National University of Singapore

Empowering PolymericMaterials Discovery by ArtificialIntelligence

Abstract Polymeric materials underpin modern technologies spanning energy storage, microelectronics, healthcare and sustainable manufacturing. Yet their rational design remains exceptionally challenging because material performance emerges from complex interactions among molecula...

Sacralizing, Materializing, Normalizing China: Monarchy, Merchants, and Media in Contemporary Thailand

Thailand’s relations with China have expanded in recent decades through diplomacy, cultural exchange, and economic integration. Scholars have explained such expansion through economic interdependence and geopolitical alignment. This article suggests that the durability of Thailan...

Sitting with wickedness: negative capability and the practice of despair in and beyond university

Higher education often treats negative emotions as problems to be managed or removed. This paper argues that a wicked problems approach to teaching evokes a distinct emotion, which I term despair, and develops an alternative framework for understanding it. Despair, I argue, is th...

Separation of xylene isomers in an adaptable metal-organic framework

Efficient separation of xylene isomers by adsorption remains challenging due to insufficient selectivity arising from their molecular similarity. We report an adaptable metal-organic framework, Ni(BIC) 2 [1- H -benzimidazole-5-carboxylic acid (HBIC)], that exhibits high selectivi...

Popular crossings: Lin Chen and his bifurcated editorial practice in 1950s Singapore and Malaya

This article reframes the Singapore Chinese dramatist Lin Chen’s cultural practice by explicating discrepant modes of popular cultural production and circulation in 1950s Singapore and Malaya through commercial printing. Today, Lin Chen (1919–2004) is remembered primarily as the...

Amino‐Modified Dual Support for Synergistic Stabilization of Ultrafine NiPd Nanoparticles as a Superior Dehydrogenation Catalyst

ABSTRACT The development of low‐cost and highly active heterogeneous catalysts is crucial for promoting formic acid (FA) as a practical hydrogen carrier for fuel cells. Herein, we report a novel strategy for the synthesis of ultrafine NiPd bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) supported...

Building a Physics-Aware AI Ecosystem for Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Materials

Abstract Hydrogen storage remains a central bottleneck for scalable hydrogen energy systems due to the multiscale and coupled nature of the thermodynamics, kinetics, and microstructural evolution of hydrogen storage materials (HSMs). Although artificial intelligence (AI) has acce...

Benchmarking Quantum Solvers in Noisy Digital Simulations for Financial Portfolio Optimization

In this work, we benchmark two prominent quantum algorithms: Quantum Imaginary-Time Evolution (QITE) and the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) for obtaining the ground state of Ising-type Hamiltonians. Specifically, we apply them to the Markowitz portfolio optimiz...

Delivering building demand flexibility for grid-interactive operation: from perception and cognition to decision, execution, and verification

As both buildings and power systems undergo rapid decarbonization, demand flexibility (DF) in buildings has emerged as a key enabler for renewable energy integration, grid reliability, energy resilience, and efficient and low carbon operation. By dynamically adjusting building en...

Cooperative and collective quantum light emission from perovskite superball superstructures

Superfluorescence (SF), the coherent light burst from synchronized quantum emitters, has been demonstrated in perovskite quantum dot superlattices. However, limited control over self-assembly, heterogeneity and emitter properties has hindered systematic exploration of cooperative...

Analysis of birefringence modulation performance in RM-embedded CO-polymer waveguides

Uncontrolled birefringence causes measurement errors and signal distortion in high-precision optical systems, yet existing modulation methods suffer from complex fabrication or poor stability. Polymer waveguides serve as low-cost, flexible alternatives to traditional lithium niob...

A Normal Map-Based Proximal Stochastic Gradient Method: Convergence and Identification Properties

Abstract. The proximal stochastic gradient method ([Formula: see text]) is one of the state-of-the-art approaches for stochastic composite-type problems. In contrast to its deterministic counterpart, [Formula: see text] has been found to have difficulties with the correct identif...

Modeling driver cognitive states for shared-control vehicles in intelligent transportation systems

This study aims to model driver cognitive states for shared-control vehicles operating within intelligent transportation systems. We introduce driving activity level as an interpretable state variable that combines attention allocation, steering behavior, and perceived situationa...

Error Estimates of an Exponential Wave Integrator for the Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation with Singular Potential

Abstract. In this paper we analyze a first-order exponential wave integrator (EWI) for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) with a singular potential that is locally in [Formula: see text], which might be locally unbounded. A typical example is the inverse power potential su...

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Recurrence and Future Type 2 Diabetes Risk Across Racial and Ethnic Groups

OBJECTIVE Despite rising diabetes prevalence among women, data on long-term diabetes risk following gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), particularly its recurrence, remain limited, especially for Asian women. This study examined associations among GDM, its recurrence, and subseq...

MultifunctionalSingle-Transistor Architecture Enabledby Nonvolatile Band Rearrangement in 2D Ferroelectric Tunneling Junction

Abstract A defining challenge for next-generation nanoelectronics is integrating diverse functionalities within a single device while strictly minimizing power consumption. Two-dimensional (2D) ferroelectrics, with their atomic-scale nonvolatility, offer a promising platform for...

Charge-ResonancePolymerization at Donor–AcceptorInterfaces Enables Large-Area Organic Magnetic Membranes

Abstract Electron acceptors such as tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and its fluorinated analogue F4TCNQ are foundational to charge-transfer and doping chemistry. At interfaces formed by deposition of these acceptors onto donor substrates, reduced anionic species can naturally coe...

Cannabinoids suppress chemotherapy- and ionizing radiation-induced apoptosis of glioblastoma cells

Abstract Cancer patients are increasingly exposed to cannabinoids, the bioactive molecules produced by the Cannabis sativa La. plant. This trend is being driven by several factors: expanding cannabis legalization, FDA approval of select cannabinoids for the treatment of seizures...

Experimental causal inference from measurements alone in the presence of spatial and temporal quantum correlations

The causal structure of a set of events specifies which events influence which others. Determining this structure, known as causal inference, is a fundamental task in science. Reset-style intervention is commonly used to determine causal structure in classical scenarios. However,...

Atomic High-Spin Cobalt Unlocks Reversible Multi-Electron Transfer Chemistry for Superb Aqueous Zn-Mn Batteries

Abstract To settle inherent irreversible phase transition and motivate re-dissolution of deposited “dead” MnO 2 without acid and redox mediator addition, we introduced atomic-dispersed Co atoms with high-spin state into layered MnO 2 , denoted as Co–MnO 2 , via an in situ topolog...