RESEARCH NEWS

An explainable AI framework for scientific discovery and high-stakes applications

September 2, 2026

A Perspective that proposes a step-by-step method for translating AI-discovered patterns into testable hypotheses for research and engineering.

Building an AI Foundry to transform materials discovery

August 27, 2026

Joining NUS CDE under the Returning Singaporean Scientists Scheme, Professor Shyue Ping Ong is building a connected system of AI, scientific data and automated experiments to change how new materials are discovered.

Pushing the boundaries of biomedical imaging

August 26, 2026

Joining NUS CDE under the Returning Singaporean Scientists Scheme, Prof Yang Changhuei will build on a career spent expanding the limits of microscopy and biomedical imaging.

NUS CDE researchers uncover how cells remember their surroundings to move through tight spaces

August 24, 2026

Cells can carry a “mechanical memory” of their past surroundings, influencing how efficiently they move through confined spaces.

NUS CDE student innovators propose bold ideas at National Engineers Day 2026

August 20, 2026

From coastal resilience to healthcare access and battery reuse, students showed how engineering creativity, teamwork and iteration can turn ambitious prototypes into practical solutions.

NUS CDE researchers develop atom-thin carbon insulator for next-generation microchips

August 19, 2026

A new atom-thin carbon film developed at NUS CDE could help overcome one of the biggest barriers to faster and more energy-efficient microchips.

NUS CDE researchers give carbon fibre composite waste a second life

August 19, 2026

New method transforms waste from high-performance materials used in aircraft and other structures into aerogels with potential uses in insulation, sound control and environmental clean-up.

NUS CDE researchers develop AI framework to complete patchy US flood maps

August 18, 2026

New deep learning framework fills gaps in official flood maps, providing a more complete and accurate picture of flood risk in the United States.

NUS CDE researchers push flexible display brightness to new records

August 18, 2026

By developing a new electrolyte combined with a redesigned electrode architecture, NUS CDE researchers successfully tripled the brightness of electrochemiluminescent (ECL) devices.

NUS CDE researchers achieve breakthrough in engineering colour-sensing yeast

August 11, 2026

Researchers engineer baker’s yeast to sense and respond to different colours of light, enabling new ways to control cellular behaviour with red and blue light.

NUS CDE researchers decode the ‘DNA’ of Singapore’s shophouses with AI

August 11, 2026

NUS CDE researchers developed an AI-based framework that traces how Singapore’s shophouse styles evolved, offering new insights for heritage conservation.

NUS CDE researchers develop self-repairing, recyclable substrate for durable soft sensors

August 4, 2026

Made from two naturally occurring molecules, the material keeps metal conductors attached during movement and enables sensor components to be recovered and recycled after use.