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Decoding cellular chatter: Acoerela’s novel approach to decipher how cells talk to one another
With its pioneering fluorescent technology, Acoerela is not just revolutionising exosome research, it’s lighting the path for future breakthroughs in diagnostics and the understanding of diseases. If cells could talk, ...
Read full article Refining our world, atom by atom
Imagine a world where we can design and assemble materials from the ground up, atom by atom, much like how a house is built brick by brick. In such a ...
Read full article Giving bacteria an electrifying boost for chemical production
NUS I-FIM researchers have amplified a bacteria’s capacity to harness electricity by introducing a novel helper molecule, COE-NDI, improving its ability to catalyse chemical transformations. Researchers from the Institute for ...
Read full article Lighting a path for next-generation optical devices
Researchers from NUS I-FIM harness light to probe the magnetisation of chromium trihalides, uncovering the previously unknown mechanism of exciton-magnetisation coupling. In the lexicon of particle physics, elemental particles such ...
Read full article Tackling a silent threat with smart nanotech
Oxidation, in its many forms, can be a double-edged sword; a boon or a bane to humanity. Think of the comforting warmth derived from burning wood or the propulsion in ...
Read full article Biology-inspired physics: smart membranes for sustainable applications
The environment around us is in a constant state of flux, influenced by myriad interwoven systems that adapt and recalibrate in response to diverse stimuli. This ever-changing landscape mirrors the ...
Read full article Building the perfect home for electric bacteria
By tweaking the surface properties of graphene, NUS I-FIM researchers engineered a bio-anode optimised for hosting electricity-generating bacteria, offering a fresh perspective on sustainable energy amid rising global demands. In ...
Read full article Tailor-made 2D materials became closer with the new machine learning algorithm developed at NUS
A team at NUS Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials, together with international collaborators, developed a machine learning approach for fast and data-efficient prediction of properties of defects in 2D materials ...
Read full article A deep dive into the world of organelles to unearth their biomedical potential
NUS I-FIM researchers assemble the first review that sheds light on the material-assisted engineering of isolated organelles for biomedical applications. The world of cellular biology is vast and complex—each cellular ...
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