Highlights

Directional plasmon excitation at molecular scales

Directional plasmon excitation at molecular scales

August 26, 2019

NUS scientists have developed a method for directional excitation of plasmons at molecular length scale with electrically driven sources. Photonic…

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Catalytic transformation of ethylene

Catalytic transformation of ethylene

August 16, 2019

NUS chemists have developed a catalytic method using visible light for the difunctionalisation of ethylene for potential use in the…

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Control of excitons in a 2D semiconductor

Control of excitons in a 2D semiconductor

August 13, 2019

NUS scientists have developed a method to control the binding energies of excitons in a two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor for advanced…

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A “switch” that regulates traffic across blood vessels

A “switch” that regulates traffic across blood vessels

August 05, 2019

NUS scientists have discovered a control mechanism that regulates the traffic of cells and substances across blood vessels. This effect…

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Coral host responses to heat and sediment stress

Coral host responses to heat and sediment stress

July 26, 2019

NUS marine ecologists have discovered changes in the gene expression of corals subjected to short-term heat and sediment stress which…

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Organic porous structures on 2D defect networks

Organic porous structures on 2D defect networks

July 09, 2019

NUS scientists have developed a method for self-assembly of hexagonal organic porous structures on molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2) film to create ..

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Localised excitons in 2D materials for integrated quantum optics

Localised excitons in 2D materials for integrated quantum optics

July 08, 2019

NUS scientists have found that the oxygen interstitials in single-layer tungsten diselenide (WSe2) enable it to function as single photon emitters …

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Singapore corals likely to survive projected rise in sea levels

Singapore corals likely to survive projected rise in sea levels

July 01, 2019

NUS marine biologists have found that corals living in Singapore’s sediment-stressed reefs are affected by light availability, but are likely…

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Gold nanoparticle clusters for simultaneous photo-thermal imaging and therapy

Gold nanoparticle clusters for simultaneous photo-thermal imaging and therapy

June 18, 2019

NUS chemists have found that gold nanoparticle clusters can be used in photo-thermal therapy for imaging and treatment of human…

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Keeping food safe from bacteria

Keeping food safe from bacteria

June 07, 2019

NUS food scientists have found that a combination of lactic acid with food grade sodium hypochlorite is an effective sanitiser…

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Photodoping in 2D materials for fabrication of logic devices

Photodoping in 2D materials for fabrication of logic devices

May 07, 2019

NUS scientists have discovered a method for photoinduced electron doping on molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2) heterostructures …

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Biomarkers associated with “chemobrain”

Biomarkers associated with “chemobrain”

April 23, 2019

NUS clinician scientists have identified biomarkers associated with cancer-related cognitive impairment to provide better supportive care for cancer patients and…

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