Sep 10, 2025

Acting Head of State Meets Sir Konstantin Novoselov, President of the Academy of Engineering Sciences, Singapore

Phnom Penh — Acting Head of State Hun Sen yesterday received Sir Konstantin Novoselov, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2010) and President of the Academy of Engineering Sciences, Singapore (AESS), during an official courtesy call at the Senate Palace.

Aug 27, 2025

Supercomputer simulations reveal novel approaches to enhancing atmospheric water harvesting

A recent study, led by the labs of Professor Rakesh Joshi (University of New South Wales), Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov (National University of Singapore), and Professor Amir Karton (University of New England), uncovered how the interaction between calcium ions and the oxygen-containing functional groups on graphene oxide (GO) creates a synergistic effect, enhancing water uptake by over threefold compared to the materials used alone. These findings not only deepen our understand

Jul 24, 2025

Powering the scientific revolution with AI: World’s leading minds gather for inaugural AI4X 2025 conference at NUS

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is speeding up scientific progress in diverse disciplines, from discovering new materials, to applying generative AI to detect dementia early, to improving climate modelling approaches by employing a combination of physical, hybrid AI and fully-data driven models.

Jul 11, 2025

Graphene 2025: ICN2 Demonstrates Leadership in 2D Materials Research and Innovation

The institute played a central role in Graphene 2025, the main European conference on graphene and two-dimensional materials. ICN2's involvement in both the scientific programme and the organisation of the event reflects its strategic focus on this field.

Jul 05, 2025

Brain cells on silicon chips: The rise of ‘biological computers’

These machines could chart new paths in computing, with applications that include personalised medicine

Jul 01, 2025

Talk on Graphene in Medicine at the Graphene2025 Conference

The 15th edition of Graphene Conference series (Graphene2025), the largest European event on Graphene and 2D Materials, took place in San Sebastian, Spain between June 25-28, 2025. This cutting-edge International Conference brought together world leaders, prominent researchers, and industry visionaries to explore and unlock the boundless potential of graphene and 2D Materials.

Jun 23, 2025

Light as a feather nanomaterial extracts drinking water from air

An international scientific collaboration has developed a novel nanomaterial to efficiently harvest clean drinking water from water vapour in the air.

Jun 16, 2025

Slew of AI tools for Singapore’s public healthcare in the works

SINGAPORE – A chatbot that breaks down the jargon in medical reports and an app that assesses one’s health by analysing a photo of one’s tongue are among a slew of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that the public sector is developing here.

May 25, 2025

Innovation as an Artistic Technique

WAJAS is a WSAS program recognizing exceptional high school students from across the state for outstanding original scientific research and offering opportunities to connect with the research community in Washington and beyond. Fellows were publicly honored alongside Washington's top researchers at the WSAS 20th Anniversary Celebration on October 7.