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......»»
Why Does Asthma Get Worse at Night?
The question has plagued scientists for centuries. A new study offers some answers......»»
The mysterious optical device Jan van Eyck may have used to paint his masterpieces
For centuries, the work of Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (c. 1390–1441) has perplexed art historians. Van Eyck is famed for his empirical use of perspective, yet many have struggled to find geometrical coherence in his representation of space......»»
Molecule-mediated surface reconstruction enables giant upconversion luminescence enhancement
National University of Singapore researchers have developed a synthetic method to enhance upconversion luminescence in protein-sized lanthanide-doped nanocrystals by surface reconstruction through molecule coordination. This innovation prevents surfa.....»»
A Mathematician"s Guided Tour Through Higher Dimensions
The concept of a dimension seems simple enough, but mathematicians struggled for centuries to precisely define and understand it......»»
Astronomers solve centuries-old mystery of supernova observed in 1181
"Parker's Star" is surrounded by the Pa30 nebula discovered in 2013. Enlarge / Hubble Space Telescope mosaic image of the Crab Nebula, a six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion in 1054 CE (credit: NASA/ESA/J. Hester.....»»
How to practice religion could be a big question for some space tourists
For centuries, a setting sun has signaled the end of fasting rituals on holidays such as Ramadan and Yom Kippur, a cue to tuck into a delicious meal after a full day of deprivation. But what if the sun's clockwork were to suddenly change, as it does.....»»
India and Singapore to link their payments systems to enable ‘instant and low-cost’ cross-border transactions
India and Singapore are working to link their digital payments systems to enable “instant, low-cost fund transfers,” in a major push to disrupt cross-border transactions, the central banks of the two nations said on Tuesday. The project to link I.....»»
Researchers design sensors to rapidly detect plant hormones
Researchers from the Disruptive and Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) interdisciplinary research group of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, and their loc.....»»
Singapore Police Deploy Snitch Bots To Test Searching for "Undesirable Social Behaviors"
"If you're wandering around Singapore anytime soon, take some time to wave hi to your friendly neighborhood snitch bot," writes Gizmodo: Singapore's Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) will be deploying two robots named "Xavier" that the a.....»»
Intrepid brewer risks scalding to recreate recipe for long-lost medieval mead
The recipe for bochet was lost for centuries, until it was rediscovered in 2009. Enlarge / A medieval form of mead called "bochet" calls for caramelizing raw honey in a cauldron over an open flame. (credit: Screenshot/Gemma Tarlach/Gastro Obscur.....»»
China villagers learn to live with the elephant in the room
Ma Mingliang rarely encountered wild elephants while growing up in southwestern China, after centuries of hunting and deforestation nearly eradicated them. Today, the 42-year-old village chief barricades his community to keep them out......»»
Yucatan climate past informs the global climate present
New research shows changes in tides and hurricane activity played a part in upending the Maya civilization centuries ago......»»
Infection method behind "crop killer" bacteria revealed
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from NTU Singapore has identified, for the first time, a key mechanism by which a dangerous plant disease can infect crops......»»
Google and Facebook"s New Cable To Link Japan and Southeast Asia
Alphabet's Google and Facebook announced their participation in a new subsea cable system for 2024 set to improve internet connectivity across the Asia-Pacific region. Bloomberg: Dubbed Apricot, the infrastructure project will link Japan, Singapore,.....»»
Singapore zoo breeds first panda cub
A panda bred via artificial insemination was born in Singapore's zoo on Saturday, the first cub to be born in the city-state......»»
Electrically-tunable metasurfaces using dual epsilon-near-zero resonances
In a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances, Researchers led by Professor Jinghua Teng from Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore consider ultra-high extinction-ratio l.....»»
YC-backed Tablevibe’s customer surveys help restaurants reduce their reliance on delivery apps
Food delivery apps offer convenience for customers, but a host of headaches for restaurants, like commissions as high as 40% and very few tools to build customer loyalty. Based in Singapore, Tablevibe wants to help restaurants reduce their reliance o.....»»
Only slight chance of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth: NASA
An asteroid known as Bennu will pass within half the distance of the Earth to the Moon in the year 2135 but the probability of an impact with our planet in the coming centuries is very slight, scientists said Wednesday......»»
A chain mail fabric that can stiffen on demand
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), United States, have developed a new type of 'chain mail' fabric that is flexible like cloth but can stiffen on demand. .....»»
A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem
Singapore is home to fewer than six million people, making it one of the smallest ASEAN countries, in terms of population. It is a young country as well — having gained independence in 1963. Toni Eliasz Contributor.....»»