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Club to review safety rules

According to Prof Liew Ah Choy, NUS Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the warning system that most golf clubs had put in place was sufficient.
The New Paper, 27 October 2009 , p12  

Lightning activity at its peak now

Prof Liew Ah Choy, NUS Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, explained that the Met Services gathered data on lightning activity in two ways, both of which involved the use of radar. However, neither system was foolproof.
The Straits Times, 27 October 2009 , Home, pB4  

NUS team develops mini ECG device

A team of five NUS researchers from the Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering had developed an electrocardiogram chip that could be embedded into a T-shirt to monitor patients who had recently undergone heart surgery and patients with irregular heartbeats.
The Straits Times, 22 October 2009 , Home, pB8  

Leading lights in science

A team from the NUS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was one of the two winning teams recognised for their discovery of significant technologies with industrial applications, at the President's Science & Technology Awards.
The Straits Times, 29 September 2009 , Home, pB2  

EDB pumps $15m into studies on harnessing solar power

The Economic Development Board had earmarked $15 million to fund eight projects on solar technology, including three led by NUS Faculty of Engineering researchers Prof Andrew Tay, Prof Charanjit Singh Bhatia and Prof Armin Aberle.
The Straits Times, 18 July 2009, Science, pD11  

Opportunities in social gaming

Prof Ryohei Nakatsu, Interactive & Digital Media Institute at NUS, observed that the casual gaming segment, found in social networking websites such as Facebook, was relatively untapped yet fast-growing.
The Business Times, 1 June 2009, p9  

Singapore developed interactive robot to teach children how to make friends

Assoc Prof Adrian Cheok, Keio-NUS CUTE Centre, had developed the world's first social networking robot for children, called Petimo.
Lianhe Zaobao, 31 May 2009 , Section 1, p12  

Jalil Mansoor receives research award

Assoc Prof Madya Mansoor Bin Abdul Jalil, NUS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the Young Researcher Award for his work on spin-based electronics.
Berita Harian, 25 April 2009, p2  

Interactive digital media introduced in local classrooms make teaching materials more interesting and fun

Interactive digital media products developed for schools include 'Mixed Reality' by Assoc Prof Steven Zhou and 'KooBits' by NUS alumnus Stanley Han, Prof Sam Ge and Dr Chen Xiangdong, NUS Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Lianhe Zaobao, 23 March 2009 , Section 3, p1  

S'pore program helps kids write e-books

80 schools had adopted KooBits, a programme designed by NUS alumnus Mr Stanley Han, Dr Chen Xiangdong and Prof Sam Ge, NUS Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering, to enable children to publish their own e-books.
The Straits Times, 20 March 2009 , Home, pB8  

YES! Dreams do come true

Mr Steven Zhou, an NUS alumnus who had received backing from Spring Singapore and NUS Venture Support, said that seed funding was probably the most important step in realising his entrepreneurial dream.
The Straits Times, 20 March 2009 , Home, pB8  

Turn invisible? Expert sheds light on matter

The Straits Times, 21 November 2008, Home, pC14  

Art on the Move

Assoc Prof Adrian Cheok, NUS Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Ms Karen Lim, Assistant Director of the NUS Museum, are making unique contributions to adorn the MRT Circle Line stations with artworks.
The Straits Times, 21 August 2008, Life, pC1, C2 & C3  

Local scientist Dr Yeo Yee Chia: Singapore is not Silicon Valley;

go out to experience what electronics is all about
Lianhe Zaobao, 10 August 2008, Section 1, p16  

Fresh push to produce 'engineers of tomorrow'

The Business Times, 25 June 2008, p2  

U.S graduate students to get a taste of research in Singapore

The Straits Times, 17 June 2008, Home, pH4  

Technology of the future to be more personalised

The Straits Times, 03 May 2008, Science, pS12  

More undergraduates taking up Double Degree and Double Major

Lianhe Zaobao, 14 April 2008, Section 1, p4  

Talk geek to me

The Straits Times, 14 April 2008, Life Section, p1, 4  

Meet the Human Pacman

My Paper, 14 March 2008, pA8  

From 'Human Pacman' to Global Leader

The Straits Times, 14 March 2008, Home, pH17  

Assoc. Prof. Adrian Cheok has been awarded the Young Global Leaders Award by the World Economic Forum.

Lianhe Zaobao, 13 March 2008, Section 1, p14  

10 Young Scientists Awarded the National Research Foundation Research Fellowship

Lianhe Zaobao, 01 February 2008, p8  

$22m boost for interactive digital media projects

The Straits Times, 04 January 2008, pH8  
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