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NUS Engineering researchers on the Innovators Under 35 Asia 2018 list

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TWO researchers from NUS Engineering are among the ten outstanding innovators from the region in MIT Technology Review’s “Innovators Under 35” Asia 2018 list. They are: The young innovators honoured are trailblazers in their fields and are leading the next generation of technological breakthroughs. Dr Feng is recognised for his work on “Enabling computers to […]

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NUS-developed manta ray robot swims faster and operates up to 10 hours

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The nature-inspired robot could one day substitute traditional autonomous underwater vehicles Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created MantaDroid, an aquatic robot that emulates the swimming locomotion of manta rays. The robotic manta ray, which swims at the speed of twice its body length per second and can operate for up to […]

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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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