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Houston’s lessons relevant to Asia’s coastal cities

Houston’s lessons relevant to Asia’s coastal cities

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...
New homes, jobs, lifestyle in Jurong Lake District

New homes, jobs, lifestyle in Jurong Lake District

by Christie Lee | Aug 26, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Sustainable Cities & Communities

Now known more for its industrial estates and HDB homes, the Jurong Lake District is gearing up for its reincarnation as Singapore’s second Central Business District – a development the Government hopes can kick-start the country’s next phase of...
Development and Use of Technology

Development and Use of Technology

by Christie Lee | Aug 24, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Technology, innovation, data and analytics are buzz words now regularly used in the development and aid sectors. The United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UN CSTD) emphasised that science, technology and innovation are, alongside trade,...
Tie-up could benefit brain-injury patients

Tie-up could benefit brain-injury patients

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...
Modern home care solutions for an elderly population

Modern home care solutions for an elderly population

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...
Bright idea: 3D-printed flower blooms under the sun

Bright idea: 3D-printed flower blooms under the sun

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...
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