Technology offers - Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

A colour microprint containing one or more holograms

Conventional optical security devices provide authentication by manipulating a specific property of light to produce a distinctive optical signature. This technology solves the limitation of simultaneously controlling the phase and amplitude of light in conventional optical security devices.

TRL: 5

Defense/Security, Future of Innovation

Defective ultralong carbon nanotubes for water desalination and purification

This technology consists of a membrane comprising carbon nanotubes and mixed cellulose ester porous membranes for water desalination and purification, in the form of a microfluidic device.

TRL: 4

Cities/Urban Solutions, Future of Innovation

Developing optimum carbon dioxide capture nanomaterials via anion doping of MgO at room temperature

The use of solid adsorbents in industrial exhaust gases has shown to be a successful method of trapping concentrated CO2 for later storage rather than direct emission to the environment. MgO has a high theoretical CO2 capture capacity but it underperforms in practical applications due to a limiting number of active CO2 capture sites — MgO reacts with CO2 to create MgCO3 in dry, high-temperature circumstances. Our technology overcomes the limitation by anion doping of MgO-Mg(OH)2 at room temperature.

TRL: 3

Cities/Urban Solutions, Future of Innovation

Direct ink writing (DIW) 3D-printed stretchable thin-film microfluidic electronics

Existing techniques for fabricating microfluidic electronic devices have various deficiencies. Our proposed solution is the first reported use of direct ink writing (DIW) 3D-printing technology for the fabrication of liquid metal-injected silicone-based stretchable microchannels on flexible and stretchable thin-film substrates.

TRL: 4

Future of Innovation, Healthcare

Efficient plastic sorting with AI and hyperspectral camera

This technology introduces a novel AI training method specifically designed for plastic resin classification using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy.

TRL: 4

Cities/Urban Solutions

Electron beam lithography with plasma-assisted filling for increased-throughput patterning with negative tone electron beam resist

This technology allows the patterning efficiency of EBL to be enhanced by 50 times and above. It is potentially useful for manufacturers of beam lithography tools and in semi-conductor and nanophotonic industries for rapid prototyping of photomask and photoreticle.

TRL: 3

Future of Innovation

Ground integrated robot with aerial flying flexible end-effector (GIRAFFE)

An integrated ground-aerial robotic system with a multi-modal tether between the ground station system and aerial unit and continuum manipulator. This allows flexible aerial manipulation via cable actuation from the ground, removing the need for heavy onboard motors.

TRL: 5

Aviation, Robotics

Methods of imaging a tunnel network using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

UAVs are ideal for use in the inspection of enclosed infrastructures, such as train, sewage and other underground tunnel networks. They can traverse tunnels with challenging terrain. The use of UAVs also eliminates the reliance on complex hoisting and winching mechanisms for deployment and retrieval in deep tunnel network.

TRL: 7

Aviation, Defense/Security

Microstrip line based non-invasive glucose meter for continuous glucose monitoring

Our proposed solution is developed based on the fact that the change of the glucose level in blood alters the electrical properties (permittivity and conductivity) of the tissues at the target site. It is a wearable sensor that makes use of transmission line implemented using a microstrip working at microwave frequencies to measure blood glucose non-invasively and continuously.

TRL: 5

Healthcare

Multi-source data management mechanism and platform

This technology includes a multi-source data management mechanism with delicate components to address issues in multi-source data collection, analysis, integration, mining and distribution. A first possible embodiment of the mechanism in a multi-source data management platform to manage data from five sources with a high scalability and performance is also presented.

TRL: 7

Future Communications