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A new microlaser built by @ASTARsg researchers could underpin the chips, screens and sensors of the future. It changes colour like tuning a radio, switching between emission states in milliseconds while remaining stable.

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Encrypted ≠ invisible. @ASTARsg researchers show AI models trained on encrypted web traffic patterns can identify some visited websites with up to 80% accuracy, showing how online privacy protections can still be strengthened.

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For @ASTARsg CEO Kian Teik Beh, a focused research strategy, a culture that DARES and stronger pathways from discovery to deployment are key to pulling Singapore’s R&D ecosystem forward.

Read Beh’s insights into the role of A*STAR in the RIE2030 agenda: bit.ly/4evSCYB

Show an AI model just the start and end of a task. Can it work out the steps in between? @ASTARsg researchers built VISTA-D, a framework that helps train AI models to plan the full action sequence up to 11% more accurately.

Read more: bit.ly/44n0yGL