Advanced Materials

Graphene and metal nitrides improve the performance and stability of energy storage devices

Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have successfully developed an ultra-sensitive transistor-based biosensor which could detect glucose in saliva. The newly invented biosensor is highly sensitive to glucose and capable of measuring the range of glucose in saliva accurately in a convenient, safe and inexpensive manner.

Singapore— Fusionopolis Two, the latest addition to one-north, an R&D hub and icon of Singapore’s knowledge economy masterplanned and developed by JTC, was officially opened by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today.

The new technology has power conversion efficiencies of around 12% when they are illuminated from fluorine-doped tin oxide bottom electrodes or the graphene top electrodes, compared with 7% of conventional semitransparent solar cells.

A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a hyper-stretchable elastic-composite energy harvesting device called a nanogenerator.

Upsetting the stability of super-small gold clusters generates multifaceted nanocrystals with potent catalytic properties

A research team led by Prof. Keon Jae Lee of KAIST provides an easier methodology to realize high performance flexible electronics by using the Inorganic-based Laser Lift-off (ILLO), which enables nanoscale processes for high density flexible devices and high temperature processes that were previously difficult to achieve on plastic substrates.

Saint-Gobain and CNRS, both headquartered in France, jointly established UMI-LINK at NIMS in Tsukuba City, Japan, where the three organizations launched research and development activities.

Saint-Gobain, the French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS) and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have just opened the Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK) in the presence of the French Ambassador to Japan, Thierry Dana.

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have increased the energy efficiency of a piezoelectric nanogenerator by almost 40 times, one step closer toward the commercialization of flexible energy harvesters that can supply power infinitely to wearable, implantable electronic devices.

(Tsukuba, 30 January 2013) The ability to modulate the physical properties of graphene oxide within electronic components could have numerous applications in technology.

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

Specially designed nanostructured materials can increase the light-absorbing efficiency of solar cells

On 12th of November, Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and its industry partners have clinched one of the region’s most prestigious engineering honours, the ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Awards.

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

Chinese and Dutch scientists have developed a special surface modified cotton fabric that absorbs water from misty air for up to 340% of its own weight. The cotton then releases the collected water as temperature rises, a potential solution to provide water to the desert regions, for example for agricultural purposes.

A team led by Dr. Kazushi Miki, Group Leader of the Functional Heterointerface Group, Polymer Materials Unit, National Institute for Materials Science succeeded in development of a high activity gold nanoparticle catalyst that simplify the function of enzyme in capturing substances.

The temperature-controlled alignment of tiny crystals could help harness their collective properties for nanotechnology applications.

Interview with Prof. Yoon of Hanyang University who discovered an innovative method for detecting anthrax

A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME), and Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd (Hitachi Chemical) in Japan, will be collaborating on a joint research of high performance material technologies to support thin wafer processing for 3 dimensional integrated circuit (3D IC) packaging.

Flat panel displays and many digital devices require thin, efficient and low-cost light-emitters for applications. The pixels that make up the different colors on the display are typically wired to complex electronic circuits, but now researchers at A*STAR have developed a display technology that requires a much simpler architecture for operation.

On April 1, 2012, MANA enters its second term. This is an accomplishment in which all of us at MANA take great pride, and one that would not be possible without your support over the last four and a half years.

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) will be organising the fifth UNIMAS R&D Expo 2012 from March 21- 22.

Hanyang University of Korea and RIKEN of Japan, along with other Asian research institutes, are launching the Asian Research Network (ARN). Recently ARN members succeeded in producing transparent touch sensors using carbon nanotubes and ink solutions that can print electronic circuits or change colour in exposure to heat or UV radiation.

Development of polymer film loaded with antibodies that can capture tumor cells shows promise as a diagnostic tool

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.

Fast and sensitive detection and identification of air-borne gases is now possible using a newly developed sensor

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.

Singapore, 28 November 2011

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