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The Straits Times Meet the trailblazing SMU graduates creating meaningful impact in Singapore, and beyond A curriculum designed to build problem-solving, entrepreneurial innovation and critical thinking skills has prepared them to excel in their industries, and contribute to communities around the world SMU graduates (first row, from left) Lim Kexin, Chow Zi En, Vanessa Paranjothy and (second row, from left) Mohamed Irshad, Shao Feiya and Tong Nhat Duong have gone on to make their mark in their...

Share This The FINANCIAL --  Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles – electric cars without the plug – made safer. Hydrogen as a clean, renewable alternative to fossil fuels is part of a sustainable-energy future, and very much already here. However, lingering concerns about flammability have limited widespread use of hydrogen as a power source for electric vehicles. Previous advances have minimized the risk, but new research from the University of Georgia now puts that risk in the rearview mirror...

 E-Mail Hydrogen as a clean, renewable alternative to fossil fuels is part of a sustainable-energy future, and very much already here. However, lingering concerns about flammability have limited widespread use of hydrogen as a power source for electric vehicles. Previous advances have minimized the risk, but new research from the University of Georgia now puts that risk in the rearview mirror. Hydrogen vehicles can refuel much more quickly and go farther without refueling than todays electric ...

Sensors eliminate sparking risk in hydrogen vehicles 11 hours ago Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles – electric cars without the plug – made safer Hydrogen as a clean, renewable alternative to fossil fuels is part of a sustainable-energy future, and very much already here. However, lingering concerns about flammability have limited widespread use of hydrogen as a power source for electric vehicles. Previous advances have minimized the risk, but new research from the University of Georgia now puts ...

Date Time To Design Truly Compostable Plastic, Scientists Take Cues From Nature Ivan Jayapurna, a UC Berkeley materials science and engineering graduate student, preparing a sample film of a new biodegradable plastic. (Credit: Adam Lau/UC Berkeley) Despite our efforts to sort and recycle, less than 9% of plastic gets recycled in the U.S., and most ends up in landfill or the environment. Biodegradable plastic bags and containers could help, but if they’re not properly sorted, they can contamin...

, observed that low-energy neutrinos interact with an argon nucleus through the weak nuclear force in a process called coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering, or CEvNS, which is pronounced “sevens.” Like a ping-pong ball bombarding a softball, a neutrino that hits a nucleus transfers only a small amount of energy to the much larger nucleus, which recoils almost imperceptibly in response to the tiny assault. Laying the groundwork for the discovery made with the argon nucleus was a 2017...

A photoconductive switch made from a synthetic, chemical vapor deposition diamond under test. When it comes to the semiconductor industry, silicon has reigned as king in the electronics field, but it is coming to the end of its physical limits. To more effectively power the electrical grid, locomotives and even electric cars, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists are turning to diamond as an ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor. Diamond has been shown to have superior carrier mob...