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A*STAR, EDB, JTC And Ecosystem Partners To Explore Testbed Facility For Accelerating Industry Adoption Of Emerging Carbon Capture And Utilisation Technologies

November 27, 2021

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and JTC will be working with ecosystem partners to study the development of a Carbon Capture…

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Singapore Scientists Dissect RNA Structures Of SARS-COV-2 And Discover Important Host Factor For Infection

September 3, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 genome folds into complex structures inside host cells. A team of researchers from Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Bioinformatics Institute (BII),…

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Scientific Research Shows Customised Innovations Can Reduce The Risk Of COVID-19 Transmission

February 28, 2021

The R&D ecosystem in Singapore has been studying various measures that can help support the safe reopening of the economy as we open up in phases. On top of current…

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Technology

Creating A Factory “Smart” Enough to Operate in the Dark

December 1, 2020

Meet Singapore’s Tech Transformers, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that have adopted innovation, embraced new technologies and digitalisation to meet the challenges of a disrupted business environment. Behind their transformation…

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Food Innovation For The Future – Collaborating For Sustainable Living

September 2, 2020

Artificial intelligence for crops, super-charged nutrient absorption, and lab-grown alternative proteins. What do these industry buzzwords mean for Singapore’s future of food? And has the current pandemic changed anything? We…

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Explainer: Testing The Efficacy Of Protective Face Masks

August 28, 2020

THE BACTERIAL FILTRATION EFFICIENCY (BFE) TEST This test indicates how well a mask filters droplets containing biological agents such as bacteria or viruses. With SARS-CoV-2 thought to be…

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Science

Strengthening Food Security With R&D

August 16, 2020

The current Covid-19 situation has brought the issue of food security into sharper focus. Here’s how A*STAR and the Singapore Food Agency are driving R&D efforts to strengthen the country’s…

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Science

NTU And A*STAR Scientists Develop New Way To Deliver More Drugs Through The Skin

August 6, 2020

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have showed that applying “temporal pressure” to the skin of mice can create a new way…

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Public-Private Collaboration Leads To Finger-prick Antibody Test Kit For COVID-19 That Delivers Results In 15 Minutes

July 29, 2020

A test kit that can accurately identify SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in 15 minutes and employs a lateral flow format, similar to those used in home pregnancy tests, has been co-developed between…

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A Collaboration To Boost Nationwide Mask Production

July 25, 2020

As Singapore presses on in its fight against COVID-19, the use of face masks have become an integral part of daily lives to complement social distancing and personal hygiene practices.…

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