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2017

Robot to wash and paint high-rise buildings

An innovative robotic system that can clean building exteriors using water jets or give new coats of paint is now ready to serve customers in Singapore.

Ultrafast camera for self-driving vehicles and drones

Scientists have developed an ultrafast high-contrast camera that could help self-driving cars and drones see better in extreme road conditions and in bad weather.

Singapore develops drone air traffic control system

With Singapore's limited airspace and dense population, the need for an aerial traffic management system to allow drones to fly safely has become more urgent.

2016

Drone 3D printed with embedded electronics

Can embedded electronics be combined with 3D printing in a high temperature environment to produce a super heat-resistant drone?

Stretchy supercapacitors power wearable electronics

A future of soft robots that wash your dishes or smart T-shirts that power your cell phone may depend on the development of stretchy power sources.

New technology could save millions in energy costs

A new technology could help companies and factories cut their energy bills by as much as 10 per cent.

2015

Smart chip tells you how healthy your battery is

Researchers have developed a smart chip which can tell you how healthy is your battery and if it is safe for use.

Aluminum could give boost to capacity, power of lithium-ion batteries

Researchers have created an electrode made of nanoparticles with a solid shell, and a "yolk" inside that can change size again and again without affecting the shell.

BMW Group and NTU embark on S$1.3 million electromobility research

BMW Group and Nanyang Technological University have launched a new electromobility research programme, involving the all-electric BMW i3 and plug-in hybrid sports car BMW i8 that runs on electricity and petrol.

Supercapacitors with batteries or fuel cells: result happiness

IDTechEx interviews in Japan have established that supercapacitors across lithium-ion batteries in cars can increase range by 10% by permitting deep discharge, provided suitable batteries are used that can tolerate such a regime.

Dyesol

Dyesol was established in 2004 to commercialise a third generation photovoltaic nanotechnology called Dye Solar Cells (DSC) or Dye Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSC). The company is now working on perovskite PV cells--one of the emerging PV technologies with rapid efficiency growth.

Bra helps to detect breast cancer

The iTBra contains wearable, comfortable intelligent breast patches which detect tiny circadian temperature changes within breast cells.

Using the Internet of things to reduce traffic congestion

Researchers have created a new system that uses GPS-style turn-by-turn directions to route drivers around congested roadways.

Singapore's first 3D-printed concept car

Students have built Singapore's first urban solar electric car with an innovative 3D-printed body shell that has 150 parts

Smart window that tints and powers itself

Scientists have developed a smart window which can darken or brighten without the need for an external power source.

2014

Innovative process to print flexible electronic circuits

Nanyang Technological University has successfully printed complex electronic circuits using a common t-shirt printer.

Ultra-fast charging batteries that last 20 years

Scientists have developed ultra-fast charging batteries that can be recharged up to 70 per cent in only two minutes.

IDTechEx: the surreal world of $500 billion electric motors for EVs

Analysts IDTechEx finds over $500 billion will be spent on electric traction motors for electric vehicles between 2014 and 2025.

Award winning 2-in-1 motor for electric cars

cientists from Nanyang Technological University and German Aerospace Centre have invented a 2-in-1 electric motor which increases the range of electric vehicles.

Flexible supercapacitor could be woven into clothes to power devices

Scientists have taken a large step toward making a fiber-like energy storage device that can be woven into clothing and power wearable medical monitors, communications equipment or other small electronics.