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Southeast Asia’s falling turboprop numbers create sustainability challenge: report
In 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, turboprops accounted for 43% of “super short-haul” routes in Southeast Asia, but this dropped to 39% in 2023, according to a report published by the Aviation Studies Institute at SUTD.
A giant robotic arm stretches out from the roof of the bus; SUTD launches Singapore’s largest bus advertising installation
The Singapore University of Technology and Design has launched a novel 3D bus advertisement, which extends a three-dimensional giant robotic arm from the roof of the bus to make the bus look cool.
Robots in pest control: Spotting rats, repelling snakes
The shoebox-size, radio-controlled bots are fitted with cameras on each end to stream footage from dark and cramped spaces.
Singapore and Tamil Nadu to develop India’s first net-zero industrial park
The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is looking to manufacture electrical vehicles (EVs) and electronics in the country’s first planned net-zero industrial park being set up with Singapore’s help in the state capital Chennai.
Enhance confidence in use of technology
Grandma Huang has never used a smartphone even though her son bought her the latest iPhone 15 and installed high-speed home network and WiFi at home. She said that she did not know how to use it and could not figure out the application instructions. It would be bad if she pressed the wrong button. Smartphones has never appeared in her life and without it, her life would still go on. Aunty Li was envious when she saw her best friend watching “Happiness Comes” on her tablet computer while riding the train. She also wanted to watch it on her 5.4-inch mobile phone, but the screen was too small, and her eyesight was not good, so she had no choice but to give up.
Hands-on with Silent Cicada’s ‘air-con in a watch’
Touted as a “personal air-conditioner” on the wrist, Silent Cicada’s line of watches use an advanced cooling plate placed against the wrist to reduce blood flow temperature.
162-year-old St Andrew’s Cathedral completes 2-year restoration works in time for new year
Associate Professor Yeo Kang Shua was involved in the restoration works as the conservation adviser. Gazetted as a national monument in 1973, the cathedral is the oldest surviving Anglican place of worship in Singapore.