Highlights

Urea-absorbing ability of giant clams

Urea-absorbing ability of giant clams

September 25, 2018

25 Sep 2018. NUS biologists have discovered that the fluted giant clam absorbs urea from its surroundings and the absorption…

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Reconstructing healthy liver cells using a nanomaterial-based matrix

Reconstructing healthy liver cells using a nanomaterial-based matrix

September 20, 2018

20 Sep 2018. NUS pharmaceutical scientists, together with clinicians from the National University Health System (NUHS), have developed a nanomaterial-based hydrogel…

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Multibit optoelectronic memory

Multibit optoelectronic memory

September 18, 2018

18 Sep 2018. NUS scientists have developed multibit optoelectronic memory using a heterostructure made of two-dimensional (2D) materials for next…

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Perovskite nanocrystal scintillators for X-ray imaging

Perovskite nanocrystal scintillators for X-ray imaging

August 29, 2018

29 Aug 2018. NUS chemists have developed a highly sensitive perovskite based X-ray flat panel detector for imaging applications. Since…

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Probiotic drink from soymilk residue

Probiotic drink from soymilk residue

August 27, 2018

27 Aug 2018. NUS food scientists have developed a bioprocessing method that can transform unpleasant-smelling okara, a byproduct from soymilk…

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High performance graphene-based catalysts

High performance graphene-based catalysts

August 24, 2018

24 Aug 2018. NUS scientists have developed design guidelines that increase the catalytic effectiveness of graphene-based solid state catalysts for…

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Orthopterans are unexpected pollinators

Orthopterans are unexpected pollinators

August 16, 2018

16 Aug 2018. NUS biologists have discovered that orthopterans (the insect group that includes crickets, grasshoppers and katydids) visit flowers more…

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An expressway for electrons in oxide heterostructures

An expressway for electrons in oxide heterostructures

July 30, 2018

30 Jul 2018. NUS physicists have developed a new methodology for determining the impact of screening effects on charge carrier…

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Real-time imaging of chemical processes

Real-time imaging of chemical processes

July 24, 2018

24 Jul 2018. NUS scientists observe the real-time formation of hollow structures in the galvanic replacement (GR) reaction between silver…

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New tools to characterise physical properties of biofilms

New tools to characterise physical properties of biofilms

July 16, 2018

16 Jul 2018. NUS scientists, together with researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Imperial College London (ICL), have developed…

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Creating displays with richer colours

Creating displays with richer colours

July 09, 2018

9 Jul 2018. NUS researchers have developed a colour-enhancement film that could bring richer and more natural colours to next-generation…

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Dispersion of seagrasses via vegetative fragments

Dispersion of seagrasses via vegetative fragments

July 02, 2018

2 Jul 2018. NUS marine biologists have developed a model describing the dispersal of seagrass via vegetative fragments for the ecological…

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