Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)
Touching moments with a radiant outcome
26 Mar 2013Microstructures made of adjoining semiconductor disks could lead to powerful nanoscale sensors
Big opportunities for tiny insulators
12 Feb 2013A model that predicts real-world behaviors of insulator interfaces makes designing ‘nano-electronic’ materials significantly simpler
Spotting a molecular mix-up
18 Dec 2012Information within the bonds of molecules known as super benzene oligomers pave the way for new types of quantum computers
Graphene sheets’ growing attractions
4 Dec 2012A theoretical and numerical study of graphene sheets reveals a property that may lead to novel opto-electric devices and circuits
High-resolution images get richer in contrast
4 Dec 2012A method that boosts the contrast of high-resolution optical images has the potential to enable lithography at the nanoscale
Bringing crystals into line
23 Oct 2012The temperature-controlled alignment of tiny crystals could help harness their collective properties for nanotechnology applications
Aim for the stars
23 Oct 2012Glucose–amine rings turn star-shaped fluorescent dyes into powerful probes for imaging cancer cells in three dimensions
Visible progress
9 Oct 2012A thin film made of graphene and a charge-inducing polymer shows promise as a replacement for transparent electrical conductors in displays
Making gold economical for sensing
9 Oct 2012Gold nanocluster arrays developed at A*STAR are well suited for commercial applications of a high-performance sensing technique
Smarter production of a promising water splitter
25 Sep 2012A method is now available to produce non-aggregating semiconducting particles in water
Two-faced materials boost hydrogen production
11 Sep 2012Inexpensive hybrid metal and oxide nanostructures prove to be a catalyst that enhance sunlight-powered hydrogen production
Fine prospects for high-resolution printing
28 Aug 2012A method for printing color images of ultimate resolution has been developed at the A*STAR Institute of Materials Research and Engineering