New through-train programme for Temasek Polytechnic engineering students | Video Singapore
27 Jan 2021 10:50PM)
Twenty students from Temasek Polytechnic’s School of Engineering will get to take relevant modules offered by the Singapore University of Technology and Design. The new through-train programme is part of efforts to increase the number of pathways to university for polytechnic students. Tan Si Hui reports.
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Former Housing Board chief executive Cheong Koon Hean, 63, will assume the position of chairman of the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities in June.
She will be taking over from Professor Chan Heng Chee, 78, who has led the centre since its establishment in 2012, said SUTD on Monday (Jan 26).
Prof Chan, who is also Ambassador-at-Large with the Foreign Ministry, will continue her research as a professor at the centre.
She is currently chairman of the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, global co-chair of the Asia Society, and member of the board of trustees of the National University of Singapore.
SUTD president Chong Tow Chong thanked Prof Chan for leading the centre and for her significant contributions in developing the university s human capital.
High-resolution 4D printing could hide anti-counterfeit information 22 Jan 2021
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In (a), the printed object s colour is clearly visible before it is compressed. After recovery, the colours are visible again. (b) shows the micron-scale object before, during and after compression (Credit: SUTD) Shape memory polymers have been ‘4D-printed’ at sub-micron dimensions, opening up potential applications including optical anti-counterfeiting.
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and collaborators developed the new technique, which is capable of high resolutions comparable to the wavelength of visible light. Applications could also include tuneable photonic devices.
4D printing is the 3D printing of objects that can change shape and transform in response to external stimuli. It is used in fields including soft robotics, flexible electronics and medical devices.
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IMAGE: (a) Different colours as printed, compressed and recovered respectively, observed by the objective lens. (b) Tilted (30° tilt angle) and top view of SEM images before and after programming and. view more
Credit: SUTD
The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and its research collaborators have successfully demonstrated the four-dimensional (4D) printing of shape memory polymers in submicron dimensions which are comparable to the wavelength of visible light. This novel development has allowed researchers to now explore new applications in the field of nanophotonics.
4D printing enables 3D printed structures to change its configurations over time and is used in a wide variety of fields such as soft robotics, flexible electronics, and medical devices.
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A new study from researchers at MIT uncovers the kinds of infrastructure improvements that would make the biggest difference in increasing the number of electric cars on the road, a key step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.
The researchers found that installing charging stations on residential streets, rather than just in central locations such as shopping malls, could have an outsized benefit. They also found that adding on high-speed charging stations along highways and making supplementary vehicles more easily available to people who need to travel beyond the single-charge range of their electric vehicles could greatly increase the vehicle electrification potential.