Cover Story: Tissue Engineering

• Creating and Growing Body Parts
• A New Perspective on Stem Cells
  Stem cells in the eye and the hair follicle hold promise for tissue culture.
• The Art of Making Bone
  Search is on for bone-replacement material that mimics nature.

Materials Special

• Nobel Laureates Share Novel Thoughts
  Four offer glimpses into the future.
• Luminescent Polymer Lights up the Way to Biosensing
  Semiconducting plastic could shed light on the identification of biological molecules.
• IMRE Focuses on Critical Technology
  Singapore’s materials institute designates biomaterials and nanotechnology as key research areas.
• Synthesizing Carbon Nanotube Junctions
  Carbon nanotubes promise exciting new applications.
• A Multinational Talent
  Temasek Professor Wolfgang Knoll talks about his multinational research experiences.

Features

• Extending the Life of Optical Lithography
  Fresh ideas stretch the limits of lithography into yet another generation.
• Simple Yet Powerful Communications Circuits
  Inspiration from biological signals brings low-cost, low-power miniature devices closer to reality.
• Yeast Gives Clue to Cell Division Process
  IMA research provides a better understanding of cell-division mechanisms.
• Digital Albums Handle Image Overload
  DIVA ends novice users’ post-holiday blues by helping them find that elusive digital still or video image quickly.

Departments

• Editorial
  A Year of Innovation — Message from NUS President.
• In Brief
  Innovative highlights in various fields.
• Viewpoint
  Chairman of Bioethics Advisory Committee stresses the importance of guidelines for life-science research.
• Spotlight
  Professor Horst L Stormer, 1998 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, explains why materials matter to him.
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