Centuries-old shipwrecks found off Singapore
Two centuries-old shipwrecks packed with ceramics and other artifacts have been found off Singapore in a rare discovery that will shed light on the city-state's maritime heritage, archaeologists said Wednesday......»»
Grab Was Already the Uber of Southeast Asia. Now the ‘Super-App’ Wants to Deliver Financial Equality, Too
Grab was once known as the Uber of Southeast Asia. Now it's a super-app that helps the financially underserved The lunchtime rush is just bubbling at Kedai Kopi hawker center in Singapore’s Clementi neighborhood when Anthony Tan str.....»»
The Benefits of Playing Game: A Comprehensive Guide
The card game rummy has been played for centuries and has become quite popular recently due to its various advantages. Rummy is the perfect card game to play with friends or family if you’re searching for an engaging and difficult game to play......»»
AirTags reveal officials in Mexico stole items donated for earthquake relief in Turkey
Earlier this year, Reuters published an excellent report exposing the false recycling practices of Dow Inc. and the Singapore government using Apple’s AirTag item tracker. In a similar vein, journalist Pamela Cerdeira has now shared a new video in.....»»
AirTags used to uncover fraud in Turkey relief donations
AirTags and Find My have revealed how items donated by Mexicans for earthquake relief in Turkey were instead resold in Mexico City markets.An AirTag on a keyringIn February, Apple's AirTags were used to uncover how Singapore's government was exportin.....»»
Why Singapore is the only place in the world selling lab-grown meat
US-based Eat Just says its product is ethical, clean and green but scientists say it may just be a novelty......»»
FTX: Singapore state fund Temasek cuts pay after failed investment
Last year, Temasek Holdings wrote off all of the $275m (£222.8m) it had invested in FTX......»»
Saving our soil: How to extend US breadbasket fertility for centuries
The Midwestern United States has lost 57.6 billion tons of topsoil due to farming practices over the past 160 years, and the rate of erosion, even following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's guidelines, is still 25 times higher than the rate at wh.....»»
Centuries-old cotton tree, a national symbol for decades, felled by storm in Sierra Leone
Torrential rains in Sierra Leone's capital felled the centuries-old Cotton Tree, a national treasure whose loss has left "a gap" in people's hearts, the country's President Julius Maada Bio said Thursday......»»
China buying of chipmaking gear from Singapore hits 8-month high
Singapore is benefiting from the US-China discord in at least one respect: semiconductor sales......»»
Antimicrobial nanonets display multifunctionality by mitigating inflammatory responses during sepsis
National University of Singapore (NUS) pharmaceutical scientists have developed multi-functional synthetic peptide nanonets for relieving inflammation caused by bacterial infection. This is achieved by concurrent trapping of bacterial endotoxins and.....»»
Apple starts selling HomePod and HomePod mini in Denmark
Following the launch of the HomePod in Singapore earlier this year, Apple has now made both the HomePod and the HomePod mini available to customers in Denmark. The products are now available for order through the company’s online store and should.....»»
Scientists develop plant-based cell culture scaffold for cheaper, more sustainable cultured meat
A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully used common plant proteins to 3D-print an edible cell culture scaffold, allowing more affordable and sustainable lab-grown meat to be served on the table......»»
World"s Largest Logjam Stores 3 Million Tons of Carbon
Dead trees have accumulated in an Arctic basin for centuries, creating one of the largest “carbon pools” in the world.....»»
Oldest human remains from Puerto Rico reveal a complex cultural landscape since 1800 BC
The earliest inhabitants of Puerto Rico might have used common burial sites and mortuary practices across many centuries, according to a study published April 26, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by William J. Pestle of the University of Mia.....»»
Centuries-old teenage mummy unearthed in Peru
The mummy of a teenager who lived roughly 800-1,200 years ago, complete with skin fragments and tufts of hair, has been unearthed on the outskirts of the Peruvian capital Lima, the leader of the excavation team said Tuesday......»»
Geochemical analyses of stone artifacts reveal long-distance voyaging among Pacific Islands during the last millennium
Polynesian peoples are renowned for their advanced sailing technology and for reaching the most remote islands on the planet centuries before the Europeans reached the Americas. Through swift eastward migrations that are now well covered by archaeolo.....»»
Up in smoke: Human activities are fueling wildfires that burn essential carbon-sequestering peatlands
For centuries, society has scorned bogs, fens and swamps—collectively known as peatlands—treating them as wastelands available to be drained and developed without realizing they're important buffers against climate-changing carbon emissions......»»
On-demand preparation of organosilicon reagents
National University of Singapore (NUS) scientists have demonstrated that stepwise customized functionalization of multihydrosilanes to access fully substituted silicon compounds can be realized using neutral eosin Y, an inexpensive dye molecule......»»
Tier-1 automotive suppliers see recent EV price cuts as a localized concern
Tesla cut prices for electric vehicles sold in China, Japan, and South Korea earlier this year, and has recently initiated price cuts in additional markets including Germany, France, Singapore, and Israel, raising industry concerns about whether Tesl.....»»
Taiwan and Singapore: A comparison of their semiconductor industry strategies
The semiconductor industry has taken root in Taiwan in ways that people would not have dreamed of half a century ago. The 1970s marked a decade of turmoil for Taiwan when it had to quit the UN and then sever diplomatic ties with the US and Japan. Its.....»»