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NTU Singapore team develops portable device that creates 3D images of skin in 10 minutes

“A team from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a portable device that produces high-resolution 3D images of human skin within 10 minutes. The team said the portable skin mapping (imaging) device could be used to assess the …

NTU Singapore scientists use fruit peel to turn old batteries into new

“Scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a novel method of using fruit peel waste to extract and reuse precious metals from spent lithium-ion batteries in order to create new batteries. The team demonstrated their concept …

Scaled-up perovskite solar cells developed by NTU Singapore scientists achieve highest recorded power conversion

“A team of researchers at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has created a perovskite solar mini module that has recorded the highest power conversion efficiency of any perovskite-based device larger than 10 cm2. Perovskites are new materials that …

NTU Singapore and Dutch scientists show how perovskite solar cells can capture more electricity

“Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) in a collaboration with the University of Groningen (UG) in the Netherlands, have developed a method to analyse which pairs of materials in next-generation perovskite solar cells will harvest the most energy …

NTU Singapore researchers develop quantum communication chip 1,000 times smaller than current setups

“Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a quantum communication chip that is 1,000 times smaller than current quantum setups, but offers the same superior security quantum technology is known for. Most leading security standards used …

NTU scientists develop optical ruler that can measure down to the nanoscale

“Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new way to measure distances at the nanoscale – one nanometre being one billionth of a metre – using light. Devices that use light to see objects, such as microscopes, have …

Tune in to future polarity quantum devices

“A thorough study published on NanoLetters and led by the ICN2 Advanced Electron Nanoscopy group provides new insights on the growth mechanisms and conditions that determine the polarity of semiconductor nanostructures. Fine control of polarity can result in the design …

NTU Singapore develops technology that can 3D-print a bathroom unit within a day

“Innovation developed in partnership with Sembcorp Design and Construction, and Sembcorp Architects & Engineers Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed the capability to 3D print an unfurnished bathroom in less than a day. After printing, the bathroom …

NTU, MIT and Russian scientists develop AI to predict and engineer material properties

“Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), in collaboration with researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States and the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Russia, have developed a machine learning approach that …

NTU Singapore scientists develop smart technology for synchronised 3D printing of concrete

“Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a technology where two robots can work in unison to 3D-print a concrete structure. This method of concurrent 3D-printing, known as swarm printing, paves the way for a team of …