Agency for Science Technology and Research

Made-in-Singapore Rapid Test Kit Detects Dengue Antibodies from Saliva
A gold catalyst for clear water
Quick-change materials break the silicon speed limit for computers
Dyes help harvest visible and infrared light
Modified anticancer drug gives a ‘green light’ for its own success
Piezoelectric materials - "Batteries not needed" (Photo credit: Argonne National Laboratory)
Flexible plastics that turn mechanical vibrations into electrical energy could replace batteries
A focused electron beam (in yellow) was used to characterise the structures and to probe the optical properties of two plasmonic resonators bridged by a layer of molecules with a length of 0.5 nm. (Image credit: Tan Shu Fen, National University of Singapore)
Scientific breakthrough could operate at tens of thousands times faster than today’s state-of-the-art microprocessors
Schematic on finger-prick blood isolation and treatment for cellular reprogramming (Image from Loh Yuin Han, Jonathan, IMCB)
Create Your Own Stem Cell Bank From a Drop of Blood
English: An electron microscope image of electrochemically grown TiO2 nanotubes. 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, the tubes are filled with organic polymer in a new technique for "growing" solar cells with the potential to be cheaper than current solar cells. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Dye-sensitized solar cells that use carbon nanotube thin films as transparent electrodes offer significant cost savings
University of Maryland Creates New Tech for Complex Micro Structures for Use in Sensors & Other Apps (Photo credit: Merrill College of Journalism Press Releases)
Self-powered wireless light detectors
Sine waves of different frequency. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Low frequency vibrations as infinite power source for miniature electronic devices
Lab-on-a-chip realizes potential
Smart windows for buildings that change from transparent to colored states at the flick of a switch
A holistic approach catches eye disease early
Medical Sensors Improve With Holey Gold Nanostructures