Printed Media Coverage

  • This 'swan' is no bird brain

    The New Smart Water Assessment Network (NUSwan) project by the NUS Environmental Research Institute and the Tropical Marine Science Institute at NUS, which takes the form of plastic decoy swan fitted with sensors for desired water-quality measures, evolved from existing work on underwater autonomous robots and stemmed from the need to monitor the quality of freshwater bodies.
    The Sunday Times, 27 October 2013, Top News, p4

  • President’s Science & Technology Medal winners

    NUS Deputy President (Research & Technology) Professor Barry Halliwell has won the President's Science and Technology Medal, Singapore's top science accolade. He was described as "ahead of his time" for his work in antioxidants and free radicals which he started as early as 15 years ago.

    Professor Yu Hao of NUS Faculty of Science was conferred the President's Science Award for his work in plant genomics while Assistant Professor Qiu Cheng-wei of NUS Faculty of Engineering and Assistant Professor Khor Chiea Chuen of Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at NUS received the Young Scientist Award.
    The Straits Times, 26 September 2013, Home, pB5

  • Robot Carp makes 3-D waves

    A team of researchers from the Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering at NUS has created the Robot Carp - the first robotic fish in Asia with autonomous three-dimensional movement.
    The Straits Times, 26 June 2013, Home, pB4

  • Students fly high with kite that takes aerial photos

    Two final­year computer and electrical engineering students from NUS, Mr Joel Ye and Mr Benjamin Pong, have developed a system attached to a kite that can take aerial photographs. Their invention won the first prize in the Singapore Area University iNEMO Design Contest 2013.
    The Straits Times, 24 May 2013, Home, pB16

  • 'Technology of the future' the winner at iNEMO design contest

    An NUS team comprising Mr Nizra Mohamed Nilufer and Mr Leow Kai Chun participated in the Singapore Area University iNEMO Design Contest 2013, organised by STMicroelectronics, with their invention named "Air Signature", which allows smartphones to be unlocked by tilting or rotating the device.
    The Business Times, 20 May 2013, p31

  • Local researchers develop new "ghost" technology to confuse enemy

    Asst Prof Qiu Cheng Wei from the Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the NUS Faculty of Engineering and his team developed an optical device to "engineer" ghosts.
    Lianhe Zaobao, 24 April 2013, p4

  • "Magic Closet" system allows automatic pairing of clothing for different occasions

    Asst Prof Yan Shuicheng from NUS Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering has developed a virtual clothing pairing technology that helps people to automatically pair their clothes for different occasions.
    Lianhe Zaobao, 5 March 2013 , p9

    Can't decide what outfit to wear? Just ask this software

    A team of engineers led by Dr Yan Shuicheng from NUS Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has developed "Magic Closet", a novel invention that dishes out suggestions to help users dress up for different occasions.
    The Straits Times, 21 February 2013 , Home, pB5

  • Keeping a watch on seniors living alone

    A team of engineers led by Assoc Prof Tan Kok Kiong from the NUS Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering, have come up with a wristwatch device that can send distress signals when an elderly person runs into health emergencies at home.
    The Straits Times, 22 January 2013 , Home, pB6

    Still in school but they're already their own bosses

    Third-year NUS Electrical Engineering student Mr Zhao Dexin founded Imperio Trading, which offers apparel, corporate-gift manufacturing and printing services.
    My Paper, 19 November 2012 , pA10-A11

  • NUS launches program to prepare undergraduates for the aerospace industry

    The NUS Faculty of Engineering has launched a new Aerospace Systems Initiative which will prepare engineering students for the aerospace industry.
    Berita Harian, 30 October 2012 , p3

    'Growing cheaper screens', energy cells

    Dr Ho Ghim Wei and PhD student Kevin Moe from the NUS Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed a novel water-based method of fabricating "transparent conductors" that will pave the way for much cheaper and energy efficient electronics.
    TODAY, 28 September 2012 , p28 & p30

  • Local researchers experiment on using light to "attract" objects

    A group of researchers from the NUS Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering led by Dr Qiu Chengwei are on the verge of coming out with a device that uses only a single light beam as "optical vacuum" to pull objects.
    Lianhe Zaobao, 2 August 2012 , p14

    Bright young inventors

    This feature on robotic innovations highlighted three projects by NUS engineering students, namely, Project Neuron, Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle for Indoor 3-D Mapping and Gait Rehab.
    The Straits Times, 12 September 2012 , Digital Life, p12-15

  • NUS students, staff to test electric vehicles on campus

    Staff and students of NUS will get to test a fleet of 10 mini electric vehicles under an agreement between the NUS Faculty of Engineering and Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific.
    The New Paper, 20 July 2012 , p9

    Micro electric vehicle tests at NUS

    The NUS Faculty of Engineering and Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific have launched a one-year joint study to find out whether it is viable to use micro electric vehicles for short distance travel in Singapore.
    TODAY, 20 July 2012 , p24

