A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (A*STAR IME)

A simple new method of extracting viral RNA from blood samples allows quick, on-the-spot identification of dengue fever in patients

Waveguides that combine metallic and semiconductor structures can be made more compact

New design reduces the areal footprint of nanowire transistors by a factor of two

A*STAR and a UK-based biotech company join forces to develop leading-edge diagnostic devices based on silicon nanowire technology

Compensation doping can improve the efficiency of silicon optical modulators

Nanowires have superior electrical and mechanical properties and can be put to good use in pressure sensors

A newly developed integrated chip device enables the rapid analysis of blood samples from cardiac patients

Vertical silicon nanowires prove to be an excellent platform for nonvolatile memory devices without the need for doped junctions

A tiny generator built from silicon nanowires can harness energy from the surplus heat produced in electronic circuits

A passive alignment method offers an easy solution for fabricating integrated photonic circuits

The rate of data transmission over plastic optical fibers can be increased by controlling modal dispersion with simple and robust tapers on each end

New signal processing scheme allows long-term cardiac monitoring