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SUTD 3D printing competition to make creative yam dishes
78 students from 16 junior colleges and polytechnics, as well as the At-Sunrice Global Chef Academy, participated in the 3D food printing event organised by the Singapore University of Technology and Design and Armstrong Industrial.
Congratulation to Dr Calais for being awarded 2021 MTC IRG & YIRG Grant!
Congratulation to Research Fellow, Dr Theo Victor Calais has been awarded the 2021 MTC IRG & YIRG Grant! The project titled “Freeform Liquid 4D-Printing” will start on 1 April 2022.
Freeform Liquid 4D Printing
4D-printing refers to the 3D-printing of structures that can change shape when exposed to an
Up-to-the-minute prototyping
This was the year 3D printing proliferated in almost every sector of the economy.
Morning News: Simple method to upcycle okara using 3D printing
Morning News reported that researchers from SUTD have developed a method to perform direct ink writing 3D printing of okara, a soybean byproduct, without using food thickeners. This research was led by Associate Prof Michinao Hashimoto and included a quote from PhD student Lee Cheng Pau.
Original link: https://morns.ca/2021/12/16/simple-method-to-upcycle-okara-using-3d-printing/
Purmundus Challenge 2021: Bespoke 3D Printed Soft Robots
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Pablo Valdivia y Alvarado and team for winning the Innovation Prize at the Purmundus Challenge 2021 for their 3D printed soft robot! See here: https://purmundus-challenge.com/en/index.php
Their batoid-inspired
New standards rolled out to spur start-ups, SMEs to use 3D printing
New standards have been rolled out to drive more companies, especially start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to use 3D …
MicroTas 2021: Terry Ching won the runner-up for the Springer Nature Best Oral Award
Congratulation to PhD student Terry Ching Tsz Him (pictured right) won the runner-up for the Springer Nature Best Oral award at MicroTAS 2021. Held from 10-14 Oct 2021, the event saw presentations by researchers around the world.
Out of the
ScienMag: Precise acousto-electric sorting of submicron cell-secreted extracellular vesicles
ScienMag published a research article on a novel hybrid acoustophoresis and dielectrophoresis technology for an effective sorting and separation of submicron bioparticles and extracellular vesicles. This research was led by EPD Associate Prof Ye Ai. Original Link: https://scienmag.com/precise-acousto-electric-sorting-of-submicron-cell-secreted-extracellular-vesicles/
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano and submicron sized bioparticles produced by
Construction+: Carlos Bañón, Assistant Professor at SUTD, Director and Co-founder of AirLab Singapore
Construction+ Asia did a brief spotlight on ASD Assistant Prof Carlos Bañón. Original Link: https://www.constructionplusasia.com/my/carlos-banon-assistant-professor-at-sutd-director-and-co-founder-of-airlab-singapore/
Carlos Bañón is the man behind the award-winning AirMesh Pavilion, which has also been awarded the Singapore President*s Design Award 2020. The hybrid 3D printing technology behind it is a game changer, according to
Chemical & Engineering News: Can seawater give us the lithium to meet our battery needs?
C&E News published an article examining if seawater can provide the lithium to meet the world’s battery needs. The article briefly mentioned Associate Prof Yang Hui Ying’s research on an electrochemical cell that operates similarly to a redox flow battery. Original Link: https://cen.acs.org/materials/inorganic-chemistry/Can-seawater-give-us-lithium-to-meet-our-battery-needs/99/i36
Lithium might seem wimpy, with its ultralow density and tiny mass. But element
