A new method for creating sulphur-based medicines

A new method for creating sulphur-based medicines

A key technical challenge in creating new sulphur-based medicines has been overcome by scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), leading to the prospect of many new therapeutic ‘weapons’ in the fight against disease and illness.

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Class of 2021: Eugene Ng

Class of 2021: Eugene Ng

  A passionate and highly-driven fresh graduate, Eugene recently obtained his Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences Degree at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Over the past 4 years of his course of study in NTU, he started developing a deep interest...

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Probing the Ultimate Limits of Quantum Detection

Probing the Ultimate Limits of Quantum Detection

Suppose you only have enough energy to produce a dozen photons — what can you use them to see? In a new theoretical paper, the ultimate detection limits imposed by the laws of quantum physics have been derived, solving a decade-old open problem in quantum theory.

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Discovery of a Two-Dimensional Carborane Cluster

Discovery of a Two-Dimensional Carborane Cluster

A new form of carborane, a cluster of carbon and boron atoms arranged in an unusual flat pattern, has been isolated by chemists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. This discovery has overturned a 50-year old set of theoretical rules central to cluster chemistry, paving the way to a new family of chemicals.

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NTU Professors Win International Cryptography Competition

NTU Professors Win International Cryptography Competition

The winners of CAESAR, a major international cryptography competition co-founded by the US National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), were announced on 20 February 2019. Of the six winning cryptography schemes, three were designed by researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), led by Associate Professor Hongjun Wu and Associate Professor Thomas Peyrin.

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