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After Driverless Cars, Singapore To Test Self-Driving Buses

All aboard! NTU and the Land Transport Authority of Singapore are collaborating on transport research projects into autonomous vehicles and rail network enhancement.

Columbia China, Temasek Join Forces To Provide Healthcare In China

Temasek is investing about US$250 million in Columbia China, enabling the latter to further expand in China through acquisitions and greenfield projects.

QIMR Berghofer, BGI To Collaborate On Genomics Research

Both institutes have signed an agreement that will promote collaboration on a genomics-based research and education program.

LEGO-Inspired Nanoparticles Make Manipulation Easy

The nanoscale LEGO-like building blocks have potential applications in drug delivery, chemical sensing and energy storage.

Natural Science Professors Awarded TJ Park Science Fellowship

Professors Kim Kwanpyo, Kee Jung-Min, and Choi Kyudong were recognized for their work in nanomaterials, synthetic chemistry and fluid dynamics respectively.

NUS Scoops Three Trophies At IChemE Awards

Researchers from industry and academia were recognized for their various contributions to the field of chemical engineering.

To Roll Out Or Not To Roll Out Dengue Vaccines? It’s Complicated

It is possible that in certain settings, routine dengue vaccination may actually increase the incidence of severe dengue—and thus the numbers hospitalized due to the disease.

Could The Energy Internet Actually Work?

Researchers have suggested that the energy internet—distributing electricity in a similar fashion to the actual internet—is an upgrade over the existing outdated electrical grid.

Researchers Discover Fungal-Plant Hybrid That Practices ‘Closed Marriage’

The plant species, discovered on the subtropical Japanese island of Kuroshima, derives its nutrition from host fungi.