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Rethink Building Design To Reduce Virus Spread
By mapping air flow in dormitories, researchers from Singapore have pinpointed the building layouts that lead to stagnant air and raise the risk of viral transmission.
How manufacturing firms stand to gain from the next wave of industrial transformation
The benefits of industry 4.0 have been plain for all to see. Technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics have paved the way …
S’porean students go abroad as universities begin to resume overseas programmes
Programmes have been suspended since March 2020 because of Covid-19.
Longer work hours may be unavoidable for business continuity amid Covid-19: Employers
As the Republic grapples with the Omicron variant of Covid-19, employers and observers say that workers might need to put in extra hours to ensure business continuity, even as some of them may be under strain amid a blurring of the line between life and work.
This 27-year-old S’porean built a grocery startup that sells “ugly” produce at up to 60% off
He is 27 years old and the founder of sustainable grocery store UglyFood. Augustine Tan started his entrepreneurial journey in his early …
James Dyson Foundation invests $3m to inspire more young engineers in Singapore
The foundation will also launch an engineering innovation studio at the Singapore University of Technology and Design – a 6,200 sq ft space where the university’s students can work on Dyson technology projects.
AI system that slashes diagnosis time for eye diseases wins gold at Techblazer Awards
The awards are Singapore’s highest accolade for tech innovation.
Leasehold concept in S’pore allows for land to be recycled for future generations, say IPS panellists
They say govt policies on land help to achieve redistribution of not just the land but wealth as well.
Correctly classifying coughs with machine learning
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have shown that deep learning models can accurately distinguish …
Researchers set their sights on chalcogenide nanostructured displays
Research teams from SUTD and A*STAR IMRE designed and demonstrated the use of chalcogenide nanostructures to reversibly tune Mie resonances in the visible spectrum.
