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Innovation at the speed of light
8 May 2020By combining the expertise in silicon wafer manufacturing with the emerging field of integrated photonics, Advanced Micro Foundry is helping its customers get the best of both worlds.
Chip design with AI inside
24 April 2020A machine learning algorithm that takes the trial and error out of chip design could help us extend Moore’s Law for a few more years.
Defying convention in cancer drug discovery
2 April 2020Just because a molecular target resides inside a cancer cell does not mean that it cannot be targeted by antibodies, says Qi Zeng, founder of A*STAR spin-off company Intra-ImmuSG.
Rethinking breast cancer risk
31 March 2020Jingmei Li is developing a risk scoring system for breast cancer that could help clinicians formulate better screening programs to catch the disease in its early stages.
Asian genomes in the spotlight
24 February 2020A*STAR scientists have created the world’s largest multi-ethnic Asian genetic database to further biomedical research and shed light on the origins of three major ethnic groups in the region.
Designing today’s cities for tomorrow’s challenges
24 February 2020Cities of the future must brace for the impacts of climate change. Here’s how an integrated environmental modeling tool developed by A*STAR is helping Singapore’s urban planners rise to the challenge.
Wild wild wettability
24 February 2020A*STAR scientists have developed strategies to manipulate surface tension in fluids and modify the surface properties of materials. Their findings could increase the yield of crude oil from oil wells and lead to super water- or oil-repellent surfaces.
The building blocks of industry 4.0
17 January 2020Researchers across A*STAR are developing the hardware and software needed to take factories to the next level in Industry 4.0.
Weaponizing stem cells in the war on diabetes
11 December 2019From replacing the insulin producing cells of the body, to serving as genetic and drug screening platforms, stem cells could change the landscape of available treatments for diabetes.
Scaling up for success
29 November 2019If cell-based therapies are to make it to the clinic, methods to grow stem cells in vast quantities will need to be developed. Here’s how A*STAR scientists are tackling the challenge of manufacturing stem cells at scale.
Unpacking the possibilities of polymer science
18 November 2019With a sound understanding of polymers, their properties and the methods to synthesize them, scientists can create novel materials for a wide range of practical applications.
Where will evolution take us in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
19 August 2019Evolution has helped us understand where we came from, but can it also give us a hint about where we are headed?
Commemorating the life of Sydney Brenner
18 July 2019Dr. Sydney Brenner, the visionary molecular biologist and Nobel laureate who turned a humble soil worm into one of the most-studied organisms in biology, passed away on April 5, 2019 in Singapore. He was 92.
