Highlights

SUTD researchers Robert Simpson and Zhou Xilin, together with researchers from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (IFCO) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), are investigating ways to stack two dimensional crystals, one on top of another, and designing new artificial materials based on these stacks.

In a recent work, an SUTD research team lead by Associate Professor Yang Hui Ying and Research Scientist Dr Mo Runwei have designed an innovative nanoscale architecture comprising of a nitrogen-doped graphene shell covering high capacity germanium quantum dots (Ge-QDs) on a nitrogen-doped graphene scaffold.

A research team led by the Singapore University of Technology and Design’s (SUTD) Associate Provost of Research, Professor Martin Dunn, has come up with a new and simplified 4D printing method that uses a 3D printer to rapidly create 3D objects, which can permanently transform into a range of different shapes in response to heat.

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.