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Prof Philip Liu receives the inaugural ‘Hamaguchi Award’

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PROFESSOR Philip Liu Li-Fan, Vice President for Research and Technology, as well as a distinguished professor from NUS Civil & Environmental Engineering, was recently presented the inaugural ‘Hamaguchi Award’ for his outstanding achievement and contribution to tsunami and coastal disaster resilience technology. The award presentation took place on 1 November 2017 in Japan. Among his […]

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Robust barrier protection against chemical solvents and fires

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Assistant Professor Chen Po-Yen from NUS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and his team developed a new technology that can be used to make smart protective clothing material. By integrating elastomer, a natural or synthetic polymer that is highly elastic, with structured two dimensional (2D) material films like graphene oxide, the team’s innovation – a bilayer […]

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Turning waste into energy

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After five years of research, Professor Wang Chi-Hwa and his team from NUS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering found a way to turn animal waste into synthesis gas (syngas), a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to produce electricity, and biochar to treat water.

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The NUS Greater Good Series “SMART Engineering: Smart City. IOT. Manufacturing”

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The NUS Greater Good Series “SMART Engineering: Smart City. IOT. Manufacturing” was held at Four Seasons Hotel on 3 October 2017. This is the second year that NUS Engineering has participated in the event which saw a turnout of more than 150 guests. Organised by the NUS Development Office, the Greater Good Series aims to […]

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A*STAR, NUS and global pharma companies ink MOU to develop pharma manufacturing sector

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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with three leading pharmaceutical companies to mark the launch of an initiative to develop the country’s pharma manufacturing sector. Named the Pharma Innovation Programme Singapore (PIPS), the initiative involved pioneer partners GSK, MSD International, […]

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NUS launches new Centre for 3D printing

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To view the video, please click here. THE National University of Singapore (NUS) formally opened its own additive manufacturing centre on 21 July 2017. Mr Amrin Amin, Parliamentary Secretary for Health, launched the Centre at the NAMIC (National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster) Healthcare Summit. Named the NUS Centre for Additive Manufacturing (AM.NUS), the establishment of […]

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Engineered for success

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ASSOCIATE Professor Ho Ghim Wei from NUS Electrical and Computer Engineering knows she chose a career in a male-dominated field， but it has never held her back. “I was once told not to waste my time in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) industry. That just spurred me to work harder than my male […]

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