Highlights

Microlenses for microneedle fabrication

Microlenses for microneedle fabrication

February 12, 2016

12 Feb 2016 NUS researchers developed photomasks consisting of microlenses to make microneedles.A team led by Dr KANG Lifeng from…

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Wetting transition on patterned surfaces

Wetting transition on patterned surfaces

February 10, 2016

10 Feb 2016 NUS mathematicians investigate liquid-vapour transition on patterned surfaces in shear flow using the minimum action method (MAM)…

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“Pinning” down root growth

“Pinning” down root growth

February 05, 2016

05 Feb 2016 NUS scientists discover that a plant-type Pin1, Pin1At, a peptidyl-prolyl isomerase, can regulate root growth in response…

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Treating cancer with hydrogen sulfide

Treating cancer with hydrogen sulfide

February 02, 2016

02 Feb 2016 NUS scientists have discovered new molecules which release small amounts of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas resulting in…

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Transcription factors decide stem cell identity

Transcription factors decide stem cell identity

January 29, 2016

29 Jan 2016 NUS scientists investigated how different transcription factors (TFs) interact in embryonic and neuronal stem cells (ESC and…

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Paying for clean air

Paying for clean air

January 26, 2016

26 Jan 2016. NUS scientists are conducting surveys around Singapore to estimate how much people would be willing to pay…

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A new synthetic method

A new synthetic method

January 21, 2016

21 Jan 2016 NUS chemists reported a new synthetic method of introducing an alkynyl group at β-position of cyclic carbonyl…

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Multi-functional nanoparticles improved HIV drug absorption

Multi-functional nanoparticles improved HIV drug absorption

January 18, 2016

18 Jan 2016 NUS pharmaceutical scientists showed remarkable improvement in oral absorption of HIV drugs by formulating them with multi-functional…

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Unique ways to combat infections

Unique ways to combat infections

January 13, 2016

13 Jan 2016 NUS scientists studied the regulatory system, recruiting machinery and translocation apparatus to deliver-virulence proteins into host cells…

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Scientist wins 2015 L’Oréal FWIS Fellowship

Scientist wins 2015 L’Oréal FWIS Fellowship

January 09, 2016

09 Jan 2016 NUS scientist wins the 2015 L’Oréal Singapore For Women In Science (FWIS) National Fellowship for her work…

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Edge vibrations of boron nitride

Edge vibrations of boron nitride

January 05, 2016

05 Jan 2016 NUS scientists measured phonon modes during hexagonal boron nitride growth using a surface sensitive technique, and obtained…

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A new way to image molecular dynamics

A new way to image molecular dynamics

December 29, 2015

29 Dec 2015 Scientists in NUS have developed new methods to image dynamics in live samples for a better understanding…

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