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15 38 32 35 22 [ NOTES FROM THE EDITORS ] Editorial board member, Boris Luk’yanchuk, introduces the latest issue of A*STAR Research
terrorism have influenced and shifted research priorities in many countries in the last few months. While some countries have proposed radical changes — US President Donald Trump’s double-digit cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spring to mind — Singapore and A*STAR’s approach has been to continue shifting our focus towards application-centric research and value creation. Although I am not an expert in biomedical
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research, I was particularly interested in this issue’s stories about lung cancer diagnostics (page 38), new DNA analysis methods (page 15) and the identifica- tion of Jekyll and Hyde-like genes in breast cancer cells (page 28). With Singapore’s aging society, the feature on page 32 discussing how A*STAR scientists are pioneering the creation of models for age-related brain diseases, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, is especially timely. Throughout the rest of the issue
Issue 6 January - March 2017
elcome to the second edition of A*STAR Research for 2017. Global uncertainties related to economic crises, political instabilities and
there are many other stories on different types of cancers, viruses and vaccines (pages. 9, 18, 35). Many of the teams highlighted in this issue focus on developing practical methods that can eventually be of use in clinical laboratories. Within the cluster of SERC stories, I would like
to draw your attention to our feature on page 12 on fermenters for converting biomass, such as palm-oil waste, into high-value chemicals. The fabrication of a laser on a chip, discussed on page 22, is a promising step towards the development of room temperature optoelectronic devices. Models for heat transfer in stanene and smart city transportation systems are also presented on pages 17 and 4. On the infocom- munications front, our researchers have also developed technology to improve video streaming in crowded mobile environments, as presented on page 45. A*STAR’s environment fosters the development
of novel concepts and enables their rapid transition to innovative technologies. This is particularly clear in the third feature in this issue, on page 42, which discusses the work from the Data Storage Institute to realize the potential of small semiconductors in the emerging field of nanophotonics, and pave the way for better holographic displays and other new optical devices. This is just a taste of the range of research
covered in this issue, I hope you dive in and enjoy the rest of the magazine.
Dishing out lessons on Parkinson’s disease
RECREATING THE BRAIN
industry through agricultural waste
TREASURE Supplying
TRASH TO
VIBRATIONS A revolution in light at the small scale
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