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Manipulating chain-walking in olefins using earth-abundant iron-based catalysts

Manipulating chain-walking in olefins using earth-abundant iron-based catalysts

November 04, 2020

NUS chemists have discovered a way of controlling the position of carbon-carbon double bonds (C=C) in olefin isomerisation using sustainable…

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Divergent synthesis of bicyclic medium-sized ring structures

Divergent synthesis of bicyclic medium-sized ring structures

October 26, 2020

NUS chemists have discovered catalyst-controlled divergent reactions to synthesise three different classes of medium-sized bicyclic compounds from the same starting…

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Post-translational formation of strained cyclophanes in bacteria

Post-translational formation of strained cyclophanes in bacteria

October 15, 2020

NUS researchers have identified post-translational modifying enzymes in bacteria that can create a new family of cyclic peptides for new…

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Antibacterial prodrug by targeting intracellular metabolite

Antibacterial prodrug by targeting intracellular metabolite

October 09, 2020

NUS researchers have developed an approach to selectively target pathogenic bacteria by harnessing an intracellular metabolite known as formate, abundant…

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Terraced graphene for ultrasensitive magnetic field sensor

Terraced graphene for ultrasensitive magnetic field sensor

September 28, 2020

NUS physicists have developed a sensitive two-dimensional (2-D) magnetic field sensor, which can potentially improve the detection of nanoscale magnetic…

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Anisotropic plasmons in quasi-metallic 2D materials

Anisotropic plasmons in quasi-metallic 2D materials

September 21, 2020

NUS physicists have discovered new mid-infrared anisotropic collective charge excitations in quasi-metallic phase two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). Low-dimensional periodical…

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Predictions of magnetic field response in 2D valleytronics materials

Predictions of magnetic field response in 2D valleytronics materials

September 08, 2020

NUS researchers have developed a parameter-free approach to quantitatively predict the response of two-dimensional (2D) valleytronics materials to an external…

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Adaptive two-sample test for high-dimensional data

Adaptive two-sample test for high-dimensional data

September 03, 2020

NUS statisticians have developed a simple and adaptive test for comparing two groups of high-dimensional data. Testing the equality of…

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A key molecular switch for controlling seed size

A key molecular switch for controlling seed size

August 26, 2020

NUS biologists discovered the mobile TERMINAL FLOWER1 (TFL1) protein as an essential molecular switch for regulating endosperm development and seed…

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Transparent near-infrared light-emitting diodes

Transparent near-infrared light-emitting diodes

August 25, 2020

NUS researchers have developed transparent near-infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that could be integrated into the displays of smart-watches, smart-phones and…

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Late-stage functionalisation of carbon-hydrogen bonds

Late-stage functionalisation of carbon-hydrogen bonds

August 14, 2020

NUS chemists have developed a photo-induced method for late-stage functionalisation of carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds in organic molecules. The replacement of…

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An electrical switch for magnetism

An electrical switch for magnetism

August 06, 2020

NUS physicists have demonstrated the control of magnetism in a magnetic semiconductor via electrical means, paving the way for novel…

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