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Smart Chip Warns You If Your Battery Is About To Catch Fire

A smart chip using electrochemical thermodynamics measurements could help extend the lives of batteries and warn of potential malfunctions.

Neo Mei Lin & Ling Xing Yi Awarded 2015 L’Oréal Singapore National Fellowships

Drs. Neo Mei Lin and Ling Xing Yi have been recognized for their contributions to marine biodiversity and materials science respectively.

IBN Executive Director Jackie Ying Elected AAAS Fellow

Professor Jackie Y. Ying, executive director of A*STAR's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Research To Drive Singapore’s Transport Future

The Land Transport Authority of Singapore will work with three local universities to conduct research into improving the country's transport system.

A Champion For Conservation

Professor Chou Loke Ming has been a tireless crusader for protecting Singapore's coral reefs and hopes that our waters will one day be clear again.

A Series Of Rare Events

Although Professor Louis Chen initially wanted to do physics because there was no Nobel Prize for mathematics, he eventually returned to his first love and developed the groundbreaking Chen-Stein method.

Dengue And The Silent Majority

Three quarters of the people infected with dengue don't show any symptoms—and yet they are more likely to spread the disease than those who do.

Activating Autophagy To Treat Metabolic Disease

Patients with glucose-6-phosphate deficiency (G6PD) could finally have a way to avoid fatty liver, enhancing their chances of living beyond early adulthood.

Singapore Launches Center For Sustainable Tropical Buildings

Researchers at the Center for Integrated Building Energy and Sustainability in the Tropics (CiBEST) will develop projects to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in the tropics.