Highlights

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol

May 04, 2020

NUS scientists have discovered a new mechanism for selective electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to ethanol using copper-silver (Cu-Ag)

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Synthesis of silicon intercalated monolayer blue phosphorus

Synthesis of silicon intercalated monolayer blue phosphorus

April 27, 2020

NUS chemists have developed a method to synthetically produce monolayer blue phosphorus for potential semiconductor applications. The ability to design…

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Improving reservoir water quality with aquatic plants: Benefits and challenges

Improving reservoir water quality with aquatic plants: Benefits and challenges

April 20, 2020

NUS ecologists have revealed some of the capabilities of aquatic plants to enhance the water quality of our reservoirs. Aquatic…

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Metabolic diversity of the “big six” of <i> E. coli</i>

Metabolic diversity of the “big six” of E. coli

April 13, 2020

NUS food scientists have discovered that the six major strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli) that cause foodborne illnesses have…

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Positive connection between nature experiences and happiness

Positive connection between nature experiences and happiness

March 10, 2020

NUS researchers have discovered a positive connection between nature experiences and our fond memories which may contribute towards life satisfaction….

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Substantial mangrove deforestation in Myanmar

Substantial mangrove deforestation in Myanmar

March 03, 2020

NUS scientists found that more than 60% of the mangrove cover in Myanmar had been converted to agricultural and other…

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Deforestation in the tropics causes declines in freshwater fish species

Deforestation in the tropics causes declines in freshwater fish species

February 24, 2020

NUS ecologists have found that Nematabramis everetti, a common freshwater fish species that is resilient to climate change-associated drought conditions,…

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Measurement of mechanical stability of force transmission supramolecular linkages

Measurement of mechanical stability of force transmission supramolecular linkages

February 14, 2020

NUS biophysicists have developed a manipulation assay that can quantify the mechanical stability and biochemical regulations of inter-molecular interactions at…

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Better approaches needed to tackle informal gold mining

Better approaches needed to tackle informal gold mining

February 13, 2020

NUS ecologists found that current approaches involving enforcement and provision of alternative livelihoods are unlikely to succeed in deterring informal…

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Thin film Weyl semimetals for spintronic applications

Thin film Weyl semimetals for spintronic applications

February 04, 2020

NUS researchers discovered that thinning down Weyl semimetals provides a new twist to spintronics. The spin is a fundamental quantum…

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Learned odour preferences can be inherited in butterflies

Learned odour preferences can be inherited in butterflies

February 03, 2020

NUS researchers found that caterpillars and butterflies can learn to prefer new food odours and sex pheromone blends, and that…

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New avian species discovered in little-explored islands of Wallacea

New avian species discovered in little-explored islands of Wallacea

January 10, 2020

NUS researchers have discovered five bird species and five subspecies new to science from a region near Sulawesi, Indonesia. Birds…

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