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Towards controlling contact polarity and contact resistance in 2D-material devices

Towards controlling contact polarity and contact resistance in 2D-material devices

April 18, 2023

National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists found that contacts made of molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) and tungsten diselenide (WSe2) on gold…

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Giant room temperature magnetoresistance

Giant room temperature magnetoresistance

April 14, 2023

National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers together with their collaborators have discovered a record-high magnetoresistance effect in high mobility graphene…

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A capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring

A capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring

April 14, 2023

National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have invented a novel ingestible capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring. This affordable…

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Discovery of ferroelectricity in an elementary substance

Discovery of ferroelectricity in an elementary substance

April 06, 2023

National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have discovered a novel form of ferroelectricity in a single-element bismuth monolayer that can…

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Towards improving future electronic devices through oxide materials

Towards improving future electronic devices through oxide materials

March 30, 2023

National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have demonstrated a new way of controlling Rashba interactions in oxide systems. This method…

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Novel films for pain-free drug delivery

Novel films for pain-free drug delivery

March 14, 2023

National University of Singapore (NUS) pharmacists have developed a painless and effective way to administer medications through the oral route….

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Antimicrobial nanonets for trap-and-kill treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Antimicrobial nanonets for trap-and-kill treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

March 06, 2023

National University of Singapore (NUS) pharmaceutical scientists have developed synthetic peptide nanonets for treating infections by bacteria strains resistant to…

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Aggregated gold nanoparticle conjugates for multimodal imaging and synergistic phototherapy

Aggregated gold nanoparticle conjugates for multimodal imaging and synergistic phototherapy

February 09, 2023

NUS chemists have discovered that aggregated photosensitizers conjugated gold nanoparticles can be used for multimodal imaging and synergistic phototherapy to…

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Nanovesicles from cells for biomedical applications

Nanovesicles from cells for biomedical applications

January 17, 2023

NUS scientists have fabricated nano-sized vesicles from cells via a cell shearing approach that can be used for various biomedical…

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Incorporating users’ adaptive behaviour in urban green space planning

Incorporating users’ adaptive behaviour in urban green space planning

December 05, 2022

NUS ecologists have developed a valuation framework that incorporates users’ demand for green urban spaces to assess the benefits provided…

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Biomarkers for diagnosing intake of OXIZID synthetic cannabinoids

Biomarkers for diagnosing intake of OXIZID synthetic cannabinoids

November 29, 2022

NUS pharmaceutical scientists have successfully identified the urinary biomarkers of an emerging OXIZID subclass of synthetic cannabinoids to monitor potential…

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Catalyst-free oxidative coupling of flavones in food grade alkaline water

Catalyst-free oxidative coupling of flavones in food grade alkaline water

November 21, 2022

NUS food scientists developed a method to synthesize bioactive bi- and tri-flavones using molecular oxygen and food-grade alkaline water. Flavonoids…

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