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Singapore, 5 March - A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) and the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI) launched a joint laboratory in Maritime and Offshore Engineering R&D today, to develop solutions for technical issues faced by the maritime, energy and offshore sectors.

A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Cubic Micro today announce that they have developed and demonstrated a 400 MHz radio frequency (RF) transceiver with the highest power efficiency and leading performance reported to deliver high quality signals over industry’s widest coverage in wireless sensor network applications.

Experiments on tiny gold prisms help to explain the unusual electrodynamics of nanostructures

Adding carbon gives iron–platinum nanocrystals the ideal optical properties for heat-assisted magnetic recording

Nanoparticles with a core–shell structure can minimize the overheating of cells during bioimaging experiments

Simulating the magnetic properties of nanostructures could help to design electronic memories with increased storage capacity

A*STAR and Nanyang Technological University are partnering to develop critical technologies for the three-dimensional printing of high-performance industrial components

A*STAR’s exhibition at Singapore Airshow 2014 to highlight its R&D initiatives in aviation

SINGAPORE, 10 FEBRUARY 2014 – The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading aerospace company Airbus at the 3rd Aerospace Technology Leadership Forum today.

Researchers from A*STAR IME conceptualized a novel strategy to efficiently harness low frequency vibrations as infinite power source for miniature electronic devices.

SINGAPORE, 5 February 2014 - DBS Bank and A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) today announced an agreement to set up a Joint Lab leveraging the research institute’s capabilities in developing new and innovative products and services. This partnership is part of an ongoing journey by DBS to shape the future of banking.

Joint Lab combines A*STAR’s I2R’s Autonomous Vehicle capabilities and BYD’s expertise in electric vehicles to foster clean technology innovations

Is charity altruistic or egoistically motivated? Are there ethical and unethical religious giving? Is there anything specifically ‘Asian’ about particular conceptions of ethical giving? What are our alternatives to thinking through such issues beyond simple dichotomies?

Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has entered into a research agreement with Nestlé today to help boost the company’s expansion in R&D in the country.

An innovative design turns soft hydrogels into ionic conductors with diverse applications, from artificial muscles to transparent audio speakers

Innovative electrodes allow new computer memory technologies to be compatible with existing circuitry

A chip-based detection system for minor functional proteins in infant milk formula could assist quality-control testing

ACM Biolabs, a spin-off company from A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), will market novel plastic cell membranes to be used as low-cost, easily maintained drug targets that may help shorten the drug discovery process by weeks or months and cut cost by two-thirds.

A study of the thermodynamic properties of copper connections uncovers a route to improving the reliability of electronic devices

Using a copper catalyst to unite carbon dioxide with organic molecules under mild conditions could make this ubiquitous gas industrially useful

Using a newly developed technique, protective casings for microscale devices can be built quickly and cheaply without damaging components

A portable instrument that replaces a full-size laboratory provides accurate multi-element analysis in less than a minute

Developed at A*STAR, the first electrically pumped random lasers for mid-infrared radiation are set to enable applications in sensing and imaging

This workshop calls for fresh empirical research on a variety of spaces of exception in Asia to shed light on new ways capitalism works socially and culturally under contemporary globalisation.

Singapore, 6 Jan - Tera-Barrier Films invents alternative stretchable plastic for prolonging shelf-life of pharmaceuticals, food and electronics.

Sheets of carbon just one atom thick could make effective transparent electrodes in certain types of photovoltaic cells

Dr. Li Haizhou is recognised for his achievements in speech and language technology. As a pioneer in human language technology for Asian languages, Dr. Li has made outstanding contributions in transforming the interface of mobile applications and breaking down the language barriers for Asian society.

Quickly switching the orientation of a laser beam enables control over the quantum properties of light

Hacking programs disguised as games are helping Apple to improve the security of devices operating on its iOS platform

A microelectromechanical system developed in Singapore provides the 360-degree view that is critical in diagnostic imaging