2 January 2018 Community in Conversation Recent News Six CDE alumni honoured at NUS Alumni Awards Ms Ho Ching presented with NUS Eminent Alumni Award at ceremony recognising University alumni who have distinguished themselves through significant and impactful contributions. Magnetic fields power smarter soft robots with built-in intelligence A soft robot inspired by the manta ray utilises magnetic fields to both move and recharge its onboard power supply, enabling it to perform autonomous sensing. MoU signed for tropical data centre testbed on Jurong Island Agreement between NUS and JTC for pilot-scale facility to test sustainable cooling, power and heat-recovery solutions for AI-ready data centres.