Urban Solutions and Sustainability (USS)
Pushing the limits of lithium batteries
8 May 2023Researchers discover how to extend the lifespan of lithium metal batteries by coating separators with graphene.
Wonder material’s recipe for success
26 Apr 2023Researchers assemble the first guide for making high-quality MXenes – synthetic materials with a wealth of untapped potential in energy storage and other industrial applications.
Shrinking catalysts to quicken tricky reactions
7 Apr 2023Researchers tune the distance between atoms in single-atom catalysts, allowing them to speed up complex chemical reactions.
Polymer idea sparks super biosensors
20 Mar 2023Researchers develop a polymer-based bioelectronic transistor that could power tomorrow’s point-of-care diagnostic devices.
Machine learning tackles biological data
16 Mar 2023Despite the hype, State-of-the-art machine learning challenges one of the toughest problems in systems biology.
Bringing cultured fat from lab to plate
24 Feb 2023Scalable and cost-effective methods for growing fat cells pose a commercialisation barrier for cultivated meat products.
A sweet solution for plant-based plastics
10 Feb 2023Researchers create a new recyclable, eco-friendly class of plastics derived from natural sugar molecules to address the plastic waste crisis.
AI in the clean energy game plan
6 Feb 2023Artificial intelligence could help speed up the discovery and development of materials towards a greener future.
Breathing new life into e-waste
20 Dec 2022Researchers identify an easy-to-recycle plastic alternative for use in electronics, making strides towards a circular economy.
Giving handheld devices a computing edge
13 Dec 2022A new compression method developed at A*STAR shrinks energy and hardware requirements for complex computational platforms on everyday devices.
The catalyst cookbook
6 Dec 2022A purpose-built machine learning platform takes the guesswork out of catalyst formulations for green energy generation.
Coconut-based plastics for a greener Singapore
3 Oct 2022A*STAR scientists develop a process for transforming coconut waste into strong and biodegradable bioplastics.