A menagerie of new materials
From keeping electronics cool to building new homes and safeguarding health, these three TechOffers highlight the power of novel materials in a variety of industries.
Taking stock of the hottest innovations on IPI’s online marketplace
A new year has just begun, but it is never too late to start innovating. For inspiration, check out these ten hot TechOffers of 2017.
When enterprises go green
Companies can embrace sustainability by using these TechOffers to increase resource efficiency and recover resources from waste or pollutants.
Stories of climate change, extreme weather and environmental pollution routinely dominate the headlines. As more resources are drawn from the environment and more waste is produced than ever before, human activity is inevitably taking its toll on the environment.
Keeping abreast of the emerging trends in manufacturing.
Looking to ride the wave of the fourth industrial revolution? This trio of trends could be the wind in your sails.
As the saying goes, ‘they don’t make them like they used to’. Over the years, the types of products available in the market have evolved, and so have the methods used to create them. Technology has been a key driver of these changes, enabling enterprises to manufacture increasingly complex and valuable items with extraordinary precision and efficiency.
The gold standard for perishable food: an unbroken cold chain
If you’re in Punggol and happen to be hungry, there’s a vending machine you can head to. But forget about snacks like candy bars and potato chips, this machine dispenses ready-to-eat, piping hot chili crab from restaurant chain, House of Seafood.
While some may worry about the texture and taste of the vacuum-sealed crabs, others are more concerned with how safe the meals are for consumption.
How SMEs can benefit from Open Innovation.
Open Innovation (OI) is not just for large multinational corporations; small and medium enterprises also have a lot to gain.
Promising to deliver crispy, tasty food cooked with 80 percent less oil, the AirFryer has found its way onto many a kitchen countertop. Since it was launched by Dutch consumer appliance giant Philips in 2010, air fryers have taken the world by storm, spawning numerous copycats and creating an entirely new class of kitchen gadget.
Brokering international partnerships with IPI.
IPI Singapore is a gateway to global innovations, helping local and regional enterprises tap on technological solutions for future growth.
It is one thing to be an inventor and quite another to be an entrepreneur. Dr. Sze Tiam Lin, senior director of the IPI, found this out back in 1997 when he developed a short-message-service (SMS) smart queue messaging system. While applying for a patent for his invention, Sze had an epiphany.
With increased recognition of the environmental impact and the potential loss in value of the by-products from aquatic wastes, such as frog and fish, which have been traditionally discarded, researchers are increasingly looking at how to recover biomaterials such as collagen and develop them into high value-added products for various applications in the medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries.
Dysphagia refers to swallowing difficulty. While it can affect anyone, it is more common in the elderly and patients who have had a stroke. Singapore nutrition SME, Health Food Matters (HFM), was keen to partner a local technology partner to develop texture-modified meals in local flavours so as to meet the growing market demand.