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From bench to market

From partnering its homegrown unicorn to working with industry giants, NTU is creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship.

Discoveries

NTU and PureFize Technologies create a compact, eco-friendly UV disinfection chip

The innovation has been incorporated into a portable product that keeps food fresh.

Published on 25 Apr 2025

Natural Sciences

Butterflies benefit from roadside greenery in cities, finds Singapore study

Reducing the cutting of plants in road verges and having a greater variety of flowering plants in them improves butterfly numbers and diversity.

Published on 17 Apr 2025

Photo of four colour-changing perovskites created by NTU scientists

Engineering & Technology

Designing colour-changing semiconductor materials

NTU scientists create new semiconductor materials that change colour when heated and cooled.

Published on 22 Nov 2024

Natural Sciences

Uncovering the secrets of a devastating earthquake

Scientists discover unexpected reasons behind the deadly Noto earthquake in Japan.

Published on 19 Nov 2024

Research news releases

More news releases

Longest early human migration was from Asia, finds NTU-led study published in Science

Published on 16 May 2025

Improving health outcomes through behavioural nudges

Published on 03 Apr 2025

A ‘fungi tile’ with an elephant skin texture to cool buildings

Published on 02 Apr 2025

Singapore launches S$130 million initiative in RNA research

Published on 24 Mar 2025

In the news

BBC Future

How beer sludge is being turned into vegan milk and leather

A Singapore team found a way to break down leftover grains from beer brewing and extract much more nutrients from them than before.

Brain immune cells (green) clustering around a build-up of toxic beta amyloid (red) (LKCMedicine, NTU Singapore research)

The Australian

Breakthrough research into brain ‘switch’ builds hope for new Alzheimer’s treatment

Researchers have found a “switch” in immune cells in the brain that could be targeted as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.

Research features

Lighting the way to quantum computing

Light-based technological breakthroughs from NTU are illuminating the future of powerful computers.

Published on 19 Dec 2024

Engineering & Technology

Beating air pollution and bacteria with nanoparticles

Prof Lam Yeng Ming and Prof Liu Zheng use silk proteins and tiny particles to make air filters.

Published on 10 Dec 2024

Social Sciences

Taking robots at face value

Assoc Prof Xu Hong's research seeks to understand humans’ emotional and facial responses to robots.

Published on 03 Dec 2024

Engineering & Technology

Fortified from land to sea: underground engineering and coastal protection drive sustainable growth

NTU researchers are strengthening critical infrastructure both below ground and by the sea with advanced technologies and innovative materials.

Published on 02 Dec 2024

Researcher spotlight

Building intelligent infrastructure: Assoc Prof Peer Sathikh

Assoc Prof Peer Sathikh is improving how people interact with different things through design.

Published on 10 Dec 2024

Arts & Humanities | Natural Sciences | Social Sciences

Confronting climate change

Innovative approaches are needed to tackle the climate problem before it is too late, says Earth Observatory of Singapore director Prof Benjamin Horton.

Published on 09 Dec 2024

Business

Building intelligent infrastructure: Prof Goh Kim Huat

Prof Goh Kim Huat is monitoring the health of cities to aid urban planning.

Published on 21 Nov 2024

Engineering & Technology

Building intelligent infrastructure: Prof Yeong Wai Yee

Chair of NTU's School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Prof Yeong Wai Yee steers the development of engineering innovations that transform cities of the future.

Published on 20 Nov 2024