by Christie Lee | Aug 24, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Technology, innovation, data and analytics are buzz words now regularly used in the development and aid sectors. The United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UN CSTD) emphasised that science, technology and innovation are, alongside trade,...
by Abriel | Aug 22, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
In the future, patients with neurological conditions such as brain injuries and Parkinson’s disease could get faster diagnoses and more precise treatment, due to a collaboration between the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and Nanyang Technological...
by Abriel | Aug 21, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Noticing a lack of home caregiving services for the Republic’s elderly population when she returned last year after living abroad for 15 years, Ms Gillian Tee decided that technology could help plug the gap. Together with two partners, she co-founded Homage — an...
by Abriel | Aug 21, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Researchers led by Professor Chen Xiaodong, from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 3D-printed a sunflower that blooms in light, made from a material that combines a shape-memory polymer and carbon black. It may appear to be just a pretty ornament, but its...
by Abriel | Aug 21, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
A controversial California climate program got a shot of good news this month when a study suggested it is successfully reducing the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and providing other environmental benefits on the side. The study, conducted by a trio of Stanford...
