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Assistant Professor Carlos Bañón – winning the President*s Design Award 2020

Congratulations to to Assistant Professor Carlos Bañón on winning the President*s Design Award 2020 – Design of the Year Award with his AirMesh Pavilion! President Halimah Yacob presented the President*s Design Award (P*DA) 2020 at the Istana to 11 Designer and Design of the Year recipients for creating innovative and impactful solutions that address global and local issues such as ageing societies, under-served communities, […]

Straits Times: President’s Design Award 2020: Other winners of Design of the Year award

Straits Times featured the various winners of the President’s Design Awards 2020, which includes the AirMesh Pavilion by SUTD’s AirLab and the article included quotes by Assistant Prof Carlos Bañón. Original Link: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/community/a-caring-spore-will-be-new-glue-that-binds-society-edwin-tong Of the 129 entries received for the 2020 awards, 38 design and architecture projects were shortlisted for Design of the Year.PHOTOS: DP ARCHITECTS, EYEYAH!, FORMWERKZ ARCHITECTS, KINETIC SINGAPORE, LAUD ARCHITECTS, […]

Straits Times: New technology aims to harness energy from desalination

Straits Times reported that our working on developing a “desalination battery” that aims to harness energy through the desalination process, which entails the removal of salts from seawater. This research is lead by Associate Professor Yang Hui Ying. Original Link: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-technology-aims-to-harness-energy-from-desalination Associate Professor Yang Hui Ying, who is leading a research team from the Singapore University of Technology and Design, with a […]

Phys.org: Using nanoscale 3D printing to create high-resolution light field prints

Phys.org featured a research on using nanoscale 3D printing to create high-resolution light field prints. This research was led by Associate Prof Joel Yang. Original Link: https://phys.org/news/2021-06-nanoscale-3d-high-resolution-field.html (a) Schematic of how a light field print works. (b) The light field print observed from different angles. Credit: SUTD Wouldn’t it be amazing if printed images can look three-dimensional (3D)? Unfortunately, conventional prints like photographs display […]

Tech Xplore: New processes for automated fabrication of fiber and silicone composite structures for soft robotics

Tech Xplore reported about a new process for automated fabrication of fiber and silicone composite structures for soft robotics. This novel technique, known as Automated Fiber Embedding, was developed by research team led by Assistant Prof Pablo Valdivia y Alvarado. Original Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2021-06-automated-fabrication-fiber-silicone-composite.html Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed novel techniques, known as Automated […]

PhysicsWorld: Liquid metal antenna matches extreme curvature and deformation of moving organs

PhysicsWorld published an article on a liquid metal antenna that matches extreme curvature and deformation of moving organs. This research was led by Associate Prof Michinao Hashimoto. Original link: https://physicsworld.com/a/liquid-metal-antenna-matches-extreme-curvature-and-deformation-of-moving-organs/ The liquid metal antenna attached to an ex vivo porcine heart. (Courtesy: Adv. Mater. 10.1002/adma.202008062) Biomedical sensors that actively monitor physiological signals from moving organs undergo large and cyclic deformations. To mechanically conform to […]

Creativ-Space: Living in a Material World

Creativ-Space magazine did a write-up on new sustainable materials used by furniture designers and featured work done by Assistant Prof Carlos Bañón and the AIRLAB. Original Link: https://creativ-space.com/living-in-a-material-world/ Furniture designers are often inspired by new materials, which enable new possibilities in creating objects. What are the latest developments in the material world, and how are they being harnessed by our local designers? Hint: […]

Phys.org: Researchers break new ground in 3D printed soft robotics with largest range of polymer hybrids

Phys.org reported on a new research breakthrough in 3D printed soft robotics with the largest range of polymer hybrids. This work was led by Assistant Prof Pablo Valdivia y Alvarado. Original link: https://phys.org/news/2021-04-ground-3d-soft-robotics-largest.html (a) Illustration of the structural design. (b) Direct-ink-writing of the hybrid structure. (c) Cured structure (area of ~90 cm2 per wing, membrane thickness ~0.7 mm, total arm thickness ~3.5 mm). (d) […]

Small Caps: 3D Metalforge commissions new high performance metal printer

Associate Prof Soh Gim Song and team have been working with 3D MetalForge to co-developed the H-WAAM printer, which can print faster, and larger metal parts. Read the news by Small Caps on this translation at 3D Metalforge commissions new high performance metal printer (smallcaps.com.au) 3D Metalforge has demonstrated its H-WAAM printer is capable of faster, large format and multi-part metal printing.   Newly listed 3D Metalforge […]

Channel 8: Hello Singapore – Technology makes it easy: 3D printed houses

Channel 8 Hello Singapore Programme did a spotlight on 3D printed homes and featured interviews with Assistant Prof Carlos Bañón and ASD PhD student Chiu Po Heng. Part of the demo was done in DManD Research Studio.