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A recent community study conducted in Singapore involving 101 participants, found that weekly exposure to very low levels of proprietary pulsed electromagnetic field, using the BIXEPS device invented by NUS researchers in 2019, is associated with significant improvements in mobility and body composition after 12 weeks, particularly in older persons.
Research
Batteries play a crucial role in powering many modern devices. Yet, traditional lithium-ion batteries pose limitations such as safety risks, short life cycles, and long charging times. The pioneer niobium-graphene batteries developed by the Centre for Advanced 2D Materials (CA2DM) at NUS, and CBMM, the global leader in niobium products and technology, will address all these problems.
To increase the understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues, the United Nations declared 22 May “The International Day for Biological Diversity”. This year’s theme is “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity”, to draw attention to the urgency of what must be done to restore biodiversity loss.
Sustainability
NUS, Unicorns For Good, and Social Innovation Park inked an agreement on 18 May to champion Impact Leadership for start-ups and innovators, harnessing the power of technology for the greater good. The Memorandum of Understanding marks the beginning of a significant partnership between the three parties in the fields of ‘Tech For Good’ and ‘Mindful Leadership’.
Entrepreneurship
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The world economy is confronting more than the already fraught effects of US-China decoupling. As all three major engines of the global economy – the US, China and the European Union – go about trying to balance national security with trade and investment, Mr Bert Hofman, Director of the East Asia Institute at NUS and Prof (Practice) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS opined that the world economy is at risk of fragmentation.
Breast cancer incidence in Singapore has more than tripled over the past 50 years, to 74 cases per 100,000 women – one of the highest in Asia. About 2,500 women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually and it is the most common cause of cancer deaths in women. However, Singapore women may be reluctant to go for screening said Assoc Prof Benita Tan from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at NUS. Assoc Prof Tan is also a Senior Consultant at Sengkang General Hospital.