Scientists develop artificial ‘worm gut’ to break down plastics

Hopes for a nature-inspired way to tackle global plastic pollution

13-Feb-2024 - By feeding worms with plastics and cultivating microbes found in their guts, researchers from NTU’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) have demonstrated a new method to accelerate plastic ...

Cloud-based AI tech for safer and longer-lasting batteries developed

Collaboration between Nanyang Technological University and Durapower

17-Nov-2023 - Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Durapower Technology Singapore Pte Ltd have developed a cloud-based technology that can greatly enhance the lifespan and safety of lithium-ion batteries. As the global shift towards renewable energy and electric ...

Generating clean electricity with chicken feathers

Making good use of industrial waste

24-Oct-2023 - Turning unused waste from food production into clean energy: Researchers at ETH Zurich and Nanyang Technological University Singapore are using chicken feathers to make fuel cells more cost-​effective and sustainable. The food industry generates enormous amounts of waste and by-​products, ...

Scientists convert waste paper into battery parts for smartphones and electric vehicles

"Our method converts a common and ubiquitous material – paper – into another that is extremely durable and in high demand"

24-Nov-2022 - Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a technique to convert waste paper, from single-use packaging and bags, and cardboard boxes, into a crucial component of lithium-ion batteries. Through a process called carbonisation which converts paper ...

New method to convert plastic trash into clean hydrogen fuel

11-Apr-2022 - Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new method for plastic waste to be converted into hydrogen based on pyrolysis, a high temperature chemical process. Unlike PET plastic bottles which can be recycled easily, plastic litter containing ...

3D printing approaches atomic dimensions

A new electrochemical technique makes the production of complex metallic objects at the nanoscale possible

22-Nov-2021 - In recent years 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has established itself as a promising new manufacturing process for a wide variety of components. Dr Dmitry Momotenko, a chemist at the University of Oldenburg, has now succeeded in fabricating ultrasmall metal objects using a new ...

Cheaper Hydrogen Production

Efficient water and urea electrolysis with bimetallic yolk-shell nanoparticles

14-Sep-2021 - Electrolytic hydrogen production powered by renewable energy is seen as an environmentally friendly means to ameliorate global climate and energy problems. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research team has now introduced a novel and inexpensive material for electrodes that may provide for ...

Wet-chemical synthesis of two-dimensional metal electrocatalysts

07-Sep-2021 - With the increasingly serious global energy crisis caused by the excessive consumption of fossil fuels, developing clean, efficient, and sustainable energy conversion technologies is highly desirable. Electrocatalysis is one of the most promising methods to produce clean energy. However, the wide ...

NTU Singapore scientists create ultra high performance flexible ultraviolet sensors for use in wearables

03-Aug-2021 - To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a new type of light sensor that is both flexible and highly sensitive. While invisible to the human ...

Scientists converts tamarind shells into an energy source for vehicles

19-Jul-2021 - Shells of tamarind, a tropical fruit consumed worldwide, are discarded during food production. As they are bulky, tamarind shells take up a considerable amount of space in landfills where they are disposed as agricultural waste. However, a team of international scientists led by Nanyang ...