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The Big Read: High time to talk about racism, but Singapore society ill-equipped after decades of treating it as taboo
Activists, community organisers and academics agree that the conversations of race need to move forward productively in the age of social …
Slow business but some hawkers in Singapore still not on food delivery apps
Commission fees, suitability of food for delivery among reasons cited for not being on such platforms.
Education and language shifts
Singapore residents are securing higher academic qualifications, especially university degrees. But there are downsides such as oversupply of graduates, underemployment, and potential erosion of mother tongue heritage.
Commentary: Southeast Asia risks falling behind other regions in recovering aviation and tourism
Singapore Tonight (CNA, 18.06.2021)
Channel NewsAsia’s news programme Singapore Tonight interviewed LKYCIC senior fellow Dr Harvey Neo on his views as to why the Downtown Core may no longer be the top workplace destination in Singapore, following the Census 2020 report.
(Oral evidence session): “Supporting our high streets after COVID-19” ( UK House of Commons Select Committee on Housing, Communities and Local Government ,10.06.2021)
Join Professor Chan Heng Chee, Chair of Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities online this evening as she provides expert testimony on ‘Supporting our High Streets Post Covid’ before the UK House of Commons Select Committee on Housing, Communities and Local Government. The inquiry will examine the long-term consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak on the future of the high street. It is interested in how government, at all levels, can mitigate the economic and social impact and develop policies to ensure high streets remain the centre of local communities. The Committee will look at the impact of existing measures to support the high street, including the business rate holiday, as well as the broader role of taxation in enabling high street businesses to remain viable. Professor Carlos Moreno, Scientific Director, Panthenon Sorbonne University, IAE Paris as well as Professor Ricky Burdett, Director of LSE Cities and Urban Age, London School of Economics will also be joining Prof Chan in this session.
Dr Teo Tee Hui Featured on AsiaOne
Dr Teo Tee Hui Featured on AsiaOne
Liquid metal antenna matches extreme curvature and deformation of moving organs
Biomedical sensors that actively monitor physiological signals from moving organs undergo large and cyclic deformations.
PhysicsWorld: Liquid metal antenna matches extreme curvature and deformation of moving organs
PhysicsWorld published an article on a liquid metal antenna that matches extreme curvature and deformation of moving organs. This research was led by Associate Prof Michinao Hashimoto.
Original link: https://physicsworld.com/a/liquid-metal-antenna-matches-extreme-curvature-and-deformation-of-moving-organs/
The liquid metal antenna attached to an ex vivo porcine heart. (Courtesy: Adv. Mater. 10.1002/adma.202008062)
