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...
by Abriel | Aug 18, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
The United States (U.S.) Navy is raising its bases, using early storm warning systems, and increasingly power its missions with the sun, instead of fossil fuels. Just like other organisations, whether they are commercial firms or the U.S. military, have not only...
by Abriel | Aug 17, 2017 | 2017, Responsible Consumption & Production
It would be hard to find cheaper food in Oslo than that sold at Best Før supermarket. Established by Lentusgruppen supermarket chain, the first of its kind, Best Før sell the stuff other stores and suppliers throw away. A large sign informs customers of the slightly...
by Christie Lee | Aug 16, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities
More than half of the world’s population above 60 years old are in Asia and this is expected to grow to 1.3 billion people by 2050. Across the region, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore are the “advanced agers” with the older population making up 14%...
