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Anoop Rajappan, left, and Daniel Preston of Rice University set up an experiment with their fabric air pump. The lab developed its textile-based energy harvesting shoe able to power assistive devices for people with disabilities

Rice team’s extra limb powered by compressed air

The RMIT team’s concrete that was made using PPE

Recycled PPE could strengthen concrete

Uncoated timber burns and cracks when exposed to fire while coated timber (right) has a layer of char that is activated by fire, and protects the timber underneath, preventing the wood underneath from burning

Transparent coating fireproofs wood

KAUST team develops carbon molecular membranes

The device senses and wirelessly transmits signals without bulky chips or batteries.

New chip-free electronic skin senses wirelessly

The new moisture-driven MEG device invented by researchers from the National University of Singapore can withstand twisting, rolling and bending. A small piece of the MEG device can generate up to 0.7V of electricity for over 150 hours

NUS team creates device that generates electricity from air moisture

Lab-based observations offer insights into battery performance

Concrete mixing using recycled tyre rubber particles for the complete replacement of traditional coarse aggregates

Recycled tyre rubber used as aggregate for concrete

Pig collagen cornea restores vision for 20 patients

The magnetoelastic sensor array, which conforms to human skin and can function even when exposed to liquid. It can interact with a music speaker's command components: play, pause, next, and previous.

Waterproof human-machine interface generates power

A team of KAUST catalyst scientists have shown how a molybdenum-based catalyst (pictured above) can play a central role in a process pivotal to the sustainable production of renewable energy and green chemicals

Molybdenum shows role in electrochemical hydride transfer

The research centre was officially launched by Ms Grace Fu, Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment

NTU Singapore and RGE launch textile research centre