Urban Solutions and Sustainability (USS)
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.
Ultrafast heating sparks high-performing catalysts
2 Sep 2022Researchers developed a new technique for manufacturing powerful and versatile synthetic catalysts.
Machine learning helps ultra-strong alloys take off
25 Aug 2022Materials science and computational techniques come together to advance new design schemes for aerospace alloys.