News The latest news and happenings at the College of Design and Engineering Year2024202320222021202020192018201720162015 All CDE NewsAlumni & GivingAwards & AchievementsCDE in the NewsResearch ImpactStudent LifeVideos 20 winners lauded for contributions to develop green and sustainable environmentSDE4 building among winners at the 2022 Singapore Green Building Council-Building and Construction Authority Leadership in Sustainability Awards.23 May 2022Read MoreNUS researchers upcycle pineapple leaves into low-cost fat trappersPineapple leaf fibres could hold the key to cheaper weight-loss supplements with the added benefit of being greener and more sustainable for the environment.17 May 2022Read MoreCommentary: Maximising value from wasteThere is a strong case for better management and reporting of waste in business.6 May 2022Read MoreWanted: new technology to recycle old mattressesThe pursuit of a good night’s sleep is doing bad things to the environment.6 May 2022Read MoreCommentary: What it takes to boost household recycling ratesOnly 13 per cent of household waste was recycled in Singapore in 2021, a rate that remained unchanged from 2020, which was a 10-year low. 5 May 2022Read MoreCESG: Circles large and smallIn an era of strained supply chains, a global circular economy is being joined by smaller national and regional ones.19 April 2022Read MoreHaw Par Villa mermaid pool among projects at ‘to gather’ exhibitionSingapore pavilion from the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale goes on show at URA. 1 April 2022Read MoreWhat it means to have nuclear energy in net zero emission aimA recent report commissioned by the Energy Market Authority highlighted that nuclear energy could be part of Singapore’s energy mix by 2050.31 March 2022Read MoreThe brains behind smarter boringIn land-scarce Singapore, subterranean spaces could be used to house MRT stations, shopping malls and more. 29 March 2022Read MoreResearchers develop material to reduce heat in personal protective gearNew composite film promises to reduce the heat felt by wearers of personal protective suits. 25 March 2022Read MoreIssues manufacturers face in recycling, recovering product waste can be resolved with new technologiesA policy to get manufacturers to recycle more of their products, whether packaging or electronic waste, could be stifled by attempts to "game the system".25 March 2022Read MoreNUS researchers find way to store CO2 beneath the ocean floorResearchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a new way to accelerate the rate at which carbon dioxide (CO2) is sucked out of the atmosphere and stored beneath the ocean floor.7 March 2022Read MoreFirst34567Last