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Jan 22, 2026 A patent application on integrating antennas into textile bands was published (US App. 19/344,515).
Aug 26, 2025 A patent on short range radar for face tracking was granted (US 12,400,478).
Aug 07, 2025 A patent application on a multi-microdevice lens unit was published (US App. 18/431,006).
Aug 02, 2025 Dat’s paper on wireless respiration tracking using smart glasses was presented at the IEEE BioSensors Conference.
Jul 29, 2025 A patent on interactive wireless charging of head-mounted displays was granted (US 12,374,940).
May 06, 2025 Ruichun’s paper on mmWave radar-based eye tracking for smart glasses was presented at ACM SenSys 2025.
May 14, 2024 Irene’s paper on radar-based heart rate sensing on smart glasses was published in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters.
Aug 08, 2022 John started as a research scientist at Meta Reality Labs.

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Jun 15, 2026 Selman’s work on a battery-free skin patch for continuous blood pressure monitoring was featured in The Straits Times.
Apr 10, 2026 Selman’s paper on a battery-free wireless epidermal sensor network for continuous systolic blood pressure monitoring was published in Nature Electronics.
Feb 06, 2026 Collaboration with Yong Lin Kong’s group on three-dimensional printing of nanomaterials-based electronics was published in Science Advances.
Jan 05, 2026 Zhipeng’s paper on body sensor networks based on flexible topological clothing was published in Nature Electronics.
Jul 02, 2025 Our review on wireless powering for long-lasting deep-body bioelectronic devices was published in IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine.
Jan 02, 2025 Rongzhou’s paper on soft electronics based on particle engulfment printing was published in Nature Electronics.
Nov 01, 2024 John and Qihang wrote a News & Views in Nature Electronics on metamaterial biosensors for driver monitoring.
Oct 17, 2024 Qihang’s paper on a digitally embroidered metamaterial biosensor for kinetic environments was published in Nature Electronics.
Apr 04, 2024 Our paper on single body-coupled fiber for chipless textile electronics was published in Science.
Jan 05, 2024 Our paper on ambient health sensing on passive surfaces was published in Science Advances.
May 04, 2022 Our paper on liquid metal electronic textiles was selected an Editor’s Highlight showcasing the best 50 papers in “Devices”.
Apr 21, 2022 Rongzhou and Han-Joon’s paper on liquid metal electronic textiles was published in Nature Communications. This was a collaboration with Yong Lin Kong’s group.
Feb 23, 2022 John was quoted in an article Trying On Smart Clothes published in ACM News.
Nov 19, 2021 Ze, Sippanat, and Sophie’s paper on a wireless infection sensor was published in Science Advances. Coverage by Scientific American (中文), STAT, and BioSpectrum.
Oct 16, 2021 Our paper on wirelessly operated sutures was featured on the cover of Nature Biomedical Engineering and in a News and Views. Read the Behind the Paper post.
Oct 15, 2021 Viveka was listed as one of the SG50 Women in Tech!
Oct 13, 2021 Congratulations to Zhipeng, Xiong Ze, and Chenhui for winning the Best Paper Award (2nd Prize) at IEEE BHI-BSN 2021!
Sep 12, 2021 Xiong Ze, Sippanat, and Sophie’s paper on a wireless infection sensor was accepted for publication in Science Advances!
Jun 30, 2021 John was featured in a profile Moving Medicine Out of the Clinic in Physics.
Jun 14, 2021 Our review paper on metasurfaces for bioelectronics and healthcare was published in Nature Electronics.
May 21, 2021 Collaboration with CT Lim Lab on a multiplexed wound sensor was published in Science Advances.
Mar 16, 2021 Our article on near-field-enabled clothing is a Top 50 Physics Article of 2020 in Nature Communications.
Feb 10, 2021 Zhenya and Han-Joon’s work on wireless actuation was published in PRApplied.
Dec 18, 2020 John received the Young Scientist Award at the President’s Science and Technology Award ceremony. Coverage by NUS News and The Straits Times.
Nov 27, 2020 Congratulations to Xiong Ze for winning 2nd place for best poster award at the MRS-Singapore Advanced Materials Conference!
