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Dye-sensitized solar cells that use carbon nanotube thin films as transparent electrodes offer significant cost savings

Joint R&D Centre is first dedicated facility of its kind focused on developing next-generation packaging technologies to feed the explosive growth of mobile devices

A*STAR IMRE’s Dr Loh Xian Jun was recently elected a Fellow of the prestigious Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. He is an A*STAR scholarship recipient currently working on smart biomaterials that identify and target cancer cells.

Researchers have synthesized a fungal metabolite and derivatives that inhibit crucial enzymes related to cancers

A robust approach for preparing polymer-coated quantum dots may find use in a wide range of applications

Long diamond tips could broaden the three-dimensional measuring capabilities of atomic force microscopes

A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME), has signed a collaboration agreement with Petroleum Geo-Services (OSE:PGS), a geophysical company based in Norway that provides a range of services. IME will develop rugged inertial sensing technology to enable PGS to acquire more precise seismic data at higher sensitivity and at ultra-low frequencies.

Cutting-edge technologies to be developed at Baidu-I2R Research Centre (BIRC)

Computer simulations show how key properties of nanowires change as the diameter increases

A novel link between optical fibers and nanometer-scale silicon structures could aid the development of integrated optical circuits

Reduced graphene oxide decorated with metallic nanoparticles shows high potential for gas detection

Singapore, 15 February 2012- The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is showcasing 15 cutting-edge technologies to boost safety and productivity that is of relevance to the aerospace and aviation industry.

A total of 18 members joined the A*STAR Aerospace Programme’s consortium to collaborate on pre-competitive research in aviation technologies, develop new products, processes and solutions in aviation engineering, and improve performance, safety and productivity.

Singapore, 9th February 2012 – The Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), is collaborating with Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR), a world leader in wireless technologies, connectivity and location solutions to enable CSR to develop and market the next-generation standard-compliant as well as proprietary video coding solutions.

Understanding the molecular properties of polyelectrolytes gives unprecedented control over responsive polymer microstructures

The active learning algorithm is faster and more accurate in guessing the age of an individual than conventional algorithms

Magnetic random-access memory based on new spin transfer technology achieves higher storage density by packing multiple bits of data into each memory cell.

Singapore SME secures commercial contracts with adaptive video coding technology from A*STAR

Scientists have developed a new way to create Terahertz radiation - or T-rays, the technology behind full-body security scanners. They say their new, stronger and more efficient T-rays could be used to make better medical scanning gadgets and may one day lead to innovations similar to the “tricorder” scanner used in Star Trek.

GE Global Research, the central technology development arm for GE Healthcare and all of GE’s businesses, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore’s Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).

High-tech plastics for better food and medicine packaging as well as more durable paints and varnishes will be developed by a new Industrial Coating and Packaging (ICAP) consortium, helmed by the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).

Experts from around the world, including two Nobel Laureates, converge at A*STAR IMRE’s M3 @ Singapore 2012 conference to present cross-disciplinary innovations for applications ranging from energy to sensors.

Novel polymers release their drug cargo in response to body temperature

Plasmonic nanocrosses that heat up when illuminated can be used to kill cancer.

Vertical silicon nanowires prove to be an excellent platform for nonvolatile memory devices without the need for doped junctions.

The pilot shipment of silicon optic device fabricated using novel MEMS technology developed by A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) for LinkStar Microtronics Pte. Ltd. (LinkStar), a one year old company which is a spin-off from IME, has been qualified by LinkStar’s customers for mass production.

Local startup develops handheld plug-and-play file sharing device in A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research laboratories

A first-of-its-kind research facility in South-east Asia

Systematic study of the switching behavior in differential dual spin valves reveals the role of interlayer couplings

Microtextured surfacing may help to eradicate the problem of barnacle larvae in the shipping industry