  • NUS staff testing mini electric cars

    The NUS Faculty of Engineering signed an agreement with Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific to test 10 single-seat mini electric vehicles in the NUS Kent Ridge Campus for a year.
    The Straits Times, 20 July 2012 , Home, pB14

    Mini electric powered vehicles tested at the NUS campus

    NUS and Toyota Tsusho Asia-Pacific are working together for the testing of micro electric vehicles on campus.
    Berita Harian, 20 July 2012 , p4

  • NUS cooperates with Toyota to develop unmanned electric car

    The NUS Faculty of Engineering and Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific have inked an agreement to develop and test a new model of unmanned micro electric car for Singapore's climate.
    Lianhe Zaobao, 20 July 2012 , p5

    Wearable sensors among 7 projects to get funding

    A project led by Prof Lian Yong of the NUS Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering is one of the seven major research projects funded by the National Research Foundation in its eight Competitive Research Programme grant call.
    The Straits Times, 20 April 2012 , Home, pC3

  • NUS running electric vehicle trial

    NUS will launch a trial this year to study whether one-seater electric vehicles can enhance travel around its campuses. The year-long study is led by Prof Chua Kee Chaing, Head of the Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the NUS Faculty of Engineering.
    The Straits Times, 14 January 2012 , Home, pB12

  • Dedication leads to award for A*Star don

    Prof Kwong Dim-Lee, Executive Director of the Institute of Microelectronics of Agency for Science, Technology and Research and Professor at the NUS Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the global Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer's Frederik Philips Award.
    The Straits Times, 8 December 2011 , Home, pB4  

  • Happiness at work is the most important thing

    This was a feature on fresh graduates with high-paying jobs. A fresh engineering graduate from NUS, Mr Chen Guan Hao, 25, is a business analyst with a global financial institution who is earning more than $8,000 a month. He shared on the sacrifices he had to make with his free time in order to accumulate experience through part-time work and attending extra courses while still an undergraduate. He noted that the important thing was to be happy with his work and that dreams cannot be measured in monetary terms.
    Lianhe Zaobao, 31 July 2011 , p12  

    He helps you Net a jolly good deal

    NUS engineering graduand starts auction website that sells latest electronics gadgets at rock-bottom prices.
    TODAY, 7 July 2011, p51  

  • NUS team makes cheap power from rainwater

    Scientists at NUS have found a cheap way to convert rainwater into electricity and they are expanding their research to include sea water and wastewater.
    The Straits Times, 2 July 2011 , Home, pB14  

    NUS emerges as Asia's leading university in engineering disciplines

    In the first-ever QS World University Rankings by Subject, NUS was ranked as the seventh-best university in the world for civil engineering; 10th-best in the world for chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering; and 12th-best in the world for computer science.
    My Paper, 5 April 2011 , pA2  

  • Light device is no lightweight

    The idea for a small ECG device came to Professor Lian Yong from NUS' Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering when he thought about how the current boxy devices only run for a maximum of three days without changing batteries.
    The Straits Times, 21 January 2011, p C15  

    Clearbridge Vitalsigns develops ECG chip

    Clearbridge Vitalsigns, a new spin-off company from NUS, will develop and commercialise a novel, ultra-low powered electrocardiogram (ECG) chip, which was researched by the NUS Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
    The Business Times, 18 January 2011 , p9  

  • MDA back with another quirky spin on annual report

    MXR Corporation, company founded by NUS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering academics, Asst Prof Steven Zhou Zhiying, and Assoc Prof Adrian Cheok, Director of NUS Mixed Reality Lab, was the creative spark behind Media Development Authority's latest annual report.
    The Straits Times, 22 October 2010 , Life! pC4  

    ITE graduate received first class NUS degree

    Mr Mohamed Akhbar Khan Akhtar, an ex-ITE student who entered NUS after completing his ITE and polytechnic studies, graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Electrical Engineering from NUS.
    Berita Harian, 8 July 2010 , p1  

  • Throwing light on optical microscopy

    Asst Prof Chen Nanguang, NUS Dept of Bioengineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering, highlighted that a novel optical microscopy method had been developed in the Optical Bioimaging Lab at NUS.
    The Straits Times, 12 June 2010 , Science, pD10  

    Husband-and-wife team wins European design competition

    Jason Teo, a PhD student at the NUS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Zhang Yan Ling, an engineer, had won first prize in the hArtes Design Competition 2009 for their invention, the Smart2oon Solar Management System.
    Lianhe Zaobao, 13 April 2010 , Section 1, p8  

  • Rare dragonfly species sighted at Toa Payoh Town Park

    Assoc Prof Cheong Loong Fa, NUS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was a nature enthusiast who enjoyed studying dragonflies and other insects.
    Lianhe Zaobao, 31 March 2010 , Section 1, p4  

    Scientist grabbed opportunity in business, did not forget community

    In addition to contributing academic papers to international journals, Assoc Prof Abdul Rahim Bin Leyman, NUS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, had contributed was also an entrepreneur.
    Berita Harian, 1 January 2010 , p3  

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