A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC)
Graphene sees the light
17 Dec 2013Sheets of carbon just one atom thick could make effective transparent electrodes in certain types of photovoltaic cells
Medical sensors improve with holey gold nanostructures
24 Sep 2013A new method that fabricates gold nanostructures quickly and efficiently could lead to highly sensitive, portable medical sensors
City dynamics yield to computer modeling
10 Sep 2013A new computer model of city dynamics could pave the way to planning sustainable urban areas
A richer harvest on the horizon
27 Aug 2013Theoretical simulations reveal that layered semiconductors with magnetic interfaces are potent catalysts for solar energy capture and conversion
Forging ahead with a back-to-basics approach
27 Aug 2013Atomic-level simulations hint at how to control the magnetic properties of layered materials for data storage applications
Nanotechnology’s benefits brought into focus
13 Aug 2013Mathematical modeling confirms that a nanometer-scale device that can concentrate light into a tiny spot improves optical sensing
Sized-up for strength
30 Jul 2013Experiments and numerical simulations show that miniaturized ultra-small platinum cylinders weaken when their constituents are reduced in number
Designer proteins light the way forward
16 Jul 2013Insight into the mechanism of protein aggregation provides a model system that could lead to treatments for several associated diseases
Resolving shockwaves more accurately
16 Jul 2013A new computational scheme enables more stable simulations of shockwaves in fluids and may be scalable for large engineering designs
Getting to the core
18 Jun 2013Insights into self-assembled, multicomponent nanostructures on nanowires provide an innovative fabrication approach for high-performance devices
Exploring implicit racial biases computationally
4 Jun 2013A numerical simulation based on individual preferences provides insights into social attitudes that are unattainable through physical experiments
How nanoscale islands react under strain
7 May 2013High-level simulations reveal that plastic deformation in super-resilient alloys is governed by atomic zones with characteristic lengths