring the next half-dimension
20 October 2015A 2.5-dimensional magnetic recording
scheme could help break the data density barrier
Pregnancy Test
Closer to routine urine screening
20 October 2015A highly reliable urine test has
been developed for the early detection of a common type of bladder cancer
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Doubling up improves nanoring design
20 October 2015A new nanoring design shows potential for generating short magnetic
pulses and could be used to explore magnetic switching in materials
Stem Cells
A step closer to heart repair
6 October 2015A tool for isolating progenitor cells from human heart tissue could pave the way for cardiac cell therapy
Robots
Navigating the unknown
6 October 2015A computer
algorithm that copies the navigation functionality of humans and animals helps
robots navigate unfamiliar spaces
Cathode
Tellurium electrodes boost lithium batteries
6 October 2015Tellurium electrodes have higher energy densities and may be charged and discharged faster than conventional electrode materials
Singapore Institute For Clinical Sciences (SICS)
Insulin production on overdrive
6 October 2015Singaporean Chinese, Malays and Indians produce different insulin responses to a bowl of rice
Detection
Filtering for fast analysis
6 October 2015Trapping cells that tumors release into the bloodstream allows fast and sensitive genetic analysis
Disease
Algorithm update improves estimation of ancestry
6 October 2015Refinement of an algorithm for determining genetic ancestry could help identify genetic factors in disease
Biochemistry
Pushing for greater purity
24 September 2015A standard purification process changes the structure of antibodies — and then changes them back
Genetic Engineering
Removing genes without a trace
24 September 2015DNA repair mechanism manipulated to delete genes without leaving a scar
