News The latest news and happenings at the College of Design and Engineering Year2024202320222021202020192018201720162015 All CDE NewsAlumni & GivingAwards & AchievementsCDE in the NewsResearch ImpactStudent LifeVideos Cooling with heat: Hybrid air conditioner that reduces electricity consumptionNew air conditioners use heating from the sun and surroundings to provide cool air more efficiently.14 May 2020Read MoreRealistic thin-film robots that can move and feel!Light-driven robots thinner than paper – beautiful creations by Associate Professor Ho Ghim Wei’s group.28 April 2020Read MoreFighting infectious diseases using AIA new AI designs experiments to quickly identify the best treatment out of countless combinations of drugs.25 April 2020Read MoreNew silicon chip ‘fingerprint’ for stronger hardware security at low costNovel technique by NUS researchers lets computer chips identify themselves more reliably to resist hackers.15 April 2020Read MoreTapping quantum computing for problem solvingNUS researchers will now have access to 15 of IBM’s powerful quantum computing systems via a cloud service.2 April 2020Read MoreElectric cars and fuel cells: A hopeful outlook for a sustainable ‘car-lite’ SingaporeNUS professors weigh in on Singapore’s drive to phase out traditional cars for electric vehicles by 2040.31 March 2020Read MoreThe world’s first aerogels made from scrap rubber tyresThe light and durable materials are an eco-friendly solution to recycle otherwise enduring rubber waste.18 March 2020Read MoreEnabling battery-powered silicon chips to work faster and longerResearchers from the NUS Green IC group at ECE have a new technique to make silicon chips consume less power and perform better.9 March 2020Read MoreNUS scientists work on COVID-19 vaccine trial and rapid test kitsNUS researchers and alumni contribute their expertise to the fight against the new virus.14 February 2020Read MoreBreakthrough in cancer diagnosis using big data analyticsAccording to Professor Lim Chwee Teck and his team, a set of just 29 genes could predict cancer and the effectiveness of treatments for it.14 January 2020Read MoreA low-power, highly responsive and reusable sweat pH monitorCould a sensor on your watch tell you if you’re dehydrated?13 January 2020Read MoreNUS scientists create world’s first monolayer amorphous filmThe thinnest possible member of a poorly-understood class of materials is like nothing else scientists have seen before.9 January 2020Read MoreFirst13141516171819Last