by Abriel | Apr 14, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Across rapidly greying Japan, there are cities like Matsudo which have built community-based support networks and rolled out initiatives to help dementia patients and caregivers. Matsudo, a city of 500,000, has the country’s second fastest-ageing population. The...
by Abriel | Apr 13, 2018 | 2018, Affordable & Clean Energy
The world’s first road that will allow vehicles to be recharged while being driven has been launched in Sweden, according to a joint press release from eRoadArlanda and construction firm NCC on Wednesday (Apr 11). The road works by transferring energy to the...
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...
