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Singapore, 9 April 2013 – GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and A*STAR’s Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) have signed a five-year strategic agreement to develop new evidence based formulations (EBFs) specifically for emerging markets. EBFs are medicines which are reformulated to provide additional patient benefit.

Singapore, 2 April – Mobile device users will soon be able to view brilliant 3D content with the naked eye with a nano-engineered screen protector that turns ordinary mobile screens into 3D displays. The unique plastic film can also potentially be used as next generation security tokens employed by banks and corporations.

Microscale medical sensors inserted under the skin can be powered wirelessly by an external handheld receiver

Defects in metal–organic frameworks induce low-temperature ferromagnetism and could yield novel materials for industry

Microstructures made of adjoining semiconductor disks could lead to powerful nanoscale sensors

A revolutionary atmospheric-pressure plasma boosts adhesion of polymer films for roll-to-roll solar-cell production

A computer model provides important clues for the production of tightly packed electronic components

Singapore, 27 March - A*STAR’s IME and United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC), announced a collaboration to develop a 2.5D Through-Silicon-Interposer (TSI) platform which will enable UTAC to join the scarce list of suppliers in offering fine-pitch 2.5D TSI packaging solutions.

Singapore and Tokyo, 26 March – Singapore’s A*STAR, and Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu) have signed a MoU to explore the creation of the first Centre of Excellence for Computational Social Science and Engineering in Singapore to identify technological solutions for sustainable urban development.

The consortium aims to improve the reliability of semiconductor devices by tackling copper wire bonding issues related to corrosion and stress. Members of this consortium span across the semiconductor supply chain including Atotech S.E.A., GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Heraeus Materials and Infineon Technologies.

Singapore, 18 March 2013 – Imagine a sensor about the size of a 50-cent coin that can remotely diagnose the ‘health’ of a motor without anyone having to physically inspect the motor. Hoestar has licensed IMRE’s piezoelectric sensor technology to automate the monitoring of vibration and physical stresses of machinery.

A simple fermentation treatment can convert a by-product of biofuel production into a valuable chemical feedstock for a wide range of biomedical products

A numerical simulation predicts the behavior of a component that controls light for faster computing

Electronic engineers in Singapore have developed and successfully tested a management system that increases the efficiency of wireless sensor networks for monitoring machine health.

Computing tasks for signal processing could be performed more quickly with less power by using look-up tables

Researchers at the A*STAR Data Storage Institute, Singapore have created tiny spheres of silicon that can strongly interact with the magnetic field of visible-wavelength light. These engineered ‘magnetic materials’ enable new ways of controlling light at the nanoscale.

Sensors used in harsh conditions, such as deep-sea oil wells, must withstand extreme temperatures and pressures for hundreds of hours without failing. Researchers in Singapore have investigated two metal alloys that could give micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) sensors better protection in the toughest environments

When a bubble of air rising through water hits a sheet of glass, it doesn’t simply stop — it squishes, rebounds, and rises again, before slowly moving to the barrier. An international research team with high-speed cameras reveal the complex physics at work as air meets water and glass.

Singapore, 15 Feb 2013 - A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Stanford University will collaborate to advance innovations in nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS) switch technology for ultra low power digital systems.

Rethinking the process used to machine industrially important ceramics could reduce damaging cracks and chips

A model that predicts real-world behaviors of insulator interfaces makes designing ‘nano-electronic’ materials significantly simpler

A flexible design approach for nanosensors that overcomes practicality and reliability issues is now available

Safe and inexpensive iron catalysts provide a ‘greener’ alternative to typical pharmaceutical production methods

New design guidelines from researchers in Singapore simplify the development of targeted therapies for muscular dystrophy and other diseases

The ability to miniaturize photonics devices to sizes compatible with computer chips inches closer

Generating and sustaining electrical currents with unique properties for information processing comes closer to reality after a successful theoretical demonstration

Singapore, 31 Jan – A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics has signed an agreement to collaborate with Petroleum Geo-Services (OSE:PGS), to develop a high performance Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) based sensor for deep sea seismic oil and gas exploration.

Singapore, 29 Jan 2013- A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Physical Logic Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Physical Logic AG, have extended their collaboration in micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) sensor accelerometer research and development.

Software that detects and extracts text from within video frames, making it searchable, is set to make a vast resource even more valuable

An unconventional design for a nanoscale memory device uses a freely moving mechanical shuttle to improve performance