RESEARCH NEWS

Charting a path to control microplastic pollution

September 30, 2025

Symposium brings together leading researchers to advance knowledge, share tools, and spark collaborations on a growing environmental challenge.

Balancing clean energy transitions with river ecosystem protection

September 26, 2025

A new model shows how substituting high-impact hydropower projects with solar, wind and storage can preserve vital sediment flows while keeping energy systems affordable.

Building cities that live well

September 12, 2025

Third NUS Cities Symposium explores health, resilience and the science of urban life.

The multiplier effect of combining green roofs and solar panels

September 11, 2025

Study shows how co-locating systems boosts solar energy output, supports plant growth, and reduces indoor temperatures.

Bioengineered lymph nodes offer window into human immunity

September 9, 2025

Hydrogel-based approach keeps human lymph node tissue alive, enabling more accurate studies of immune responses to cancer and vaccine development.

CDE projects join weather and climate research alliance

September 6, 2025

Researchers to develop AI-driven forecasting tools and actionable tropical weather models under new national Weather Science Research Programme.

Graphene sets new electronic benchmark with dual breakthroughs

August 27, 2025

NUS and collaborators achieve record graphene mobility using twist-angle and proximity screening, surpassing GaAs benchmarks.

CDE Faculty awarded 10th NRF Investigatorship

August 27, 2025

Three CDE faculty members have now been formally awarded the 10th NRF Investigatorship for their high-impact, high-risk research.

AI model maps building emissions to support fairer climate policies

August 18, 2025

Open-source approach uses publicly available data and machine learning to identify carbon hotspots and guide targeted urban decarbonisation.

Seatrium Public Lecture explores offshore wind as the future of energy

August 16, 2025

The Lecture gave insights into offshore wind technology and Singapore’s role in the clean energy transition.

New co-assembly strategy unlocks robust circularly polarised luminescence across the colour spectrum

August 13, 2025

A new method by NUS researchers to produce hierarchical chiral materials with exceptional optical and mechanical properties offers new applications in quantum optics, photonic devices and data encryption.

Crumpled graphene membranes set benchmark for hydrogen purification and carbon capture

July 29, 2025

Membrane technology developed by researchers at CDE overcomes long-standing trade-off in gas separation, offering improved performance in hydrogen purification and carbon capture.