by Abriel | Apr 13, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
From April 2018, 39,000 children from more than 670 pre-schools will be participating in an annual initiative that encourages them to be involved in community service through everyday acts of kindness. This is almost one-third of all the pre-schools in Singapore....
by Abriel | Apr 13, 2018 | 2018, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a way to use wood waste to strengthen building materials. The new method uses biochar, which is a material produced when heat is used to decompose sawdust. The researchers from the School of Design...
by Abriel | Apr 12, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
More effective flu medicines could be in the pipeline, with a recent breakthrough by National University of Singapore scientists in understanding how the flu virus infects people. The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine study found that flu viruses can hijack a class of...
by Abriel | Apr 12, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Twelve years ago, Anglo-Chinese Junior College rugby captain Lee Wei Kong sprinted through a pedestrian crossing to catch a bus – and was bulldozed by an oncoming taxi. The severe, traumatic head and spinal injuries he suffered needed three major operations within a...
by Abriel | Apr 10, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
Many businesses on government premises have yet to clear their shelves of sweet drinks, with less than a month to go for the implementation of the Healthier Drinks Policy. The Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) Whole-of-Government Healthier Drinks Policy, which...
