Highlights

When are many-body effects significant?

When are many-body effects significant?

March 22, 2018

22 Mar 2018. NUS computational chemists have developed a method that can quickly identify which interactions between groups of molecules,…

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Energy level alignment for molecular electronics

Energy level alignment for molecular electronics

March 13, 2018

13 Mar 2018. NUS physicists have found that complex electron-electron interactions change the energy levels at molecule-metal interfaces, affecting the…

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Using aquatic plants to enhance raw water quality

Using aquatic plants to enhance raw water quality

March 02, 2018

2 Mar 2018. NUS scientists are exploring an ecological approach to enhance the water quality at Pandan Reservoir. Freshwater ecosystems can…

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Spatial structure of bound hole states in black phosphorous

Spatial structure of bound hole states in black phosphorous

February 21, 2018

21 Feb 2018. NUS chemists have discovered that the bound states of “holes” (the absence of an electron which leads…

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Rapid detection of pesticide residue

Rapid detection of pesticide residue

February 16, 2018

16 Feb 2018. NUS food scientists have developed polystyrene coated magnetic nanoparticles which allow rapid screening of trace amounts of…

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Rapid detection of toxic compounds

Rapid detection of toxic compounds

February 08, 2018

8 Feb 2018. NUS chemists have developed highly selective and sensitive sensors based on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the rapid…

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Ecological functioning of urban waterways

Ecological functioning of urban waterways

February 05, 2018

5 Feb 2018. NUS scientists have established key environmental drivers linking microbial ecology with urban design to enhance nutrient removal…

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Track-walking molecular motors

Track-walking molecular motors

January 25, 2018

25 Jan 2018. NUS physicists have developed new self-directed molecular motors for nanoscale applications. Molecular cargo transportation is an ongoing…

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Metal nanoparticles for imaging guided phototherapy

Metal nanoparticles for imaging guided phototherapy

January 17, 2018

17 Jan 2018. NUS chemists have recently discovered that gold-silver (Au-Ag) nanoparticles can be used to image and provide concurrent…

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Subtle changes in chemical structure can affect drug toxicity

Subtle changes in chemical structure can affect drug toxicity

January 12, 2018

12 Jan 2018. NUS pharmaceutical scientists have discovered the mechanisms involved when small chemical modifications to certain pharmaceutical drugs may…

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Ultra-thin light emitting diodes

Ultra-thin light emitting diodes

January 08, 2018

8 Jan 2018. NUS scientists have developed energy efficient ultra-thin light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for next generation communication technologies.Light sources that reliably…

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Multidrug resistant genetic factors in malaria parasites

Multidrug resistant genetic factors in malaria parasites

January 03, 2018

3 Jan 2018. NUS scientists in collaboration with researchers from Novartis have discovered two genetic markers in Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest…

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