Diversifying the PhD student pool, and attracting talented students, is interesting. Giving outreach talks can feel like marketing, but including some research content and mentoring makes it better…

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Notes from conversations among early career researchers

Nothing is more patronizing and invalidating than being constantly reminded that you are young. Or “too young”. You want to go for promotion? It is “too early”. You want to get respected by student…

We spent 5 years developing a process to control the microstructure in composites and demonstrating how microstructural control can tailor and increase properties. We put a lot of efforts in the pr…

I just added a 20 minutes introduction to my lecture on advanced manufacturing of plastics: a short historical perspective. The motivations for doing so were: To make the topic more interesting, es…

It is fun to combine scientific and technical lectures and tutorial with lab and cultural visits, especially when it is on the topic of biomimicry and bioinspiration. This year, for our biomimicry …

FWCI stands for Field-Weighted Citation Impact. It is a “new” metric for measuring one’s research impact. The highest your FWCI, the more impact you have. Typically it is the total number of citati…

Including AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning) in the research method for developing materials can offer opportunities for faster optimization and achieving better properties, getting …

Olifanten gebruiken een slim systeem om koel te blijven. Hun huid inspireerde onderzoekers uit Singapore om tegels te maken die gebouwen fris houden.

Martuwarra River of Life has been the first author of several papers because of its direct contribution to knowledge regarding water and water law. This highlights Martuwarra River of Life’s import…

A popular online game simulates life as an academic — and throws the challenges of being an early-career researcher into sharp relief.

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There is the one who is always on their phone, or smartwatch. There is the one fidgeting, who cannot stay sitting too long. There is the one who talks only about kids and family. There is the one w…

This book draws on the author’s experiences during her 5-year journey towards tenure at a top-tier university in Singapore to offer an internationally relevant, STEM-oriented perspective with reflecti...

This is the second part of an eight-part essay on business strategy and the platform economics of the university, ‘So, You Run a University?’. This part lays out three visions of the university: a rom...

New research programmes driving national strategic priorities and creating economic value will be launched. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mycelium-bound composites (MBCs) are bio-based materials manufactured by growing fungal mycelium within organic substrates, serving as biodegradable a…

Climate change is a global issue, and the development of urbanized areas further exacerbates its impacts through the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect du…

Previously, we have been using our 𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑝 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 method to fabricate ceramic-ceramic or ceramic-polymer composites with complex microstructures. 🐚 🏁 Now, we applied the approach...

Scientific Reports - Tailoring the compressive properties of 3D printed composites using bioinspired micro/macrostructure designs

In the review paper, design rationale and approaches for bioinspired sensors and actuators in robotics applications are presented. These bioinspired microstructure strategies implemented in both can ...

This study investigates the surface properties of the mycelium of Ganoderma lucidum and Pleurotus ostreatus on textured elephant skin-inspired mycelium tiles grown by these two fungal species respect....

Writing literature reviews is a common component of university curricula, yet it often poses challenges for students. Since generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools have been made publicly acc...

The environmental and climate crisis calls for the sustainable solutions. As a potential approach, this paper reviews the latest developments in the f…

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As record-breaking temperatures strain daily life in Singapore and across the globe, the city-state is exploring innovations in design and technology to build long-term heat resilience at an individua...

How is it possible to survive as a woman senior leader in the gendered managerial academy? In this autoethnographical article, I illustrate the lived reality, insecurity, and struggle of academic lea...

Nanoporous graphene foams fabricated via template-based chemical vapor deposition (CVD) exhibit excellent tensile properties, including self-stiffenin…

Researchers in a variety of industries — from fashion to construction and from oyster reefs to adhesives — are developing the next generation of sustainable

Mycelium-bound composites grown from fungi onto solid lignocellulosic substrates show limited mechanical strength and durability for practical applications. Here, the authors report the growing of myc...

Nacre's unique brick-and-mortar microstructure, composed of aragonite platelets bonded by biopolymers, serves as a source of inspiration for designing composites with combined strength and toughness....