22 March 201820 March 2018New Molecule Can Kill Five Types of Deadly Drug-Resistant SuperbugsResearch collaboration developed a synthetic makromolecule with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity
14 September 201510 September 2015Fungi tweaked to boost industrial enzymesMutants of a common fungus produce endoxylanase enzymes twice as potent as the original strain
20 February 201520 February 2015Fungal waste biomass could be used to harvest microalgae for fuelsA*STAR team screened varieties of fungi achieving a harvesting efficiency of 97 per cent after several hours
20 October 201417 October 2014Bio-based clothing is becoming more popularRaw materials are running out and that is why change is necessary
4 April 20144 April 2014Singapore: Making Clothes from SugarIBN researchers have found a green and efficient method to produce nylon from sugar
21 January 201420 January 2014Carbon dioxide tamedUsing a copper catalyst to unite carbon dioxide with organic molecules under mild conditions could make this ubiquitous gas industrially useful
28 November 201327 November 2013Palm Oil Waste Put to WorkA recently isolated bacterial strain converts waste from palm oil production into industrially useful lactic acid
22 May 201323 October 2013Carbon capture: Making use of mineralsAmmonium salts could provide a viable way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via carbon mineralization
13 March 2013Fermentation process converts algae waste into lactic acidBiochemical engineering: Waste not, want not
21 November 2012Green chemistry: The sweet conversion of a by-productThe waste plant materials remaining from palm oil extraction processes can now be converted into a useful sugar
