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Are HDBs Making Us Lonely In Singapore? | OGS' What The Fact
Singapore is a dense city, yet many of us have little interaction with our neighbours. Is this a cultural trait, or has urban design made connection more difficult? Professor Khoo Peng Beng (Head of ASD) shares his insights on Our Grandfather Story’s (OGS) ‘What The Fact’ series.
Three local projects stand out in AI competition focused on real-world applications
One of the winners is local robotics company LionsBot, with its autonomous robots that are armed with AI navigation, fleet management and generative AI support.
Nostalgia in Singapore: Why do we always long for the past and what does that say about us?
Dr Felicity Chan (LKYCIC) shares insights on how we can embrace nostalgia’s influence. Whether it’s dying cinema theatres or vanishing heritage trades, we feel the same cultural yearning for the past. And this is only likely to increase, with change the only constant in Singapore.
Design AI: The next stage of AI evolution
SUTD believes this is how one will innovate in future; it is also how one will craft the future of innovation for economy and society.
Walking Helps You Forget, Moving Helps You Refresh
Professor Yow Wei Quin’s commentary on finding calm through walking and renewal through movement, featured on Shin Min Daily News.
Sport Singapore awards new spexEducation Scholarship to 12 athletes
Singapore Sports School signed a memorandum of understanding with local universities to facilitate athlete-friendly practices, including aptitude-based admissions or support to swop class groups to accommodate their training and competitions.
SUTD students design smart plug-in to help with selection of clothing size
Fitback is a plug-in for an e-commerce platform that uses AI to help measure and recommend the right clothing size to consumers.
Being financially savvy makes ageing less worrying
Professor Yow Wei Quin, Head of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS), writes about being financially savvy and ageing.
Lobster Shell 3D Printing Composite / BioMatters + Manufactura
The Lobster Shell 3D Printing Composite material project follows a growing field of interest in chitin-based biocomposites. Earlier studies include a Martian biolith prototype by SUTD.
National heatwave response plan a signal that Singapore should start taking heat seriously
Studies are being done to help people weather the heat at home, without relying on air-conditioning too much. Researchers from SUTD and NUS have been tracking the thermal comfort of participating residents for two weeks with the help of skin temperature sensors, wearables and survey responses.