Features
A byte of culture
21 September 2023To develop artificial intelligences (AIs) with a better sense of humanity’s quirks, A*STAR Computing and Information Science scholar Sidney Suen is delving into the cross-cultural aspects of common sense and how they might be applied to AI frameworks.
Hidden code riggers
15 September 2023From advanced manufacturing to cybersecurity, software engineers like Su Myat Phyoe and Jia Yi Loo work behind the scenes to support cutting-edge computer science research across A*STAR institutes.
Talking points
13 September 2023As machines take their first full-fledged steps into the world of human language, A*STAR is paving the way through innovative work in natural language processing.
Computing at the speed of light
17 July 2023To accelerate the next generation of computers, A*STAR International Fellowship scholar Bowei Dong is building innovative photonics-based architectures based on the dynamics of light.
Building tiny bridges to connect worlds
10 July 2023At A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics, Yao Zhu, Head of the Micro Electro Multiphysical Systems (MEMS) Department, hopes to contribute in making Singapore a global centre of piezoelectric MEMS technologies.
The view beyond Moore
7 July 2023With its long-standing expertise and working partnerships, A*STAR continues pushing forward with chip technologies beyond the transistor scaling paradigm.
Training the body’s defenders
4 May 2023By tapping into the strengths of the innate immune system, Samantha Wong aims to develop safer, more potent cancer treatments.
Science, a calling of a lifetime
27 April 2023As Sir David and Birgit Lane leave Singapore, A*STAR Research commemorates the legacy that the couple continues to build for their students, colleagues and the nation’s wider research ecosystem.
Molecules to medicine
19 April 2023Leveraging on its public sector and industry collaborations, A*STAR and the Experimental Drug Development Centre hold the keys to effective drug discovery and development.
In support of the groundbreakers
3 March 2023In 2023, the National Research Foundation Singapore selected 10 A*STAR researchers to be a part of its competitive Investigatorship and Fellowship grant programmes.
The petascale push
1 March 2023To tackle the monumental challenges of the 21st century, the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore brings cutting-edge supercomputing resources to researchers across A*STAR and beyond.
A north star in biophotonics
25 February 2023Harnessing the different properties of light could help researchers and clinicians develop bio-optical medical innovations, says A*STAR Senior Scientist Renzhe Bi.
In service to a scientific nation
23 February 2023After three decades as one of Singapore’s biomedical research pioneers, PSTA 2022 medallist Wanjin Hong reflects on his seminal work in the molecular biology of cancers, as well as the country’s evolving research landscape.
