RESEARCH NEWS
Empowering healthcare in Timor-Leste
Biomedical Engineering students make an impact on community health during visit as part of bGlobal initiative.
Book on Singapore’s modernist architecture wins Colvin Prize
“Everyday Modernism” by Assoc Prof Chang Jiat Hwee (Dept of Architecture) commended by jury as an “invaluable and lasting work of reference”.
Highlighting immune cells’ killer powers
Method using coloured dye to identify most-effective immune cells could open doors for advanced immunotherapy treatments.
NUS students take third place in synthetic biology competition
Inter-disciplinary team of NUS students, including six from CDE departments, emerge as top Asian team in Paris competition.
Keppel and CDE strengthen collaboration in sustainability
Prof Rajasekhar Balasubramanian appointed to new professorship as part of enhanced collaboration, boosting sustainability research and enhancing bursary.
Autonomous cleaning bot to start scrubbing public toilets in early 2024
The Straits Times reports on Abluo, an autonomous toilet-cleaning robot developed by graduates from CDE.
IDentif.AI team presented with IES and ASEAN Engineering Achievement Awards
IDentif.AI is an AI-based platform that rapidly prioritises drugs and drug combinations for pandemic preparedness.
Testbed for cooling tech in tropical data centres launched at NUS
The Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed is the first facility of its kind, bringing together researchers and industry to develop sustainable cooling technologies.
Long Island reclamation plan the right solution to meet S’pore’s long-term needs: Experts
Reclaiming land off East Coast Park for coastal protection is the right approach that will also meet the country’s other long-term needs, said experts – includes comments by Professor Yong Kwet Yew.
Keppel and NUS collaborate on sustainable energy solutions
Living laboratory collaboration to use NUS campus to develop and test commercially viable low-carbon energy technologies.
Exhibition shows how to build city resistant to high temperatures
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) has launched an exhibition highlighting collaborations with the Department of Architecture.
Clarivate names 21 CDE faculty among World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds
Faculty from seven CDE departments named on annual list of Highly Cited Researchers who contribute disproportionately to extending the frontiers of knowledge.


