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Science

Singapore Scientists Develop AI-Powered Electronic Nose That Can Detect Spoiled Meat

The scientists developed sensors that can identify gasses produced by decaying meat and an AI algorithm that can show the stages of decay

Nov 10, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Artificial intelligence

Technology

AI and VR Tech Redesigning 'Practicals' for Singapore Medical Students Amid Coronavirus

Medical students at NUS are using VR technology for practical classes while NTU and SMU are offering AI-based lesson recommendation

Sep 23, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

NUS Artificial intelligence

Health

Testing Covid-19 Down to 40 Minutes Now; Singapore Ponders Deploying Them Soon

The kit developed by the NTU researchers eliminates the RNA extraction process to reduce time and produces result faster

Jul 27, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Crime

Former NTU Student Turned Hacker Faces Jail Term For Selling 121 Kopitiam Cards

The NTU computer science undergraduate student, Alex Quek Wei Kai, modified the cards to pay for food, drinks, cigarettes, parking and then started selling them online

Jul 22, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Singapore crime

Society

Fact Check: Dy PM Heng Didn't Say Singapore Should Plan to Increase Its Population to 10 Million

While Heng Swee Keat was targetted for a wrong claim on Singapore's population target, Vivian Balakrishnan's debate was called 'unfair'

Jul 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NUS

Malaysian storekeeper jailed six months for molesting seven-year-old girl

Crime

Singapore student molestation cases 2019: NUS, NTU and SMU aim to ensure safety

An SMU student was arrested and recently charged court for allegedly molesting a 21-year-old woman inside the campus

Dec 31, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NUS Singapore crime

Health

NTU scientists find new ways to stem viral infections RSV and HMPV; to save many kids

NTU scientists believe that their study will help researchers in pharma and academia to design much-needed therapies for these life-threatening viral infections

Dec 16, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

A view of the Nanyang Technological University campus in Singapore August 2, 2016.

Crime

NTU false assault case: Police investigating 19-year-old student

Here are the screen shots of the Instagram stories, posted by NTU Student's Union about the ongoing alleged assault case

Dec 15, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Crime

NTU Peeping Tom case: Student expelled for allegedly recording video of woman in shower

The 17-year-old Chinese national expelled from NTU after he tried to record a video of a woman by using his phone

Dec 6, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime NUS

Environment

NTU's research led scientists to understand effects of microorganisms on humans

After this study, the researchers are currently preparing to understand the effect of air microbial communities on the environment

Oct 31, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singaporean molester sentenced to two years of jail

Crime

Driver arrested for allegedly molesting NTU student while sharing a ride

The 25-year-old suspect took the woman to a secluded car park where he allegedly molested her, as per reports.

Oct 23, 2019

By Ishan Ghosh

Technology

New NTU built robotic arm can emulate human hand actions and visual acuity of eyes

Eureka Robotics will be delivering a brand new robot named Archimedes to a US laser optics manufacturer

Oct 12, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Artificial intelligence

New initiative between EU & Singapore set to inspire more scientific collaboration

Society

New opportunities unfold for Singaporean scientists to join ERC team in Europe

Top researchers from the National Research Foundation Singapore encouraged to gain experience in ERC teams in Europe

Oct 8, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Education NUS

Health

NTU research finds mother and child communication cut off due to parenting stress

NTU and other institutions collaborated to carry out research on parenting stress and how it can affect a mother's and child's ability to tune in to each other.

Aug 30, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

NTU-based researcher zeroes in on cell behind insulin secretion

Prof Berggren at Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet in Sweden who is also te visiting Prof of LKCMedicine conducted this study.

Aug 24, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

NTU team buckles up for AI and machine learning to combat money laundering

This program to fight money laundering is supported by MAS' Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics Grant and UBS.

Aug 21, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Artificial intelligence