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A photo of prototype fabrication, 2023
Nuclear

Last Energy and NATO enter micro-nuclear energy partnership

Robotics & UAVs

New gesture recognition strategy advances prosthetic hand technology

Assoc Prof Duong Hai-Minh (second from left) and his team – Mr Goh Xue Yang (first from left), Mr Nguyen Tan Luon (third from left), and Mr Bai Tianliang (extreme right) – from NUS Dept of Mechanical Engineering developed innovative aerogels for radiative cooling (white aerogels) and absorption of electromagnetic waves (grey aerogels)
Materials

Double success for NUS aerogels

Over 800,000 Americans undergo total knee replacement surgery each year
Medical & healthcare

Plugs could curtail total knee replacement surgery

Medical & healthcare

New technique sheds light on post-disaster air pollution

Energy & environment

Ready-to-go renewables better option than SMRs - report

Robotics & UAVs

Digital twins used to improve built environments for robots

A model image of the targeted deep brain zone, the striatum, a key player in reward and reinforcement mechanisms
Medical & healthcare

Non-invasive brain stimulation shows promise for neurological therapy

Open Cosmos is a UK-headquartered company using small satellites to democratise access to space and space data
Space

Open Cosmos awarded €60m for Earth Observation Constellation

Colonisation by marine species of some of the concrete panels used in the research: (left) green algae, purple laver seaweed, periwinkles, and (right) green algae
Rail & marine

Eco-engineered seawall built for the protection of marine life

Image shows colour information from the colour camera and events (blue and red dots) from the event camera; bounding boxes show the detection of cars by the algorithm
Automotive

Bio-inspired camera and AI combined to improve road safety

Renewables

Standardisation and investment needed to unlock future of floating wind