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Being a wordsmith with Wordster Have you ever been stuck with choosing the right word to use in a given context? Or maybe you know the description of a word, but the word just does not come to mind? Fret no more as help is at hand with Wordster, an online dictionary created by Assoc Prof Anindya Datta of the NUS School of Computing. 05 November 2009 |
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Meet Holly, the world's first semi-cloned fish Team led by Assoc Prof Hong Yunhan of the Department of Biological Sciences, who have successfully produced the world's first haploid embryonic stem cells and semi-cloned fish. Their work was published in the 16 October issue of the highly acclaimed Science magazine. 05 November 2009 |
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No Quantum Leap for Interactive Proofs! Researchers solved a question which was left unanswered for 10 years – the relationship between QIP or the quantum analogue of the class of problems having interactive proofs (IP), and PSPACE or the class of all decision problems which can be solved using polynomial space. 13 October 2009 |
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Building materials get tougher... and smarter CLIMATE CHANGE poses complex challenges for engineers. Smart and sustainable solutions are needed for a better tomorrow. To meet such challenges, a team at the Department of Civil Engineering led by Prof Richard Liew has come out with novel solutions. 25 September 2009 |
Quantifying the environmental consequences of the spread of rubber in Southeast Asia Loss of biodiversity is one of the potential dangers associated with sprawling rubber plantations in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia (MMSEA), the upland region that includes parts of Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Understanding brain tumours via stem cell research Researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) have found a tumour-suppressing protein which may provide insights into certain types of human brain tumours, as well as possibly a wide variety of cancers.
Making the connection between Physics and Mathematics The deep connection between the fields of Physics and Mathematics has been a long-standing one, and Dr Tan Meng Chwan, NUS Department of Physics, has discovered yet another far-reaching link between the two fields.
Expanding the understanding of tumour suppressor p53Expanding the understanding of tumour suppressor p53 At NUS, a group of researchers led by Assoc Prof Ren Ee Chee (Department of Microbiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine) has achieved a first by demonstrating how p53 regulates the many biochemical pathways in a cell.
Paving the way in plant genetics researchA top-tier scientific journal has published the significant findings in plant genetics research by an NUS team from the Department of Biological Sciences. The findings could lead to a better yield of major cash crops across the region.
New technology to help the deaf enjoy musicA MULTI-DISCIPLINARY research team based in the Faculty of Engineering has developed a prototype Haptic Chair designed to enhance the ability of people with hearing disabilities to enjoy music.
Discovering the coolest spot on the Equator Investigators at the CQT laboratories have successfully accomplished the Bose-Einstein condensation, in which a collection of atoms reach a state of matter that is as cold as the fundamental laws of physics will allow.
Urine test study a first in predicting lung-cancer riskA research team led by Assoc Prof Koh Woon Puay of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine’s Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and Assoc Prof Yuan Jian-Min of the University of Minnesota, found that the level of a metabolite – NNAL – from a tobacco-specific chemical measured in the urine of smokers correlated with their subsequent risk of lung cancer.
Understanding Chinese culture through architectureDr Chen Yu examined Chinese "National Style" of buildings in Singapore to understand the history of Chinese culture.
Education and healthy lifestyleDr Cheolsung Park, Department of Economics, talks about his research on the relationship between education and healthy lifestyle in South Korea.
Cabbages can warn us of dangerTeam at NUS Mixed Reality Lab invents cabbages that warn of danger by changing colour.
SSLS: Bringing micro/nanofabrication to industryProf Herbert Moser and his team make use of synchrotron radiation deep lithography for analytical purposes as well as micro/nano fabrication.
Fighting diabetes and other metabolic disease in SingaporeAssoc Prof Chong Yap Seng and his team conduct studies which combine physiological and
clinical approaches with molecular, genomic and epigenetic methodologies to fight metabolic
disease in Singapore such as diabetes.
Novel stem cell technique for treating diabetesResearchers from A*STAR and NUS are now able to develop an unlimited number of pure insulin-producing cells from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs). This breakthrough which will pave the way for a novel technique using stem cells to treat diabetes.
Little known parasite may be culprit behind diseasesTeam led by Dr Kevin Tan, Department of Microbiology, probes deeper into a relatively unknown parasite with disease-causing molecules that may be responsible for causing common bowel disorders, such as diarrhoea and irritable bowel syndrome.
Making space with very large floating structuresProf Wang Chien Ming, Department of Civil Engineering talks about his research focus, Very Large Floating Structure (VLFS) and how they have become an effective alternative to land reclamation.
Finding a new green protocol for the worldAssoc Prof Shreekant Gupta, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, talks about his research passion – the relationship between economics, poverty and the environment.
Burning incense can lead to cancer riskA study by scientists at NUS, done in collaboration with the University of Minnesota’s Cancer Center and Statens Serum Institute in Denmark, has found that people who live in homes where incense is burnt 24 hours daily for more than 40 years have increased risk of developing cancer.
