Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a device that can identify a wide range of airborne gases and chemicals instantly. The new prototype device is portable and suitable for rapid deployment by agencies to identify airborne hazards, such as from tiny gas molecules like sulphur dioxide.
The Science Mentorship Program allows groups of high school students to do small research projects at universities in Singapore. Harini Manivannan, Hong Ying Ying and Wai Yan Aung from NUS High School of Math and Science took the opportunity to do a study with the Asian School of the Environment.
Scientists in NTU have identified promising strategies to improve surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), namely via analyte manipulation and creating hybrid SERS platforms. Headed by Ling Xing Yi at NTU’s School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, the group has shown that these two techniques are emerging strategies to address limitations found in traditional SERS platforms. These findings were reported in November 2018 in the journal Chemical Society Reviews.
Ng Zi Xuan, currently a fourth year Chemistry and Biological Chemistry (CBC) undergraduate in the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS), won the Gold medal in Chemical Laboratory Technology at WorldSkills Singapore 2018. She went on to represent Singapore in the WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, Russia in August 2019. We spent some time with Zi Xuan where she generously shared her WorldSkills experience.
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A recent study by ASE’s Asst Prof Janice Lee and colleagues found that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) products containing horn from the critically endangered saiga antelope are consumed by as much as 19% of Singapore’s Chinese population.
Ms Ng Zi Xuan, a third-year undergraduate studying chemistry at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has been awarded a Gold medal at WorldSkills Singapore (WSS) 2018. The nationwide skills competition, held once every two years and currently in its 13th edition, provides a platform for Singaporean youths to showcase their mastery of skills used in the workplace and beyond.