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Cancer

Stem cells make potential drug side effects personal

In a promising development that strengthens the case for personalized cancer care, scientists have demonstrated the possibility of predicting the potential for an individual to have adverse side effects to different drugs by first testing them on stem cells made from the patient's own blood.

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 & 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 & 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 Lenovo Ideaphone A586 debuts new Speaker Verification technology developed by Baidu and A*STAR (Phone not to scale)

Mobile Technology

Lenovo A586 smartphone debuts voice unlock technology

Speaker Verification technology that lets a user unlock their device by speaking a passphrase makes its debut in the Lenovo Ideaphone A586 smartphone.

The A-Drive measures a comely 5 mm thick

Computers

A-Drive 5 mm-thick hybrid hard drive for ultrabooks and tablets

The A-Drive from Singapore's Data Storage Institute (DSI) is a hybrid hard drive that comes in a 2.5-inch form factor and measures a svelte 5 mm thick.

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."

Optical microscope picture of an antenna structure with nano-antennas built into its center that produce stronger and more efficient T-rays

Science

New T-ray technology could help enable Star Trek-style “tricorders”

Scientists have developed a new way of creating stronger more efficient Terahertz (THz) or T-rays, which they say could help make handheld devices with tricorder-like capabilities a reality.

Wellness & Healthy Living

Easy-to-produce plastic microneedles offer pain-free injections

August 19, 2008 Singapore’s A*STAR continues to put the country on the technology map, this time with the news that the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) has perfec