Early bilingualism may protect theory of mind abilities against normal age-related declines. The research team found that early bilingualism was associated with higher gray matter volume, greater cortical thickness, and larger surface area in brain regions involved in mental state inferences and language processes.
Researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design have discovered how to produce sustainable colors using beetles that live in the dark. By understanding how these beetles' exoskeletons reflect light, scientists can create environmentally friendly materials for various industries. This breakthrough has significant implicatio...
A study found that younger children trust an inaccurate human informant more than an inaccurate robot informant, while older kids distrust both. Children's selective trust strategies evolve as they get older.
Researchers developed a novel cancer sensor using viral enhancement and nanomaterials, achieving ultra-high sensitivity in detecting breast cancer cells. The new P-DBS technology outperformed existing electrical-based sensors in terms of sensitivity and signal contrast.
Researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design propose a new unifying framework to identify low-risk materials for further development. The team screened 3,000 entries in the materials database to find 25 candidate materials that exhibit high performance and are sustainable at the material level.
Researchers developed a technique to achieve uniform shrinkage of 3D-printed structures, enabling finely detailed structures with advanced light manipulation capabilities. The method has applications in anti-counterfeiting, high-performance devices, and materials with precise structuring.
A novel electrical impedance-based microfluidic platform provides rapid and accurate antimicrobial susceptibility testing within an hour, eliminating the need for long-term bacterial culture. The platform reduces human error and increases reliability, making it a promising tool in combating antimicrobial resistance.
Researchers used Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and machine learning to predict adsorption capacity of pharmaceuticals and personal care products on long-term aged microplastics. The study successfully captured the complexity of the system with up to 98% accuracy, providing new insights into the interactions between microplast...
Researchers from SUTD successfully applied reinforcement learning to a video game problem, creating complex movement designs that outperformed top human players. The study's findings have the potential to impact robotics and automation, ushering in a new era of movement design.
Researchers develop energy-efficient chitinous films that can generate mechanical movement and produce electricity without external power. The films exhibit adaptability and molecular changes in response to environmental changes, enabling applications in engineering and biomedical fields.
Children with greater language diversity are more sensitive to contextual factors when assessing an informant's reliability. This study found that bilingual children selectively trust informants who have provided accurate cues in the past, but not those who provide inaccurate cues. Bilingualism may enhance social-cognitive development ...
A team of researchers from SUTD and A*STAR has developed a quick and energy-efficient technique to produce 2D mica nanosheets, which have shown an 87% higher CO2 adsorption capacity than bulk mica. The nanosheets' high specific surface area and porosity enable effective carbon capture.
SUTD researchers created a CMOS-compatible, slow-light-based transmission grating device for high-speed data dispersion compensation. The devices achieved minimal loss and improved error correction performance, paving the way for on-chip integration in transceivers.
Researchers developed AEGIS, the first technique to detect backdoor attacks in robust machine learning models. It improves the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence by analyzing robust models and detecting mixed input distributions for poisoned classes.
A team of SUTD researchers discovered a novel intrinsic nonlinear planar Hall effect, proposing a mechanism to characterize novel materials and their complex behaviors. This effect could lead to new designs in nonlinear rectifiers or terahertz detectors for long-range communications.
Researchers developed a fully knitted, circuit-embedded knee wearable for wireless sensing of joint motion in real-time. The wearable overcomes limitations of typical wearable sensors by using a single fabric with high stretchability and sensitivity.
Researchers developed a novel 3D printed nano optical security label with 33 possible combinations, utilizing higher dimensional structured light and incoherent white light illumination. This technology has the potential to revolutionize anti-counterfeiting methods and provide a powerful platform for advanced information security.
Scientists from SUTD design a novel thermal-based therapy nano-system that destroys over 20% of pancreatic cancer cells using microsecond electrical pulses, improving cancer cell targeting accuracy and bio-compatibility. The introduction of the M13 virus enhances electro-thermal therapy performance by assembling more on cancer cells.
A review paper on quantum transport could lead to innovative materials and devices for efficient energy management at the nanoscale. The paper provides a structured overview of theoretical understanding, models, methods, and properties of quantum systems.
Researchers at SUTD developed a new reconfigurable shift register-in-memory architecture using phase-change alloys, operating efficiently as both a memory component and programmable shift register. The device exhibits impressive performance in preliminary tests, promising applications in high-performance electronic systems.
A study using tree rings reveals a 400-year trend of increasing droughts and floods in the Kabul River Basin, with severe events becoming more frequent. The research suggests that climate change is intensifying hydrological cycles, leading to devastating consequences for natural resources management.
Researchers from Singapore University of Technology and Design developed a new reconfigurable workspace soft robotic gripper that can pick and place a wide range of consumer items. The RWS gripper's adaptive capabilities make it particularly useful in logistics and food industries where robotic automation is crucial.
Researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed a novel phase-change key for new hardware security. The device, known as the physical unclonable function (PUF), is scalable, energy-efficient, and secure against AI attacks compared to traditional silicon PUFs.
Researchers from Singapore University of Technology and Design show that restoring natural water availability to the Mekong's floodplains is possible through coordination among hydropower producers. By altering dam release decisions and production plans, key components of hydrological variability can be restored, leading to improved ec...
Researchers from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed a new Brain-Inspired Replay model that enables continual learning in edge computing systems without storing data. This approach achieves state-of-the-art accuracy and high energy efficiency, overcoming the stability-plasticity issue in traditional models.
