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‘Radiationless’ Excitation Can Make Objects Invisible
By overlapping electric and toroidal dipole modes—causing them to cancel each other out—researchers have succeeded in making nanoparticles effectively invisible.
How Butterfly Larvae Manipulate Their Ant Attendants
Lycaenid butterflies secretes nutritious and mind altering nectar to keep attendant ants close by for protection.
25 Singaporean Scientists Honored In Commemorative Book
Singapore's Scientific Pioneers tells the individual stories of Singapore’s collective efforts in science and technology.
High Salt Diet Aggravates Immune Responses
Study says that a high salt diet activates immune cells known as macrophages, possibly causing type 2 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases.
Life Goes On For Queenless Bees
What happens when queenless bees have to forage for food and produce new bees at the same time? Researchers find that they adapt and change with their environment.
Immune Cell Attack Caught In Action
Using two-photon imaging, researchers have successfully imaged a living tissue's immune response against herpes simplex virus.
Two Regional Listees Make The MIT TR35 Global List
Benjamin Tee and Rikki Muller have been named global finalists of the MIT Tech Review's ‘35 Innovators Under 35’ list.
Yao Yihong Appointed CBMG CSO
Dr. Yao Yihong has been appointed as CBMG's chief scientific officer to lead research programs in immuno-oncology and autoimmune/inflammatory diseases.
The Hormone Pair Directing Blood Vessel Formation
Rather than the usual suspect of VEGF, scientists have found a receptor-ligand system that controls blood vessel formation during embryo formation.