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A Self-Folding Plant-Based Material That Could Form ‘Intelligent’ Green Products

October 21, 2021

Combining sunflower pollen with printer toner, scientists from NTU Singapore have developed a paper-like material that is able to fold itself into new shapes in response to environmental humidity. Patterns…

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How Imprisoning Algae In Liquid Droplets Can Boost Its Electrical Energy Generation

October 21, 2021

The variety of humble algae that cover the surface of ponds and seas could hold the key to boosting the efficiency of artificial photosynthesis, allowing scientists to produce more energy…

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Using Indoor Air Sampling Surveillance To Sniff Out COVID-19

October 9, 2021

A joint team of researchers in Singapore have have developed a capability to detect airborne SARS-CoV-2 RNA – the nucleic acid coding for the virus that causes COVID-19 – indoors…

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Digital Time Capsule To Kick Off 30th Anniversary Celebrations At Convocation

September 19, 2021

NTU Singapore is having a double celebration at this year’s Convocation – honouring the achievements of the Class of 2021 and kickstarting the University’s 30th anniversary celebrations. Over 9,200 graduands…

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Computer Model To Reduce COVID-19 Infections And Deaths

September 19, 2021

A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a predictive computer model that, when tested on real pandemic data, proposed strategies that would have reduced the rate…

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New Tech To Prevent Li-ion Battery Fires

September 16, 2021

Materials scientists from NTU Singapore have found a way to prevent internal short-circuits, the main cause of fires in lithium (Li)-ion batteries. Billions of Li-ion batteries are produced annually for use in…

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EDDC And NTU Develop Novel Drug Candidates To Combat Deadly, Ancient Disease

August 27, 2021

Tuberculosis is caused by the M. tuberculosis bacteria which mainly infects the patient’s lungs. Did you know that tuberculosis (TB) has plagued humans for thousands of years, and it continues…

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A ‘Greener’ Way To Make Fertiliser

August 21, 2021

A team of international scientists led by NTU Singapore has devised a new ‘greener’ method to make a key compound in fertiliser, and that may pave the way to a more sustainable…

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Infection Method Behind ‘Crop Killer’ Bacteria Revealed

August 19, 2021

An interdisciplinary team of scientists from NTU Singapore has identified, for the first time, a key mechanism by which a dangerous plant disease can infect crops. The Xanthomonas bacteria, known as the “crop killer”,…

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Anti-Money Laundering Prototype Using Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Launched

August 10, 2021

The Wealth Management Institute (WMI) in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore), UBS and leading financial institutions in Singapore, embarked on a research project to develop new capabilities…

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