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A theoretical model for vibrations in laptops provides design strategies for reducing hard drive failures

Microspheres and a tiny pipette are all it takes to image surfaces with a resolution below 100 nanometers

Scheduling algorithms based on game theory can make better use of computational resources to reduce the costs of grid computing

A systematic analysis reveals that cloud storage services have security weaknesses that can inadvertently leak users’ data

Singapore, 18 June 2014 – The Centre for Technology and Social-Behavioural Insights (CTSBI) will tap on high performance computing technology, big data analytics and behavioural sciences to study people-centric issues and human behaviour including how people think, feel and act in different settings.

Scientists at IMRE have invented a new permanent surface coating that attracts water instead of repelling it, for a better, clearer view. The patented technology simplifies the coating process, making it more cost-effective for manufacturers.

The accurate placement of molecules into gaps between gold nanoantennas enables ultra-high sensitivity molecular detection

Hellma Analytics, a leading company in optics analysis technologies, partners with A*STAR to advance the pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals manufacturing.

Singapore, 3 June – A*STAR has inked a Master Research Collaboration Agreement (MRCA) with Japan’s IHI Corporation, which will allow the development of efficient and innovative solutions to benefit the chemical, infocomm and media, manufacturing and biomedical industries in Singapore and across Asia.

Singapore, 28 May - SIMTech has pioneered an evaluation, comparison and validation method to produce deep, straight holes in a variety of materials for downhole drill pipes, to enable oil and gas exploration venture into greater depths and harsher environments.

LION Corporation, one of Japan’s largest multinational companies will be working with A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) to develop safer, anti-odour and anti-bacteria household products that eliminate the use of harmful biocides.

Singapore, 21 May - A*STAR SIMTech and NUS Faculty of Engineering have launched two joint labs in Natural Fibre Composites and Large Format Machining to boost R&D in manufacturing and support the local industry needs. New scholarships are being provided to develop talent for these labs.

New catalysts to remove oxygenated compounds from bio-derived oils may lead to better and cheaper renewable biofuels

The use of a fabrication technique borrowed from the semiconductor industry brings metamaterial applications a step closer to reality

Newly detected ‘energy-clustering’ structures inside rare-earth nanoparticles generate intense violet light, which is ideal for studying photon-induced transformations

A robust micrometer-scale structure for trapping light enhances optical interactions in advanced photonic devices

A high-performance ‘photonic transistor’ that switches light signals instead of electronic signals could revolutionize optical signal processing

A semi-analytical model can compute electromagnetic interference on an electronic circuit board ten times faster than existing commercial software

Computer modeling is assisting the design of optical modulators with low losses to improve optical communications

A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R)'s innovations will be at IoT Asia and A*STAR SME Day. This includes toilet cleanliness, taxi queueing, outdoor carpark and ready-to-go technologies for SME's

Multidisciplinary research at A*STAR is producing new technologies to improve safety and efficiency in the aviation industry

A clever chemical transformation yields surface-bound microstructures that efficiently drive away oil- and water-based contaminants

A passive method for sorting and fixing microbeads of different sizes could lead to cheaper and more functional biological assays

A landmark experiment on wave interference from the early 1800s is revisited using gold nanoparticles

Flexible plastics that turn mechanical vibrations into electrical energy could spur the development of self-powered sensors and devices

NMC also announced an RCA with Mogas Flow Lab (MFL) to establish a R&D lab to develop bunker fuel-based Primary Liquid Flow Standard and a Heavy Hydrocarbon Calibration Rig (HHCR).

Singapore, 2 April 2014: The Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) has inked three collaboration agreements that will play a part in speeding up the growth and development of the microfluidics industry.

Computer simulations indicate that mixing silicon with other materials improves the diversity of nanoscale electronic devices

A thinner probe array that uses a silicon-based microstructure could underpin safer neural implants

Improved design of lasers on optoelectronic chips will advance optical communications