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Research Highlights

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Discovery of a Two-Dimensional Carborane Cluster

Chemists have isolated a new form of carborane, a flat cluster of carbon and boron atoms, overturning established theoretical rules of cluster chemistry.
20 Jul 2020
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Uncovering the Properties of Wild Edible Bird’s Nest

Chemistry researchers discover why edible bird's nest harvested in the wild differs from farmed bird's nest.
9 Jul 2020

First Ultrafast Observation of Water Radical Ions

One of the fastest chemical processes known to mankind has been observed for the first time.
15 Jan 2020

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

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