by Abriel | Sep 3, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Houston is no stranger to floods. They occur almost every year, but not on this scale. This year’s epic disaster has triggered a new round of discussion on how coastal cities can adapt to the new threat of increasingly frequent extreme weather events. The...
by Abriel | Sep 3, 2017 | 2017, Affordable & Clean Energy
New research has found the smog and dust that sickens millions across India every year is also sapping solar power generation by more than 25 percent and these huge energy losses will only compound as India realises its grand solar ambitions. The grimy coating that...
by Abriel | Sep 3, 2017 | 2017, Good Health & Well-being
For more than 10 years, primary school teacher David Ng watched inline skaters speed past him in East Coast Park, wishing he could skate too. But he held back. “It’s the Asian mentality that after you hit 40, you are over the hill,” the inline...
by Abriel | Aug 27, 2017 | 2017, Affordable & Clean Energy
Australia’s renewable energy sector is within striking distance of matching national household power consumption, cranking out enough electricity to run 70% of homes last financial year, according to new figures. The first Australian Renewable Energy Index, produced...
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...