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Can we rely on foreign maids alone for eldercare?
Many options, suiting different budgets, have sprung up to help families care for the elderly. LKYCIC’s Dr Belinda Yuen is quoted in this article by The Straits Times.
Explainer: Who should bear responsibility for CPF monies lost in malware scams, and what recourse do victims have?
Senior lecturer Dr Douglas Streeter Rolph shared his opinions on ascribing responsibility to payment systems or agencies through which such fraudulent transfers occurred.
When there’s wayang in the workplace
Dr Samuel Chng, who heads the Urban Psychology Lab at SUTD’s Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, was quoted in this opinion piece by The Business Times.
Explainer: What is Meta's new platform Threads, and will its Instagram tie-in help it challenge Twitter?
Assistant Prof Andrew Yee was quoted in the article, and he shared that technological companies now not only know us based on data collected, but also have “substantial power in deciding the kinds of content that we are exposed to”.
Life&Style with Daniel Martin: Smart Knee Brace
Channel NewsAsia 938FM interviewed Assoc Prof Low Hong Yee on the research and development of a fully knitted, circuit-embedded knee wearable for wireless sensing of joint motion in real-time.
Scientists develop 2D nanosheets for sustainable carbon capture
In his carbon capture research, Assoc Prof Wu turned to mica, a cheap and abundant clay mineral with diverse applications. The SUTD team collaborated with researchers from A*STAR to develop an efficient method to produce 2D mica nanosheets,
HCLTech celebrates 43 years in Singapore
Reinforcing its commitment to the ASEAN region, HCLTech has partnered with SUTD on a freshman programme to nurture young talent and encourage social innovation.
SUTD’s robot catches mosquitoes five to eight times more efficiently
Amid the current peak breeding season for the Aedes mosquitoes, two mosquito-catching robots designed by SUTD have been put into operation. The efficiency of catching Aedes mosquitoes is five to eight times higher than that of traditional methods.
More interest in courses offering metaverse skills
Educational institutions are seeing rising interest for courses on the metaverse. SUTD will start its first metaverse course in September.
International team develops new vaccine distribution model
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell’s Ithaca campus, Singapore University of Technology and Design, and San Jose State University in California have developed a model for optimising the dispensing of vaccines during pandemics that uses a new measure of success for such efforts.
