As extreme weather events like floods ravage some parts of the world, Singapore’s weather forecasting body is continuing its work to provide better predictions.
Tackling extreme weather: More advanced monitoring system in the works Read More »
The Straits Times reports on the chances of haze returning to Singapore from fires in Indonesia, includes comments by Professor Rajasekhar Bala (Civil and Environmental Engineering).
More hot spots in Indonesia this week, but severe haze not expected for now Read More »
Media coverage of the launch of the new Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute, hosted at NUS.
Climate-proofing Singapore’s coastlines: Some coastal protection projects Read More »
Media coverage of the launch of the new Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute, hosted at NUS.
New research institute to help Singapore tackle rising seas levels Read More »
An electric car built by NUS students comes ahead of teams from engineering powerhouses such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Texas in Austin and University of California, Berkeley at the Formula SAE competition held in Michigan.
NUS electric racer beats giants in US competition Read More »
Report on research field trials, led by a team at CDE, of road surfacing mixtures made using plastic waste.
NUS team develops new asphalt mixture, adding recycled plastic to pave road surfaces Read More »
Report on the opening of an exhibition, The Lost Cities Series: Kampong Port Cities Of Pre-Colonial Era.
New exhibition on old kampungs offers inspiration for modern architects Read More »
Report on the development of the world’s first “biological camera”, which can encode and store data through the biological mechanism of living cells.
Media reports on the launch of the Galassia-2 satellite, built by NUS students, along with several other Singapore satellites from a space centre in southern India.
NUS Galassia-2 satellite among seven Singapore satellites launched into space Read More »
Report on the effect on consumer behaviour of the 5 cent plastic bag charge recently introduced by major supermarket chains in Singapore.
5 cents each: Drop in plastic bag use likely Read More »