SUTD researchers leverage nanosecond electroporation to deliver cancer-related molecules into living cells with excellent viability. The platform enables pores to remain open for up to 720 minutes, paving the way for efficient drug delivery and other applications.
Researchers used artificial intelligence to demonstrate the correlation between cytoskeleton organisation and nuclear position in eukaryotic cells. The study successfully predicted the presence and location of nuclei in over 8,000 cells with high accuracy, transforming the way scientists approach complex biological systems.
A Singapore-based research team has created a systematic engineering approach for optimizing the production of 3D printed food inks with alternative proteins. The method uses Response Surface Methodology to minimize time and resources, resulting in visually appealing, flavorful, and nutritionally adequate foods enhanced with sustainabl...
Researchers at SUTD design a multiferroic van der Waals heterostructure combining magnetic and ferroelectric 2D materials, offering voltage switchable magnetism. This material can be used for ultracompact memory devices with minimal energy consumption.
A SUTD study has uncovered the reservoir filling strategies and operating rules of China's big hydropower dams on the Lancang-Mekong river. The data shows that dam operations remained steady during a severe drought, indicating no need for emergency releases to mitigate its impact.
Researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design developed a new machine learning approach to model underwater robot dynamics, allowing for efficient swimming in complex environments. The approach, published in IEEE-RAL, uses deep neural networks to predict required flapping motions for a set of given propulsive force targets.
The electrochemistry designette is a pedagogical tool that enables instructors to visualize students' competence and misconceptions on electrochemical principles. Developed by SUTD researchers, the designette has proven highly effective in allowing instructors to spot misconceptions and provide prompt intervention.
A new microsize-gap multiple-shot electroporation (M2E) device has been developed by SUTD researchers, offering improved effectiveness and accessibility for cancer drug delivery. The device is low-cost, manufacturable, and can be reused, making it a potential solution for under-resourced regions.
Researchers from SUTD and A*STAR IMRE demonstrate the use of chalcogenide nanostructures to reversibly tune Mie resonances in the visible spectrum, paving the way for high resolution colour displays. The technology relies on phase change materials, including antimony trisulphide nanoparticles.
Kids consider track record of accuracy and degree of access to knowledge when judging a communicator's trustworthiness. Children who received accurate non-verbal cues in the familiarization phase followed them in the test phase 83% of the time.
A research team at SUTD has developed an ultra-scalable artificial synapse using 2D materials, enabling the commercialization of brain-inspired hardware. The device integrates functional and silent synapses into a single unit, reducing hardware costs and improving efficiency.
Researchers from SUTD developed a highly-customisable, 3D-printed peristaltic pump kit for microfluidics, which can be downloaded and assembled by users. The pump kit is powered by Arduino and offers precise control of flow rates, with an estimated cost of $50 per unit.
Researchers from SUTD developed a simple method to perform direct ink writing 3D printing of okara without using food thickeners. This innovation enables the creation of snacks with controlled texture and boosts food supply sustainability and waste reduction.
New 3D printed sinusoidal spacers successfully decrease membrane fouling by an additional 10% compared to conventional spacers. The design addresses the issue of local dead zones, which can promote membrane fouling.
A SUTD-led study develops brighter, more sensitive fluorophores by suppressing twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) and enhancing photon-induced electron transfer (PET). The research provides design guidelines for dye chemists to rationally tune TICT, PET, and other mechanisms for a wide range of applications.
A team of researchers from SUTD and A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute developed a combined electric current 2D material sensor to detect breast cancer cells. The ultra-sensitive sensor can identify electrical signals from a record low number of cancer cells, offering new possibilities in the field of biosensing.
Researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design found that adding carbon emission labels can influence online shoppers to choose more sustainable shipping options. The study showed that slow shipping options result in lower emissions but longer delivery times, with an 81% reduction in emissions possible.
Assistant Professor Kang Hao Cheong and his team discovered that chaotic switching for quantum coin Parrondo's games has similar underlying ideas to encryption. They found that using pre-generated chaotic sequences enhances the work, making it easier to invert the encrypted message to obtain the original state.
A novel hybrid acoustophoresis and dielectrophoresis technology has been developed for precise sorting of submicron bioparticles, including extracellular vesicles. The technology uses simultaneous acoustic and electric force fields to separate EVs with high purity and efficiency.
Researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have designed an ultralow power artificial synapse for next-generation AI systems. The team's innovation uses a nanoscale deposit-only-metal-electrode fabrication process, achieving an all-time-low energy consumption of 1.8 pJ per pair-pulse-based synaptic event.
SUTD researchers develop sensor that assigns dirt score to areas based on visual and tactile analysis, allowing for more efficient exploration of complex spaces. The sensor is integrated with a smart algorithm that directs the robot to focus on areas with high dirt probability.
Researchers from SUTD discover a family of 2D semiconductors with Ohmic contacts, reducing electrical resistance and generating less waste heat. This breakthrough could pave the way for high-performance and energy-efficient electronics, potentially replacing silicon-based technology.
SUTD researchers developed a liquid metal antenna that can conform to soft biological tissues, addressing the mechanical mismatch at the tissue-device interface. The antenna demonstrated high wireless powering efficiency and stability under extreme deformations, making it suitable for implantable devices in hard-to-reach lesions.
SUTD researchers created a novel modeling technique to reduce risk of permanent device damage in resistive memory devices. The new toolkit can predict current accurately, improving prediction accuracy by around ten times.
Researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design developed a novel approach to tailoring soft robots' mechanical properties. By integrating design optimisation and fabrication, they created customised robots that outperformed traditionally casted counterparts in swimming performance.