Sensors
Spongy sensors for a human touch
4 Sep 2025Inspired by sponges and trees, a novel hydrogel design paves the way for a new generation of multi-functional electronic soft sensors.
Seeing hydrogen with light
27 Aug 2025Researchers successfully prove the existence of an optical phenomenon that paves the way for compact yet ultrasensitive hydrogen sensors.
SEA-ing into machines’ future life
22 Aug 2025A new framework aligns data from multiple sensors across time, boosting the accuracy of machine failure predictions.
Lighting up the world of optoelectronics
28 Sep 2021From sensors to solar cells, Le Yang harnesses functional materials to create energy-efficient devices applicable to various facets of everyday life.
Going deep into the science of sleep
30 Aug 2019A*STAR researchers have developed a deep learning method to more accurately measure sleep duration and quality.
Dynamic solution for accurate reading
15 Mar 2018A sensing scheme that
responds dynamically to voltage fluctuations could improve accuracy when
reading data from spin-based memory storage
Digging sensors out of an efficiency hole
14 Sep 2017The
key to ultrathin high-efficiency sensors and solar cells could be materials
covered with tiny trenches
Turning the screw
7 Feb 2017A simple etching technique offers a means for creating left-handed and right-handed nanostructures
Lighting the way to new sensors
5 Apr 2016Novel photonic structures can act as tiny and highly accurate sensors of temperature and humidity
Automating cancer detection
13 Aug 2013A sensor developed at A*STAR can detect bladder cancer cells and track tumor progression
Graphene makes a magnetic switch
16 Jul 2013Tiny nanoribbons of carbon could be used to make a magnetic field sensor for novel electronic devices
Going for gold
4 Jun 2013Specifically sized gold nanoparticle spheres increase the sensitivity of a light-based chemical detector