Highlights
Hydrodynamics
A slippery slope
17 November 2015Investigating how droplets move around on a surface shows us why it is important to set boundary conditions
Chikungunya
A milder strain of Chikungunya virus?
17 November 2015The Chikungunya virus that has hit the Americas is less severe than the strain that wreaked havoc in La Reunion
Virology
Hosting unwelcome guests
17 November 2015A trawl through the human genome for factors in the replication of bronchitis virus in human lung cells reveals pathways that can be targeted for therapeutic development
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
In control with hydrogels
17 November 2015Microstructured hydrogels can negate the problem of premature release when used as drug delivery systems
Trained Immunity
The two faces of Hepatitis B
3 November 2015Virus trains newborns’ immune cells,
enhancing their ability to respond to pathogens
Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Controls of specialization unraveled
3 November 2015Researchers show how human embryonic stem cells maintain the potential to differentiate into almost any cell type, but enter a death pathway if damaged
Starch
Steaming ahead for a low-GI loaf
3 November 2015On the glycemic index, steaming produces healthier bread than baking
Hand Pose Estimation
Reading the signs
3 November 2015Technology for fast and efficient detection of hand poses could lead to enhanced human-computer interactions
Template
Standing up for sensitivity
3 November 2015Arranging polymer nanotubes in a vertical array enhances piezoelectric properties for acoustic sensors
A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR BII)
Masters of monocytes
3 November 2015Revealing the
differences between subsets of immune cells in the blood could yield new
therapies for infectious and autoimmune disease
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
