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NUS Researchers Bring Attack-Proof Quantum Communication Two Steps Forward

July 9, 2021

Assistant Professor Charles Lim (back) and Dr Zhang Gong (front) with their team’s first-of-its-kind quantum power limiter device. Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a method for secure communication that uses…

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Technology

Ransomware incidents, online scams, and COVID-19-related phishing activities dominated cyber landscape in 2020

July 9, 2021

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) released its Singapore Cyber Landscape (SCL) 2020 publication today, revealing an increase in cyber threats such as ransomware and online scams in 2020.…

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NEA Launches Youth For Environmental Sustainability (YES) Programme

July 9, 2021

The National Environment Agency (NEA) launches the new Youth for Environmental Sustainability (YES) Programme today. This initiative aims to support youth interest in environmental sustainability throughout the year, in partnership…

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Cities

The city as an emergent life form, with architecture as the skeleton and roads as veins

July 8, 2021

While comparing cities to living things perhaps isn’t as novel in 2021 as it was when Organism was first released in 1975, the analogy has never been as dizzyingly inventive or convincingly…

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Cities

Grab Singapore Announces Transport Sustainability Goal As Part Of Its GrabForGood Initiative; Aims For A Full Fleet Running On Cleaner Energy By 2030

July 8, 2021

Grab Singapore today announced its 2030 Transport Sustainability Goal, where it has committed to operate via a full fleet running on cleaner energy by 2030. This goal is set as…

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Measuring The Digital Pulse Of Employee Engagement

July 8, 2021

By generating data-driven insights on employee engagement, SD:D Spark analytics company EngageRocket is helping businesses bring out the best in their people. While the blurring of work-life boundaries due…

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People

Lifespans Of 130 Years Could Be Possible This Century

July 7, 2021

Extreme longevity likely will continue to rise slowly by the end of this century, according to new research, with estimates showing that a lifespan of 125 years, or even 130…

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Countdown To Singapore International Ferrous Week

July 7, 2021

In one week, the Singapore International Ferrous Week (SIFW) will feature a strong line-up of international speakers to discuss, debate and seek solutions on a broad range of topics relating to the…

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VR Study Finds Vertical Greenery Useful As Stress Buffer

July 7, 2021

Vertical greenery ‘planted’ on the exterior of buildings may help to buffer people against stress, a study by a team of NTU Singapore psychologists has found. Using VR headsets, 111 participants were…

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Society

Singapore’s Older Adults Resist COVID-19 Vaccinations

July 7, 2021

Singapore may rank high in its pace of Covid-19 vaccination, but segments of the nation’s older adults (aged 71-75) were still reluctant to vaccinate because they were sceptical of either…

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