NUS deep-learning AI system puts Singapore on global map of big data analytics

⎯ A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has put Singapore on the global map of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data analytics. Their open-source project, called Apache SINGA, “graduated” from the Apache...
6-Nov-2019 10:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

NUS engineers invent smartphone device that detects harmful algae in 15 minutes

A team of engineers from the National University of Singapore has developed a highly sensitive system that uses a smartphone to rapidly detect the presence of toxin-producing algae in water within 15 minutes. This technological breakthrough could...
6-Nov-2019 10:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

NUS researchers use light emitted from nanoparticles to intricately control biological processes

Researchers from the National University of Singapore have developed a method to give more control to optogenetics, by using specially designed nanoparticles and nanoclusters (dubbed ‘superballs’). These nanoparticles and superballs can emit...
29-Oct-2019 1:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

NUS team creates ‘The Lost Foxfire’ - an interactive, multisensory VR game that achieves remarkable realism

NUS researchers have developed a novel bodysuit and mixed virtual reality game that simultaneously engages a player's senses of sight, hearing, touch and smell to complete challenges. This novel technology could be used to recreate realistic...
14-Oct-2019 5:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

NUS Researchers Show Potential Liver Cancer Treatment by Targeting Cancer Stem-Like Cells

NUS researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore and the N.1 Institute for Health have shown the potential use of small molecule inhibitors to treat advanced liver cancer.
9-Oct-2019 2:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

NUS scientist designs ‘express courier service’ for immune cells

Dr Andy Tay, a researcher with the National University of Singapore (NUS) who is currently doing his post-doctoral training at Stanford University, has successfully invented a novel transfection method to deliver DNA into immune cells with minimal...
4-Oct-2019 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

NUS SDE4 receives international recognition for building features designed to improve health and wellness

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has been awarded the WELL Certification at the Gold level by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) for its SDE4 building. The building is the first university building in the world to achieve...
2-Oct-2019 9:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

NUS researchers develop new drug that fights cancer with less renal toxicity

NUS researchers have developed a new anti-cancer drug that have less toxic effects to the kidneys. It works like a ‘magic bullet’ that is delivered directly to the mitochondria. Such targeted approach reduces the drug’s interactions with other...
18-Sep-2019 8:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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