14 April 2021 NUS hydrogel tested for Mars missions Recent News HOPES team named national James Dyson Award winners A team from NUS Engineering has been selected as the national winner of the annual James Dyson Award, for their design for an easy to use at home glaucoma test. Hands-on Engineering at NUS: Creating Sensor Systems Hands-on engineering invention is what studying at NUS Engineering is all about. Delivering practical, innovative solutions to real world challenges. Discover more in this video about our Creating Sensor Systems class. NUS hydrogel tested for Mars missions An advanced hydrogel, initially developed by NUS researchers for use in smart farm systems, has been tested for use in farms on future Mars missions which would feed the first visitors to the red planet.