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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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