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Eye-catching ground signs and rest areas designed to prevent residents with dementia in Yio Chu Kang from getting lost
From activity corners suitable for people with dementia to simple road signs and ground markings, Yio Chu Kang collects feedback from residents on the living environment to create the first local dementia-friendly neighbourhood based on community research to assist residents with dementia to age in place in their neighbourhood.
SUTD launches drone for safer, more efficient viaduct inspection
Associate Professor Foong Shaohui came up with the idea in 2019 when chatting with Land Transport Authority (LTA) officers who told him of the difficulty in inspecting viaduct bearings for wear and tear, or defects.
Strengthening Singapore’s Cyber Defence Landscape
Organised by the Digital and Intelligence Service and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, with support from iTrust/SUTD and the National Cybersecurity R&D Laboratory, CIDeX 2023 marked a collaborative effort to enhance Whole-Of-Government (WoG) cyber capabilities.
How to Make 3D-Printed Parts Shrink with Precision
Finding a way to ensure uniform shrinkage of features below the wavelength of visible light is a challenge for two-photon polymerization lithography (TPL). A team of engineers from SUTD and the Industrial Technology Center of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan have introduced a new method for ensuring even shrinkage in 3D-printed structures under heat treatment.
Quick and easy method tests antimicrobial susceptibility
In the paper titled ‘Rapid and accurate antimicrobial susceptibility testing using label-free electrical impedance-based microfluidic platform’, Assoc Prof Ye Ai and his team successfully developed an electrical impedance-based microfluidic platform that provides rapid and accurate AMR evaluation within an hour.
SUTD sets up research centre in China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City to promote low carbon net zero solutions
The research centre will be established in partnership with the China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Administrative Committee (ECAC) and the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Co., Ltd. (SSTEC), under the auspices of the Tianjin Eco-City project.
New exhibition to drive conversations, ideas to beat the heat
Assistant Professor Peter Ortner and his team presents an analytics software which comes up with ideal layouts for planners, using factors like building height and population density.
‘It starts in schools’: Design thinking skills needed for the future workforce – Singapore’s education ministry
Peicai Secondary School partnered with SUTD to redesign its Applied Learning Programme (ALP) curriculum for students. SUTD was tasked with upskilling the teachers to conduct the programme, and conducted interviews with students to co-develop the new curriculum.
SUTD Faculty Listed Among World’s Top Scientists in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2023
Professor Chua Chee Kai (Associate Provost for Research, and Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor) and Assistant Professor Xiong Zehui (Information Systems Technology and Design) have been named in the prestigious list of Highly Cited Researchers™ 2023.
From selling laundry pods to body scrubs, young livestreamers are raking in the dough on TikTok
The connection between a livestream host and viewers is an example of a “parasocial” relationship, a one-sided relationship formed with a media persona, said Assistant Professor Andrew Yee (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences).
