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Nanoparticles offer insights into interactions between single-stranded DNA and their binding proteins

SIMTech established Singapore’s first Large Area Processing Research Programme as it sets sights on creating a new industry to produce innovative large area printed electronics and functional films that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly.

A numerical model could improve the performance of cell-sorting devices by predicting the paths taken by deformable cells

A single polymer can be used to fabricate both thin-film transistors and solar cells

A passive alignment method offers an easy solution for fabricating integrated photonic circuits

To spur the growth in eco-friendly industries, A*STAR’s research institute, SIMTech, is spearheading a slew of R&D initiatives in green technologies in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and National University of Singapore (NUS).

New digital audio format allows listeners to enjoy full range streaming audio with consistent quality, without frustrating delays or large file sizes

Singapore, 1 November 2011. The Experimental Power Grid Centre (EPGC), one of the largest experimental power grid facilities in the world was officially opened in Singapore, today, by Mr. S. Iswaran, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry.

Certification affirms IME’s ability to meet partners’ and industry’s requirements to conduct R&D to develop next generation novel medical devices

Micron and Singapore’s A*STAR Data Storage Institute to Develop Spin Transfer Torque Magnetic Random Access Memory

Coupling nanoparticles to purpose-built resonators boosts the performance of Raman spectroscopy

The elimination of detrimental cross-talks in single-photon detectors pushes quantum optics to new limits

The rate of data transmission over plastic optical fibers can be increased by controlling modal dispersion with simple and robust tapers on each end

Dr Joel Yang from the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering with collaborators from the National University of Singapore and the Data Storage Institute has developed a process that can increase the data recording density of hard disks to 3.3 Terabit/in2, six times that of of current models. The key ingredient? Regular table salt.

The Strengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance – or SIRCA II – aims to improve the inter-disciplinary research skills of emerging scholars in the Global South.

Proposals for research projects on Information Societies and Information & Communication Technology for Development (ICTD) carried out in the Global South will be accepted by SIRCA II

Multi-compartment globular structures assembled from polymer-based materials may soon serve as cell prototypes

Advanced electronics beckon thanks to self-assembling templates that allow the creation of nanoscale features on silicon wafers

Generating microbes with useful properties is quicker and easier if multiple genes are modified at the same time

Singapore, 11 October 2011 –

The Manufacturing Productivity Technology Centre (MPTC), a first of its kind in Singapore, is a rich resource of A*STAR SIMTech technologies showcased under one roof.

Combining carbon dioxide sorbents with gold nanoparticle catalysts makes manufacturing ultrapure hydrogen gas easier than ever

Similarities between the electronic states of molecules and the optical properties of gold nanostructures aid the development of new photonic devices

Microfluidic devices are poised to transform biological research by streamlining the cost, speed and precision of individual experiments.

Vibration-assisted milling can lead to higher-quality surfaces

SIMTech Microfluidics Foundry, a successful outcome of a collaboration with CSEM, Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique SA, is a milestone for Singapore and the industry.

New ceramic chip antennas offer better performance and reliability for wireless applications using unlicensed spectrum

A model that relates multi-level organization and mechanical properties of biomaterials could guide the design of artificial composites