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New visions for better transportation
We typically experience transportation problems from the ground up. Waiting for a delayed bus, packing ourselves into a subway car, or …
The Electric Race – Test Driving Singapore’s Electric Vehicle Plan
Singapore has plans to phase out petrol vehicles by 2040. CNA Insider’s ‘The Electric Race’ explores what this means for the people and what are the benefits of electric vehicles – featuring an interview with ESD Associate Prof Lynette Cheah.
Telehealth company Coviu to develop tools for remote wound care in Australia
Telehealth firm Coviu has disclosed that it will work on a project to create a new digital toolkit for telehealth wound care. It will work …
SUTD sets up new green library; promotes the concept of sustainability
The concept of sustainability must be cultivated from an early age. SUTD announced a series of sustainability plans, including a collaboration with North West CDC to set up a green library on the ground floor of residential HDB buildings.
SUTD students to design and build eco-friendly library in Bukit Panjang
A group of engineering and architecture students will design a library and build it with cardboard and felt in the void deck of a block of …
Book review: Stark images reevaluate colonial culture in Dutch East Indies
How best to bridge divides and strengthen a common national identity?
The issue of tribalism and identity was discussed at a conference this week. Insight looks at why the subject has come under the spotlight and why it matters.
Some stress may not harm your mental well-being
Business Times wrote an article about how some stress may not harm a person’s mental well-being, which included expert quotes from LKYCIC research fellow Dr Samuel Chng.
E-commerce: Would you pick slower delivery to cut your carbon footprint?
Does knowing the carbon emissions of an order being shipped from the other side of the planet encourage consumers to choose eco-responsible …
Mt Pleasant project set to show the way to redevelop other sites
Residents of the upcoming Mount Pleasant estate may one day sip coffee on the veranda of a century-old colonial bungalow or – if needed – …
