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Making the most out of every drop of Singapore’s water

25
November
2020
| 03:58 Europe/Amsterdam
By Dr Cecilia Tortajada, Senior Research Rellow from the Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, and Ryan Tan Yi Wei, a student from NUS Faculty of EngineeringThe Business Times, 25 November 2020,
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Firms need not shy away from publicising their disabled hires. Here’s how to do it responsibly

24
November
2020
| 04:07 Europe/Amsterdam
By Mr Jonathan Tiong, a fourth-year student majoring in Communications and New Media at NUS Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesTODAY, 24 November 2020
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Social concern

23
November
2020
| 08:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Tamil Murasu, 23 November 2020, p4
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Lessons from Darwin and evolution, 161 years on

23
November
2020
| 08:11 Europe/Amsterdam
The Straits Times, 23 November 2020, Science, pB10
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COVID-19, science and politics

23
November
2020
| 08:05 Europe/Amsterdam
By Dr Edison Liu, Honorary Joint Professor, Dept of Biochemistry at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and President and CEO, The Jackson Laboratory, USAThe Straits Times, 23 November 2020, Science, pB9
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The advantages of social contract in East Asia gradually appear

23
November
2020
| 08:00 Europe/Amsterdam
By Dr Lance Gore Liangping, Senior Research Fellow from the East Asian Institute at NUSLianhe Zaobao, 23 November 2020, p10
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Darwin’s handwritten pages from On the Origin of Species go online for the first time

23
November
2020
| 02:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Two original pages from the handwritten draft of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, along with rare letters, and never-before-seen reading notes have been added to Darwin Online. This scholarly portal dedicated to naturalist Charles Darwin was …
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NUS SDE4 is first in Southeast Asia to achieve ILFI Zero Energy certification

20
November
2020
| 07:35 Europe/Amsterdam
The NUS School of Design and Environment 4 (SDE4) is the first building in Southeast Asia to be awarded the stringent Zero Energy Certification by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), one of the world’s most prestigious sustainability …
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NUS researchers target ‘undercover’ gene that helps cancer cells proliferate

16
November
2020
| 03:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at NUS found that little-known genes called “onco-requisite factors” can enlist other genes to assist them in helping cancer cells proliferate. The gene produces an enzyme called aldehyde …
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NUS researchers develop open-source tool to check for data leakage from AI systems

10
November
2020
| 07:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Asst Prof Reza Shokri and his team from NUS Computing have developed a full-fledged open-source tool known as “Machine Learning Privacy Meter” that can help companies determine if their Artificial Intelligence (AI) services are vulnerable to …
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COVID-19 monitoring gets a boost with new NUS system that wirelessly captures data from pulse oximeters

04
November
2020
| 02:51 Europe/Amsterdam
NUS researchers have developed an automated system that collates and displays users’ blood oxygen data on an easy-to-read dashboard. It is suitable for places such as dormitories and community care facilities to provide frontline staff with regular …
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NUS researchers invent flexible and highly reliable sensor for wearable health devices and robotic perception

02
November
2020
| 06:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Known as Tactile Resistive Annularly Cracked E-Skin (TRACE), this novel sensor material developed by NUS researchers is five times better than conventional soft materials, and could be used in wearable health technology devices, or in robotics to …
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