Highlights

To celebrate and commemorate Singapore’s 50th birthday, the development of a specially designed multi-rotor aerial craft that has a flight endurance of 50 minutes using advanced digital fabrication methods is proposed.

Potentially useful in disaster rescue missions as well as coastline protection and surveillance, these microrobots were inspired by the emergent behavior of social insects, flocks of birds and schools of fish.

An efficient solution to tackle first and last mile transportation challenges, the Autonomous Bike or AutoBike features an Android phone as the vision and guidance system.

Inspired by a species of huntsman spider, this robot can transform, roll and somersault.

Highly relevant in Singapore’s densely populated urban setting, the Indoor Relative Positioning System localizes the positions of mobile users in an indoor environment.

High-energy and power-dense lithium-ion batteries are necessary to propel the development of portable electronics.

Expanding the potential of its 3D counterpart, 4D Printing transcends into the 4th dimension – time. By allowing the printing of 3D objects that can change in shape and configuration over time, 4D Printing is set to transform aerospace structures, toys and other products we use in our everyday lives.

This low-energy and cost-effective process uses carbon nanomaterials as the electrode in capacitive deionisation to remove salt from water.

A common clinical procedure, nasogastric intubation is generally performed manually without any visual aids or indications. Erroneous insertions are often not detected in time through typical confirmation methods such as X-ray, potentially leading to death and injuries.

Counterfeiting of bank notes, passports, identity cards and other valuable products is expected to become more complex and difficult with the rise of Nano Dot Printing.