RESEARCH NEWS

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.

Catalyst cuts energy use in COâ‚‚-to-ethylene conversion

July 28, 2025

Breakthrough by CDE researchers could cut carbon footprint of one of the world’s most widely used industrial chemicals.

DayOne signs ‘Anchor Partner’ agreement with STDCT

July 28, 2025

Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed hosted at CDE sign agreement with Singapore data centre to advance sustainable digital infrastructure.

AI-powered training tool helps seniors monitor cognitive health

July 16, 2025

Developed by researchers at CDE, the CURATE.DTx platform uses personalised AI to support healthy ageing through engaging, adaptive gameplay

When stem cells feel the squeeze, they start building bone

July 4, 2025

Research finds that physical forces alone, without chemical cues, can set stem cells on the path to becoming bone cells, opening up new possibilities for regenerative therapies.

SHINE signs research collaboration with NSTIC (GaN)

July 3, 2025

Research collaboration with new National Semiconductor Translation and Innovation Centre for Gallium Nitride aims to grow Singapore’s leadership in next-gen semiconductor technologies.

Self-powered sensor offers fast, sustainable water monitoring

July 3, 2025

Inspired by human skin, the ReSURF sensor detects pollutants in milliseconds without the need for an external power source.