Nov 23, 2020 Fengyuan and Dat’s paper on cascaded metasurfaces was accepted for publication in Physical Review Applied.
Nov 21, 2020 Our work with Prof. Yong Zhang on photodynamic therapy was selected for the IES Achievement Award 2020.
Nov 20, 2020 Zhenya passed his PhD defense. Congratulations Dr. Dong!
Nov 19, 2020 Congratulations to Han-Joon and team for winning Best Paper Award at WPTC 2020!
Nov 03, 2020 John and Selman’s work on a remote monitoring system for COVID-19 in worker dormitories was covered by The Straits Times. This work was a collaboration with Dr. Shih-Cheng Yen, Prof. Arthur Tay, and Temasek.
Oct 30, 2020 Our work on post-operative monitoring technology was featured on CNA. Congratulations to Viveka and team!
Oct 28, 2020 Fengyuan passed her PhD defense. Congratulations Dr. Yang!
Sep 18, 2020 Our work on near-field-enabled clothing was featured on The Straits Times, Channel News Asia, and NUS News.
Jun 03, 2020 Our paper on how to redirect wireless signals around the body was published in IEEE TAP.
Jan 24, 2020 Our paper on near-field-enabled clothing was published in Nature Communications.
Dec 16, 2019 Collaboration with TEE Research Group on lighting up soft robots was published in Nature Materials.
Nov 08, 2019 Our paper on wearable patterns that can enhance wireless signals from implants was published in Physical Review Applied. Coverage by Ars Technica.
Sep 12, 2019 John appeared on CNA 938 radio to discuss the group’s work on wearables.
Aug 28, 2019 Collaboration with PYC’s Lab on origami robots with wireless capabilities was published in Science Robotics.
Aug 16, 2019 Our paper on wireless sensing at an exceptional point was published in Nature Electronics and featured in a News & Views. Coverage by NUS News, Lianhe Zaobao, and The Straits Times.
Aug 10, 2019 Our work was highlighted in an article about advancing health through innovation in the Straits Times.
Jul 18, 2019 Collaboration with the TEE Research Group on an artificial peripheral nervous system was featured on the cover of Science Robotics.
Jul 15, 2019 Our paper on metamaterial textiles was featured on the cover of Nature Electronics and in a News & Views. Coverage by NUS News, Business Insider, Lianhe Zaobao, BioSpectrum, MedGadget, CNA, Reuters, The Telegraph, and NYTimes.
Dec 20, 2018 Our paper on wireless power transfer control was among the Year’s Most Downloaded Editors’ Pick in AIP Advances.
Nov 22, 2018 Our review on powering bioelectronic microdevices was published in Bioelectronics in Medicine.
Sep 16, 2018 Tian Xi and Pui Mun’s paper on wireless power transfer control was featured on the front page of AIP Advances and in a Scilight.
Jan 29, 2018 Our paper on wireless photonic photodynamic therapy was published in PNAS. Coverage by NUS News.
Oct 31, 2017 Zhenya’s paper on energy harvesting with chiral structures was published in Physical Review Applied.
Apr 13, 2017 John was listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia under the Healthcare & Science category.
Mar 06, 2017 Paper on conformal phased surfaces published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. Read the Behind the Paper post.
Jan 24, 2017 John was awarded the National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship.
Dec 07, 2016 John was named an Innovator Under 35 in Asia by the MIT Technology Review. Coverage by NUS News, New Paper, and Asian Scientist.
Sep 02, 2016 John was a recipient of the NUS Young Investigator Award 2016.
Aug 16, 2016 Our work on a wireless laser was presented at IEEE EMBC 2016 in Orlando.
Jun 30, 2016 Wireless powering work presented at IEEE AP-S/URSI 2016 in Puerto Rico.
Oct 02, 2015 Wireless optogenetics work featured on the cover of Nature Methods.
Aug 04, 2015 Self-tracking energy transfer work published in Physical Review Applied and featured on Physics.
Jul 27, 2015 John started as an assistant professor at NUS.