A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC)
Design tool beefs up artificial muscles
28 Jun 2016Polymeric materials that stretch out when electrically stimulated can benefit from realistic numerical simulations
Mathematics to the rescue
14 Jun 2016A mathematical analysis of urban traffic models clarifies a dispute over which approach is the best
Graphene-based thermal modulators
14 Jun 2016Squeezing graphene is a way to control its heat conduction, paving the way to harvesting waste heat for power
Nanometric positioning goes the distance
19 Apr 2016A frictionless drive system achieves stable nanometer positioning precision over an unprecedented distance
Faster analysis of electromagnetic compatibility
23 Feb 2016A new computer model greatly
speeds up the analysis of data from electromagnetic reverberation chambers
Bursting through for a bubble solution
23 Feb 2016A simple fluid dynamics model accurately
predicts how bubbles impact on solid surfaces
Fine-grained memory loss
23 Feb 2016Nanocrystalline shape memory alloys lose their memory as the crystalline grains get smaller
All eyes on the conductor
10 Feb 2016A ‘conductor’ that ensures simultaneous processing tasks keep time could dramatically increase the efficiency of ‘cloud’ simulations
Sharp images of moving tumors
5 Jan 2016Lung tumors can be accurately imaged by a method that combines the best
aspects of two existing imaging techniques
Prospecting for green catalysts
15 Dec 2015Computer calculations indicate the best places to look for nanowire catalysts to accelerate green reactions
All that glitters is still gold
1 Dec 2015Nanoscale
ribbons of a new phase of gold have been produced with a different crystalline
structure
A slippery slope
17 Nov 2015Investigating how droplets move around on a surface shows us why it is important to set boundary conditions