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Novel Photocatalyst Breaks Down Plastic Waste

A newly-developed method harnesses sunlight to turn plastic waste into useful chemicals.
12 Dec 2019

New Technology to Identify Airborne Chemicals

A new technique can identify airborne chemicals instantly and at a distance, using a porous nanomaterial and Raman spectroscopy.
16 Oct 2019

How Radiation Damages Molecules Over Femtoseconds

Using ultra-fast lasers, researchers have observed how ionizing radiation alters water-dissolved organic molecules over femtosecond time scales.
23 Sep 2019

Solvent-Free Synthesis of Advanced Materials

NTU researchers have developed an environmentally friendly method for making a class of advanced materials, lead-free metal halide perovskites, without solvents.
14 Aug 2019

Detecting Disease Through the Interplay of Light and Sound

A team led by Prof. Bengang Xing has developed a new optoacoustic imaging scheme that can detect different types of chemicals in the bloodstream, without the need to draw blood.
14 Jun 2019

A New Class of Organic Reactions

Chemists at NTU have discovered a completely new variant of a chemistry reaction called nucleophilic substitution, overturning principles of organic chemistry established since the 1930s.
25 Jan 2019

Phos​phenium Catalysis

A team led by Prof. Rei Kinjo has developed a new method for synthesizing an class of pharmaceutical chemicals called dihydropyridines, bypassing the need for toxic catalysts.
3 Dec 2018

Colour of Bird's Nest

Prof. Lee Soo Ying and his graduate student have discovered the chemical origins behind red-coloured edible bird's nest.
8 Jun 2018

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