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Master strokes lead to high-precision, long-range actuators
3 March 2015The flexure-based linear actuator invented at A*STAR has been recognized as one of the 100 most-significant technologies commercialized in 2014
Turning up the heat on hydrogels
3 February 2015Researchers at A*STAR have developed temperature-sensitive gels that can be used for a wide range of biomedical and cosmetic applications
Giving rehabilitation a hand
16 December 2014A new A*STAR collaboration offers an ideal environment to bridge the brain–computer divide for rehabilitation therapy
Making micro-sense
2 December 2014Researchers at the A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics are developing MEMS sensors and platforms to help build a hyper-attentive world of objects
Making memory last
21 October 2014Researchers at the A*STAR Data Storage Institute are developing non-volatile memory systems that could prevent off-power memory loss
Molecular probes light the way
23 September 2014Fluorescent molecular rotors developed by the A*STAR Molecular Engineering Laboratory promise to revolutionize the search for new anticancer drugs
Technology on the catwalk
26 August 2014Researchers at A*STAR find innovative ways of incorporating their technologies into wearable fabrics and electronics
Setting sequencing free
15 July 2014Researchers at the A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute develop a pioneering mobile application for portable analysis of DNA sequences
Nourishing health in early life
1 July 2014The A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore is partnering with Nutricia Research in a clinical and genomic study of the bacteria inhabiting the infant gut
Collaborating to boost the microfluidics industry
3 June 2014The A*STAR Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology establishes three new industry collaborations to further innovation in microfluidics
Life on the big screen
20 May 2014A prize-winning microscopy image of a developing mouse sperm cell taken by A*STAR scientists lights up Times Square in New York
Changing the face of Singapore’s infocommunications
6 May 2014REACH@I2R, Singapore’s largest cluster of joint laboratories for infocommunications research, is deepening links between A*STAR and industry
Shoddy sorting disrupts memory-making signals
22 April 2014A*STAR scientists continue to explore the potential contributions of a ‘sorting nexin’ protein to learning impairments in Down’s syndrome
