Yu Min – Asian Scientist Magazine

Precise, Reversible Control Of Calcium Flux

By combining optogenetics with the Ca²⁺ sensor STIM1, scientists now have unprecedented control over Ca²⁺ influx into a cell in vitro and in vivo.

In the Lab

Add Graphene For Super Sensitive Magnetoresistance Sensing

A graphene-based magnetoresistance sensor has proven to be 200 times more sensitive than commercially available ones made of silicon or indium antimonide.

In the Lab

Solving The REM Sleep Mystery

Using genetic tools to manipulate activity of a specific class of neurons in the brain, neuroscientists have identified the neural circuit involved in REM sleep.

In the Lab

Manipulating Wrinkles To Turn Graphene Into A Semiconductor

Structurally introducing tiny wrinkles to the surface of graphene can turn it into a semiconductor material, scientists say.

In the Lab

How Mosquitoes Locate Veins So Quickly

Two olfactory receptors expressed on a mosquito's stylet are crucial for the accurate and efficient identification of veins for blood sucking.

In the Lab

Double The Quantum Fun

A detailed analysis of the electrical characteristics of a tiny transistor made from two quantum dots could help researchers design devices to manipulate single electrons.

In the Lab

How Dietary Restrictions Enhance Longevity

Enhancing the activity of the enzyme GNMT has been shown to extend the lifespan of fruit flies.

In the Lab

A Rare Glimpse Of An Einstein Ring’s Blackhole

The highest-ever resolution images of the SDP.81 galaxy have shed light on a supermassive black hole 300 million times the mass of the Sun.

In the Lab

Goods Made In China Cause More CO₂ Emissions

Cheap goods manufactured in China come at a substantial cost to the environment, say scientists.

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