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Using Pollen For 3D Printing
Scientists at NTU Singapore have found a way to use sunflower pollen to develop a 3D printing ink material that could be used to fabricate parts useful for tissue engineering, toxicity testing and drug delivery. This pollen-derived ink is able to hold its shape when deposited onto a surface, making it a viable alternative to current inks …
New Biomarkers Identified To Detect Consumption Of Emerging Illicit Drug
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has come up with a new solution to boost the surveillance of designer drug abuse. Led by Professor Eric Chan from the NUS Department of Pharmacy, the team has identified three new urinary biomarkers that could be used to detect consumption of ADB-BUTINACA, an emerging synthetic cannabinoid …
First-Of-Its-Kind Memorandum Of Understanding Signed Between Youth Non-Profit Organisation And Local University
Cyber Youth Singapore (CYS) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Saturday, 28 August 2021. This MOU marks the start of a close working partnership between CYS and SUTD to co-create opportunities for all youths in tech in Singapore. This unique, first-of-its-kind collaboration between …
Translating Mad Ideas Into Reality
A self-proclaimed “mad scientist”, Puay Siew is naturally driven to seek new frontiers in science at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and manufacturing. It is a critical junction where ideas come to life and impossible concepts become possible. “I am a dreamer. That’s what keeps me young and alive,” she shares. Puay Siew has …
Skills-Based Volunteerism To Grow Through Partnerships In The Medical Sector With Singapore Medical Association
The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY)’s Singapore Cares Office (SG Cares Office) will further grow skills-based volunteerism, through a new partnership with the Singapore Medical Association (SMA). Skills-based volunteerism refers to utilising one’s profession skills and expertise to serving the community. To achieve a greater reach, the SG Cares Office has inked a …
Behind The Scenes | CapitaLand INSIDE Visits The Tesla Showroom 🔌 🚗
Raffles City Singapore hosts a new electric showcase. A couple of years ago, if you had mentioned the word ‘electricity’ and ask someone to think of a name beginning with the letter T, the answer might probably be Thor. These days, there’s a new T in town. We’re talking about Tesla. The famous electric car …
5 Places To Hit Up For Singapore Flavours This August!
Bask in the celebrations with these National Day-inspired eats See this island, every grain of sand. Hear this anthem, it’s the voices of our friends. 🎵 Yup, it’s your friends asking you out for a good meal to celebrate Singapore’s birthday. If you’re looking for local flavours to indulge in, CapitaLand INSIDE got you covered with …
Cashiers Need To Be Compensated With Wage Premium To Handle Cash Payments: NUS Study
New research has shown that cashiers would need higher wages for handling cash, as compared to card, to compensate for the stress of counting the wrong sum. This trade-off between wages and stress has implications for future job design. The research by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School was published in the peer-reviewed …
A Cook-Off To Promote Plant-Based Protein
Cvrry emerged as the champion of the Plant-based Perfection Challenge 2021, a competition that looks for the most innovative plant-based meat alternative that best represents Asia, with an associated business concept. Jointly organised by ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition, and NTUitive, the innovation and enterprise company of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), the …
EDDC And NTU Develop Novel Drug Candidates To Combat Deadly, Ancient Disease
Tuberculosis is caused by the M. tuberculosis bacteria which mainly infects the patient’s lungs. Did you know that tuberculosis (TB) has plagued humans for thousands of years, and it continues to sit in the list of top 10 causes of death worldwide today? Worse, some strains of the bacteria that causes TB have become “superbugs” …