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Media Releases

Release Date	Headlines
2 Apr 13	JOINT PRESS RELEASE - New Singapore Plastic Film is the Future of 3D On-The-Go
27 Mar 13	Flexible screen breakthrough (STRAITS TIMES, Digital Life)
18 Mar 13	MEDIA RELEASE - Collaboration between A*STAR institute and a local company on a built-in wireless sensor to diagnose ‘stressed’ machines remotely
1 Mar 13	Nano-scale inventions with giant applications (TODAY, Science page)
22 Feb 13	Green buildings for a greener Singapore (TODAY, Science page)
19 Nov 12	MEDIA RELEASE - IMRE and Cima NanoTech to develop materials for next generation transparent conductors
14 Nov 12	MEDIA RELEASE - Biofactory introduces kits for assessment of protein-DNA interactions, targeting researchers and industry
10 Oct 12	MEDIA RELEASE - Researchers unravel the secret to making cheap, high-density data storage
13 Aug 12	MEDIA RELEASE - First full colour images at 100,000 dpi resolution
2 Aug 12	MEDIA RELEASE - Unique anti-reflective and self-cleaning plastic films to be ramped up for industry use
23 May 12	MEDIA RELEASE - Singapore-made Anti-reflective Plastics to be Commercialised
16 Mar 12	MEDIA RELEASE - A*STAR researchers amongst top young innovators in Asia-Pacific
2 Mar 12	MEDIA RELEASE - Anti-cancer Smart 'Bomb' Scientist Elected Fellow at Fitzwilliam
20 Jan 12	MEDIA RELEASE - T-rays technology could help develop Star Trek-style hand-held medical scanners
18 Jan 12	MEDIA RELEASE - Next generation plastics promises fresher foods and medicines and better protection for surfaces
9 Jan 12	MEDIA RELEASE - Nobel Laureates and other top researchers in Singapore to encourage R&D that spans scientific disciplines
14 Nov 11	JOINT RELEASE - Novel nanocrystals with advanced optical properties developed for use as luminescent biomarkers
20 Oct 11	MEDIA RELEASE - Singapore experts and Japanese chemical leaders share green innovations for industry
14 Oct 11	MEDIA RELEASE - Packing in six times more storage density with the help of table salt
5 Sep 11	MEDIA RELEASE - A Guinness World Record for Singapore with A*STAR IMRE's world's smallest working gears
16 Aug 11	MEDIA RELEASE - New polymeric material brings companies one step closer to cheaper plastic solar cells and electronics
27 Jul 11	MEDIA RELEASE - Prototype tools for mass producing nanostructures to launch in Singapore
13 Jul 11	The Straits Times Review article - Singapore can reach for a Nobel (13 July 11)
30 Jun 11	MEDIA RELEASE - Plastic cell membranes for faster and cheaper drug development
28 Jun 11	MEDIA RELEASE - Creating new advanced R&D tools that can build molecule-sized
23 Jun 11	MEDIA RELEASE - True Blue Light Emission Could Make Oled Displays The Next Big Thing In Consumer Electronics
13 Jun 11	MEDIA RELEASE - IMRE scientists develop first-of-its-kind hydrogel and new mix-and-match block copolymer 'smart' biomaterials for drug delivery and biomedical applications
7 Jun 11	MEDIA RELEASE - New chemical method paves the way for making a greater variety of light-sensitive materials that was not possible before
11 Mar 11	Intrinsically Coloured and Luminescent Silk
22 Feb 11	MEDIA RELEASE - Japanese multinational to start-up prototyping centre in Singapore research institute
21 Jan 11	Tera-Barrier Films receives further endorsement via an investment
10 Jan 11	MEDIA RELEASE - Leading molecular materials experts meet in Singapore to seed the next 'big ideas' for tackling energy, sustainability and health issues
16 Dec 10	MEDIA RELEASE - A microscope that can move atoms and draw super high resolution surface images of living cells
6 Dec 10	MEDIA RELEASE - Singapore consortium learns from nature to produce new chemical-free, anti-bacteria plastic 'skins'
19 Nov 10	MEDIA RELEASE - Singapore A*STAR participates in groundbreaking European Union (EU) project to jointly create a processor that is the size of a molecule
12 Oct 10	MEDIA RELEASE - From aerospace, food packaging to armour: New age composite materials developed for a variety of industries
4 Oct 10	MEDIA RELEASE - The brightest young minds in nanotechnology from across Asia gather in Singapore to talk shop and shop?
3 Aug 10	MEDIA RELEASE - ICON - Singapore's first nanotechnology consortium gives industry access to research that turns ordinary material surfaces into multi-role surfaces
28 Jul 10	MEDIA RELEASE - Body armour and protective sports padding made from cornstarch solution?
6 Jul 10	MEDIA RELEASE - The thinnest, smoothest metallic lines in the world helps speed up miniaturisation of electronic devices
3 Mar 10	MEDIA RELEASE - Customised artificial 'nano-skin' for medical devices - A way to control biological response
26 Aug 09	A*Star spin-off draws US venture capital funding
26 Aug 09	A Step Closer to Bendable Flat Screens
25 Aug 09	MEDIA RELEASE - Singapore-based Tera-Barrier Films Receives Investment from Applied Ventures to Commercialize Moisture-Resistant Films for Plastic Electronics
23 Jul 09	MEDIA RELEASE - First made-in-Singapore tool for advanced manufacturing of nano-sized structures will enable local company to compete globally.
15 Jun 09	MEDIA RELEASE - A*STAR scientists invent the world's only controllable molecule-gear of miniscule size of 1.2nm
6 Jun 09	MEDIA RELEASE - Building machines, structures and tools in the invisible world of the nanoscale
26 Nov 08	Nitto Denko invests S$10 million to pioneer organic electronic device research in Singapore
15 Aug 08	MEDIA RELEASE - Singapore research produces plastic microneedles that can be mass produced more easily and cheaply for painless injections and extraction of bodily fluids
29 Apr 08	Taking a leaf out of nature for 'nano' steps
18 Mar 08	Bilcare buys nanotech firm for $19.58m
14 May 07	BASF opens Organic Electronics R&D center in Singapore
11 May 07	MEDIA RELEASE - A*STAR’S IMRE collaborates with Korean company to develop more rugged, longer-lasting electroluminescent (EL)
9 Jan 07	IMRE and Unidym joint collaboration on OLEDs
9 May 06	Research Institutes exhibit their R&D capabilities at SEMICON 2006
15 Nov 05	MEDIA RELEASE - FIRST MATERIALS SCIENCE NETWORK IN ASIA: ICMR, which is funded by the US National Science Foundation, and IMRE unveil R&D initiative to promote cross-border sharing of laboratories.
16 Aug 05	MEDIA RELEASE - LIQUID LENS MIMICS THE HUMAN EYE: Local company PGS Precision Pte Ltd licenses IMRE's liquid lens technology, paving the way for miniature cameras with sharp zoom focus.
11 May 05	MEDIA RELEASE - A*STAR’s Nano-Magnetic "Fingerprint" Technology to be Commercialised by Singular ID Pte. Ltd. to Fight Counterfeiting
16 Sep 04	MEDIA RELEASE - A*STAR and Mitsui Chemicals Inc. inked R&D partnership adding a boost to Singapore's chemical industry
11 Nov 03	MEDIA RELEASE - Gashub Power Strikes Deal with IMRE and Exploit Technologies to Speed Growth in Fuel Cells Technology