Features
Spotlight on the Advanced Digital Sciences Center
17 July 2012A*STAR’s flagship project with the University of Illinois based at Fusionopolis begins realizing commercial potential with new technologies in virtual reality and image recognition software
Bright future for new LED manufacturing process
3 July 2012An award-winning method that improves the efficiency of high-powered lighting has been developed by A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology
Fantastic plastic
19 June 2012Drawing their inspiration from nature, A*STAR researchers develop a brand new type of anti-reflective plastic
A future vision for media
5 June 2012A*STAR’s Snap2Tell image recognition technology is at the forefront of new media applications for mobile phone and iPad users
Strengthening stem cell research
22 May 2012Remarkable strides are being made in stem cell research at the A*STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, leading to the development of novel therapeutic and diagnostic strategies
Forging new ties
24 April 2012A*STAR and a UK-based biotech company join forces to develop leading-edge diagnostic devices based on silicon nanowire technology
Novel coding technique patented by A*STAR researchers
10 April 2012A pioneering error correction technique developed at the A*STAR Data Storage Institute holds promise for the development of next-generation computers
Celebrating Singapore’s young scientific talent
27 March 2012The A*STAR/SNAS Young Scientist Awards are helping to spur innovation and creativity in Singapore by celebrating the work of outstanding young researchers
Video-on-demand goes one step further
27 March 2012A*STAR's Scalable Multimedia Platform technology enters a new phase of commercialization, bringing its ‘anytime, anywhere’ high-quality video streaming solution to a wider audience
Nanomedicine breakthrough hailed as ‘world changing’
31 January 2012A nanoparticle designed by researchers at the A*STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and the IBM Almaden Research Center that could help combat superbugs garners international acclaim
The MicroKit wins Silver Innovation Award
6 December 2011The MicroKit, a unique all-in-one device developed by the A*STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology that enables fast and accurate detection of infectious diseases, has won the Silver Award at the Asian Innovation Awards 2011
Self-assembling biomimetic nanostructures
8 November 2011A new class of ultrasmall peptides with biomimetic properties paves the way to diverse biomedical applications
Game-changing microfluidics
27 September 2011Microfluidic devices are poised to transform biological research by streamlining the cost, speed and precision of individual experiments