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The four horsemen of the COVID-19 pandemic
It is clear that we must prioritize identifying and alleviating the conditions that made the Covid-19 pandemic possible. Even as it rages, scientists are already asking if it is more than just a virus, but rather a symptom emerging from something much deeper.
SUTD develops missing link to circular economy while tackling global waste
Researchers from SUTD have developed a process that allows for the production and degradation of almost any object within a circular economy using additive manufacturing and urban waste, the largest by-product of civilization.
The paradox of dormancy: Why sleep when you can eat?
Why do predators sometimes lay dormant eggs — eggs which are hardy, but take a long time to hatch, and are expensive to produce?
SUTD develops revolutionary reversible 4D printing with research collaborators
Researchers from SUTD worked with NTU to revolutionise 4D printing by making a 3D fabricated material change its shape and back again repeatedly without electrical components.
SUTD and collaborators developed novel methodology to predict spinal fractures in patients
The research introduced a semi-automatic computational clinical tool that aims to extract structural information, such as failure load, from radiological scans of patients using functional spinal units.
SUTD scientists developed a sorting technology that isolates cells with high purity and viability
SUTD research team led by Assoc Prof Dr Ye Ai, in collaboration with Assistant Prof Chrishan Ramachandra from National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS), developed a sheathless acoustic fluorescence activated cell sorting (aFACS) system for single-cell level fluorescence detection and isolation.
Print me an organ – Why are we not there yet?
SUTD leads in-depth review on the impending reality of 3D printed organs and analyses recent accomplishments, limitations and opportunities for future research.
SUTD researchers discover fluorescence-activated sorting at single-droplet level using focused sound waves
SUTD researchers developed a new microfluidic fluorescence-activated droplet sorting system that can isolate single-cell droplets with high accuracy and high yield using a detachable surface acoustic wave transducer.
Illuminating the Path for Super-resolution Imaging with Improved Rhodamine Dyes
DUT and SUTD researchers developed a new strategy that enhances the brightness and clarity of sub-cellular structures when dyed with novel rhodamine fluorophores, laying the ground for the advancement of super-resolution microscopes.
Researchers from DUT and SUTD developed a new class of quaternary piperazine-substituted rhodamines with outstanding quantum yields (Φ = 0.93) and superior brightness (ε × Φ = 8.1 × 104 L·mol–1·cm–1), for imaging cell membranes and lysosomes in biological cells with super-resolution microscopy.
Recent years have witnessed a rapid evolution of advanced fluorescence imaging techniques, such as single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) that allows for unprecedented resolution beyond the Abbe diffraction limit of the optical microscope.
You can find more details at https://www.sutd.edu.sg/Research/Research-News/2019/12/Illuminating-the-path-for-super-resolution-imaging
Illuminating the path for super-resolution imaging with improved rhodamine dyes
Researchers from SUTD and DUT have developed a novel strategy for chemists to achieve brighter fluorescence and clearer resolution with the use of a new class of rhodamines.
