by Abriel | Mar 19, 2019 | 2019, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, What Inspires You?
Mr Anthony Lim, 54, spotted an elderly woman looking lost and disoriented. He recalled having seen the same 83-year-old woman about three hours earlier at the lift lobby of his Sengkang Housing Board block when he returned home from work. But he also remembered her...
by Abriel | Aug 27, 2018 | 2018, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Melon farmer Mr Ade Dwi Adedi, 54, who started planting melons in 2006 with the assistance of two helpers, now teams up with 40 fellow farmers in Cilegon city, Banten, to supply Indonesia’s leading supermarket chains, such as Hero and Giant. While he used to...
by Abriel | Jul 17, 2018 | 2018, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, What Inspires You?
When Becca Hume was 16, she got a part-time job where she met a deaf person for the first time. “I realised how isolated he was at work, so I started learning sign language to be able to talk to him properly,” she says. It made her understand the daily frustrations...
by Abriel | Jun 16, 2018 | 2018, Impact Journalism Day, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
An interface called Hope is saving lives by offering a solution to blood shortages in Senegal. “Hope is a Web-based and mobile digital platform that allows blood banks and other healthcare facilities to manage blood stocks and to communicate interactively at any...
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 | Sep 6, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Ground-handling firm Sats aims to cut loading time for baggage and cargo from an hour to about 45 minutes with the use of smart glasses. The improvement will cut waiting times for passengers and shorten the transit period for airfreight shippers, Sats said yesterday....
