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Doctors may one day be able to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common cause of severe dementia, and monitor a patient’s response to treatment by doing a simple blood test. This could be made possible using the APEX (Amplified Plasmonic EXosome) system invented by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS). Designed to […]

NUS has been named the top contributing institution in the world for research on green building projects in a bibliometric review published in prestigious journal Building & Environment, achieving global recognition for its extensive studies in the field.

Professor Liu Bin, Head of NUS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been awarded the 2019 American Chemical Society (ACS) Nano Lectureship Award for Asia/Pacific. Professor Liu’s innovative research focuses on the design and synthesis of organic nanomaterials and explores their applications in optoelectronic devices and biomedical research, including advances in solar cells, bioimaging, and cancer

Dean’s Chair Associate Professor Vincent Tan (NUS Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Mathematics, NUS Faculty of Science) and Associate Professor Yan Ning (NUS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) received the Young Researcher Award at this year’s NUS University Awards held on 28 May at the NUS University Cultural Centre. They were among the eight […]

Low frequency noise (500 Hertz and lower), from various sources such as construction machineries and aircrafts, is a form of environmental noise pollution in urban environments. Such noise transmits over long distances and disturbs the surrounding area. It is also known to trigger several negative physiological reactions, such as changes to blood pressure, vertigo, and

How engineering expertise is delivering medical supplies to marginalised communities Stepping into Yonah’s office, we see a collection of 3D printers, CNC machines and workstations – as well as an unfinished prototype of their latest drone, which is capable of delivering a 3kg payload over an impressive 100km radius. This is the headquarters of Yonah, […]

From left: Neo (Chemical Engineering), Joyce (Common Engineering), Ryan (Mechanical Engineering) and Ijaz (Electrical Engineering) recently completed their Engineering Principles & Practice (EPP) modules and shared their experiences and thoughts on experiential learning at NUS Engineering. Out of the classroom, into the lab! When engineering students first step into a university, they typically expect an […]

Partners in life and in business, Ms Pranoti Nagarkar (Engineering ’03) and Mr Rishi Israni (Computing ’03) turned a dinner conversation into the world’s first flatbread-making robot, Rotimatic. WHO ARE THEY? Ms Pranoti Nagarkar and Mr Rishi Israni are the inventors of Rotimatic, an automated kitchen appliance that makes flatbread. Their company, Zimplistic […]

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Konstantin ‘Kostya’ Novoselov FRS will join NUS as Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering on 8 April 2019. He will be the first Nobel-prize winner to join a Singapore university. Prof Novoselov has been an international scientific advisor to the NUS Centre for Advanced 2D Materials since 2015. Prof […]

Dr Wan Chunfeng, a research fellow from NUS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Mr Yap Hong Kai, an NUS Biomedical Engineering’s alumnus, are among the honourees in the latest Forbes’ top “30 Under 30/Asia” list for the Industry, Manufacturing & Energy and Healthcare & Science categories respectively. Dr Wan specialises in water and energy […]

Singapore is the fastest ageing country in the world. How do we care for a person from cradle to grave? This was discussed at the NUS Greater Good Series – Age Well in an Evergreen City event.

Inspired by underwater invertebrates such as the jelly fish, Assistant Professor Benjamin Tee and his team from NUS Materials Science and Engineering, in collaboration with researchers from Tsinghua University, China and the University of California Riverside, USA, created an electronic skin with similar functionality. The team of eight researchers spent over a year developing the […]