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Paving The Way For UV-Enabled Flexible Wearable Tech

July 29, 2021

To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, scientists from NTU Singapore have created a new type of light sensor that is both flexible and…

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Twin Win At Google’s Waymo Autonomous Driving Competition

July 27, 2021

A team of NTU roboticists has clinched two top awards at an autonomous driving competition organised by Waymo, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of Google. In the Google’s 2021 Waymo Open Dataset Challenges which saw…

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Tough Bicycle Helmet Made From Composite Materials Can Better Protect Cyclists

July 23, 2021

As cities worldwide expand their networks of cycling paths and more cyclists take to the streets, the chances of cycling accidents and potential collisions increase as well, underscoring the need…

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Converting Tamarind Shells Into An Energy Source For Vehicles

July 17, 2021

Shells of tamarind, a tropical fruit consumed worldwide, are discarded during food production. As they are bulky, tamarind shells take up a considerable amount of space in landfills where they…

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Misinformation During Pandemic Highlights Role Of Media

July 13, 2021

A team of communication researchers from NTU Singapore’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information has found that as the type of COVID-19 misinformation rectified by Singapore’s mainstream news media evolved…

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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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Preparing For Future Pandemics With Hi-Tech Lab

July 6, 2021

Image: (L-R) Assoc Prof Eric Yap from LKCMedicine, who is the Medical Director of the new lab, with co-founders of Pathnova Laboratories, Emeritus Professor Chan Soh Ha and Dr Ian…

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NTU Is The World’s Best Young University

June 25, 2021

NTU has been ranked No. 1 in the Times Higher Education’s Young Universities Rankings for the first time. The only Singapore university listed in the rankings, NTU has been making…

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New Undergraduate Course In Alternative Meats Launched

June 23, 2021

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and The Good Food Institute Asia Pacific (GFI APAC), a global nonprofit headquartered in Washington DC that works to accelerate alternative protein innovation, are launching a new undergraduate…

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Ultrasensitive Pressure Sensors Pave The Way For Robot ‘Skin’

June 18, 2021

Robots could soon have ‘skin’ so sensitive it can detect a flower petal or a grain of rice. Researchers from NTU Singapore have invented a pressure sensor that can be ‘printed’…

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