A-STAR

Cancer

Green tea nanocarrier delivers cancer-killing drugs more effectively

Many of us drink green tea for its wonderful health benefits. Now, for the first time, green tea has been used to deliver drugs to cancer cells, with promising results including more effective tumor reduction and reduced accumulation of drugs in other organs.

A nanogel developed at IBN may be commercialized as a membrane patch for faster healing of burn wounds (Photo:Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology)

Body and Mind

Peptide-based nanogel accelerates healing of burn wounds

Researchers at the A*STAR's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) in Singapore have developed a nanogel using self-assembling ultrashort peptide technology that can heal burn wounds much faster than the silicone-based wound dressings currently used

Researchers have developed a technique that allows stem cells to be created from less than a drop of blood (Photo: Shutterstock)

Body and Mind

Finger-prick technique opens door for DIY stem cell donors

Scientists from Singapore's A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology have pioneered a technique for producing human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) from the smallest blood sample yet, a single drop of blood.

The above image of Playboy model Lena Söderberg, ubiquitous to image processing experiments, was used to highlight the refined color detail that the new method achieves

Science

Researchers produce ink and dye-free 100,000 DPI images

Researchers at Singapore's IMRE have developed a new method for creating sharp, full-spectrum color images at 100,000 dots per inch (DPI) without need of ink or dyes.

Researchers have demonstrated a tractor beam using a Bessel beam (not pictured) is theoretically possible (Photo: Shutterstock)

Science

Bessel beam "tractor beam" concept theoretically demonstrated

Researchers at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have now proven the theory behind the concept of a Bessel beam-based "tractor beam."