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Design and Building
Seamless integration of tomorrow's green and sustainable technology with everyday living is the goal of researchers focused on Design and Building projects. Energy efficiency, sustainablity and aesthetic design are significant concerns facing new city developments coming up across the world. Existing urban centres are also looking towards new technologies to keep their facilities modern, efficient and safe. Prominent innovations include the incorporation of self sustaining heating and cooling systems and solar technology into new "Green buildings".
NUS Research Capabilities
Design and building-related research in NUS is carried out by researchers & scientists from the School of Design and Environment (SDE), the Design Incubation Centre (DIC) as well as a number of groups from the Faculty of Engineering. The SDE is Singapore’s leading tertiary education institute for studies in Architecture, Urban Design, Building, Project and Facilities Management and Real Estate. The DIC is a dedicated design research laboratory that focuses on developing innovative design tools and is well regarded in the region for its building design and industrial design product development capabilities.
In this section, you will find some of the exciting technologies, research and tools that have been developed by NUS in the areas of design and building.
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Devices
In the last decade, the rapid expansion of the consumer personal electronics market has driven a huge increase in demand for new mobile devices technology. Increased storage capacity, better and more energy-efficient displays and better connectivity are many of the demands that consumers are placing upon new technologies in this sector. State of the art research in electrical engineering, materials science, solid state electronics and many other fields are being incorporated into devices destined for the upcoming consumer market.
NUS Research Capabilities
NUS researchers and their collaborators are conducting advanced devices research across many schools and departments, most notably in the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Science. In this page, you will find some of the foremost research related to advanced devices such as MEMS, Advanced CMOS, Power Devices, Photonic Devices, Novel Memory Devices and many others.
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Energy
Sustainable energy efforts are being sourced all over the world as our population continues to grow. With our ever increasing demand for electricity in urban centers, modern society is placing a greater burden upon the planet to provide us with energy resources. In recent years, the demand for energy has also risen in emerging new economies, increasing the need to reduce dependency on fossil fuel to mitigate global warming.
These world issues draw tremendous attention towards developing technologies for alternative green and renewable energy. Singapore is constantly advancing clean energy technologies in order to address these global challenges. Recently the NRF proposed the "Energy Resilience for Sustainable Growth" national innovation challenge. This S$1 Billion initiative aims to stimulate development of cost-competitive, multidisciplinary energy solutions for deployment within 20 years to help Singapore improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and increase energy options.
NUS Research Capabilities
NUS and its collaborators are proud to host initiatives and provide a fertile environment for research as well as a community for commercial ventures to take flight and mature these solutions for Singapore and the rest of the world. NUS has also been actively involving students in design-based projects and has recently introduced academic modules to equip them with essential knowledge in solar energy applications. Such initiatives are designed to generate specialised professionals who will meet our future energy industry demands.
NUS and its Collaborators are primarily engaged in research relating to: harvesting and conversion, storage and management of solar and water energy. In these pages you will find information relating to the state-of-the-art research and technologies being offered in these areas.
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Research Innovation Enterprise Council Press Release
17, September 2010
GOVERNMENT COMMITS S$16.1 BILLION TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS AND SEEKS WAYS TO SOLVE COMPLEX NATIONAL CHALLENGES WITH R&D
R&D expertise to be harnessed to solve complex national challenges with global demand – “Energy resilience for sustainable growth” would be the first challenge to be addressed
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"Ensuring Energy Resiliency and Sustainable Growth"
Report by the Economic Strategies Committee, 2010
Read the full report here
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Water and Environment
Climate change, pollution, over-exploitation of natural resources and damages to the aquatic ecosystems are some of the challenges confronting the global environment today. There is a pressing need to research and develop advanced technologies relating to water purification and reuse, aquatic and biodiversity management and renewable energy and conservation so as to create a green and sustainable environment.
NUS Research Capabilities
Through NUS' Faculty of Engineering, School of Design and Building and specialised research centres and institutes such as the NUS Environmental Research Institute (NERI), Singapore-Delft Water Alliance (SDWA) and Tropical Marine Science Insititute (TMSI), NUS and its collaborators focus on developing environmental technologies that range from wastewater treatment, ballast water treatment to the reduction of pollutants, renewable energy and recovery of energy from waste.
Our research expertise includes developing novel membrane technologies, desalination, utilisation of marine algae in biofuels, improving air and water quality and improving environmental energy efficiency. For example, NUS and its Collaborators have developed anti fouling technology and knowhow which is patent pending. Several companies have approached NUS ILO to discuss collaboration and licensing opportunities to further develop the technology and bring it to market. NUS researchers have also developed a patented state of the art desalination-cooling system, which has been successfully commercialized.
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