A*STAR Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (A*STAR SIMTech)

Game-changing new ideas and products are born from connecting the right minds and hands. In this cover story, we spotlight how A*STAR facilitates those connections and cultivates the culture needed for an ecosystem of innovation.

A*STAR scholar Edward Neo brings together chemistry and machine learning to improve plastic recycling.

Researchers at A*STAR are forming multidisciplinary teams to meet key sustainability targets in support of the Singapore Green Plan 2030.

A modified image processing algorithm, created by A*STAR scientists, paves the way toward super-resolution imaging.

Materials scientists unlock novel chemical processes for manufacturing durable cold-resistant alloys.

By leveraging an alternative approach to 3D printing, A*STAR scientists have demonstrated the superior energy absorption of honeycomb-shaped functionally graded materials.

Life cycle assessments show that a technology that captures waste carbon dioxide and turns it into sand may help Singapore reduce its carbon emissions.

A new method of spraying metallic powders on the surface of worn-out aircraft components at relatively low temperatures holds promise for the aerospace industry.

From music streaming technology to COVID-19 tests, A*STAR Assistant Chief Executive (Enterprise) Sze Wee Tan details how the agency is bringing their innovations out of the lab and into the real world.

Through the years, A*STAR has always stood at the forefront of science and technology and innovation. Here’s how A*STAR came to be and what it has in store in the upcoming decades.

A*STAR’s steady investments in R&D and talent create the ideal conditions for impactful science, says its Chief Executive Officer Frederick Chew.

A fresh design approach to high-performing variable-stiffness rotating joints could enable humans to work safely alongside robots in industrial manufacturing environments.