RESEARCH NEWS

Six CDE alumni honoured at NUS Alumni Awards

November 26, 2025

Ms Ho Ching presented with NUS Eminent Alumni Award at ceremony recognising University alumni who have distinguished themselves through significant and impactful contributions.

Magnetic fields power smarter soft robots with built-in intelligence

November 26, 2025

A soft robot inspired by the manta ray utilises magnetic fields to both move and recharge its onboard power supply, enabling it to perform autonomous sensing.

MoU signed for tropical data centre testbed on Jurong Island

November 25, 2025

Agreement between NUS and JTC for pilot-scale facility to test sustainable cooling, power and heat-recovery solutions for AI-ready data centres.

Heat-resistant layer strengthens perovskite–silicon solar cells

November 24, 2025

Researchers develop heat-resistant design that helps next-generation tandem cells maintain high performance under prolonged heat.

Assoc Prof Kua Harn Wei and Abhimanyu Goel IET

Built Environment team recognised for impactful engineering collaboration

November 24, 2025

Assoc Prof Kua Harn Wei and Senior Research Associate Abhimanyu Goel, from DBE, alongside collaborators from Chiang Mai University and Siam Cement, were recognised for their joint efforts by IET.

Turning kombucha waste into sustainable electronics

November 20, 2025

Biodegradable films developed from kombucha brewing waste offer a renewable and low-cost material for electronic devices.

Prof Ho Ghim Wei receives 2025 Nano Energy Award for Energy Conversion

November 13, 2025

Inaugural award recognises contributions to advancing sustainable energy technologies through nanoscale materials and device innovation.

CDE faculty named among World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds

November 12, 2025

Annual listing from analytics firm Clarivate names 22 CDE faculty among those who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research.

Prof Yang Hyunsoo elected Fellow of American Physical Society

November 5, 2025

Fellowship recognises Prof Yang’s groundbreaking research in spintronics and his leadership in advancing physics and engineering.

Asst Prof Mike Shou honoured for AI-powered video innovation

October 31, 2025

Inaugural Provost’s Innovation Chair Professor Award and the Innovation Venture Creation Award recognise his groundbreaking research and real-world impact in multimodal video AI.

Shaping Tomorrow: CDE at World Engineers Summit 2025

October 27, 2025

CDE faculty shared research, innovations, and educational approaches, highlighting how engineering drives sustainability and shapes the cities of tomorrow.

Prof Rajasekhar Balasubramanian elected Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences

October 23, 2025

Fellowship recognises Prof Balasubramanian’s contributions to atmospheric chemistry, including his pioneering work on aerosol measurement techniques.