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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.
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energy internet—distributing electricity in a similar fashion to the actual internet—is an upgrade over the existing outdated electrical grid.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.
Jackson Laboratory, Wenzhou Medical University Sign Research Agreement
The organizations will seek to better understand genomic propensities to disease and focus on individualized therapies for cancer, heart disease, and other afflictions.