Singapore Uses Bright Colored Signs to Created a Dementia-Friendly Neighborhood - LOOK
The project's objective was to create a system that assists seniors and those afflicted with dementia in navigating around their neighborhoods
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Scientists Invent Ultra-Thin Battery-Like Device that Generates Electricity from Air Moisture-Perfect for Health Monitors
Imagine being able to generate electricity by harnessing moisture in the air around you with just everyday items like sea salt and fabric.
Scientists Discover Simple Way to Remove Heavy Metal From Water Using Plant Waste
Scientists created a cheap membrane made from a waste by-product of vegetable oil that can filter out heavy metals to make drinking water.
Skyscraper Bursting with 80,000 Plants Opens to the Public in Singapore-LOOK
In Singapore's business district, you have to go 17 to 20 stories above street level to find wide open greenery
Singapore Sleuth Spends 8 Months Tracking Down a Man to Return Family Heirlooms-And Finally Succeeds
The adventure ended 8 months later with a beautiful ending, that had a sort of "what goes around comes around" moral of the story.
How Singapore Became an Unexpected Stronghold for a Critically Endangered Bird
As early as 1990, conservationists, birdwatchers, and government workers in Singapore have taken action on this species' behalf.
8-year-old Boy Becomes Youngest Player to Beat a Chess Grandmaster: 'I felt amazing'
He beat out the previous record holder by 4 months after defeating Poland's Jacek Stopa, 37, in round four of the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open.
Singapore's 30 Year Ban on Cats in Government Housing is Lifted, Providing Millions of Felines with Citizenship
The Times speculates that it was a recent survey among government housing occupants in which 9 out of 10 said cats make good indoor pets.
Singapore's Plan to Plant 1 Million Native Trees Will Protect Species and Put a Park 10 Minutes From Every Citizen
To reduce emissions summer heat, clean air, save mangroves, and put parks 10 minutes from every person, Singapore is planting 1 million trees
New Research Links Five Simple Lifestyle Choices to a 60% Reduced Risk of Developing Alzheimer's
This latest study on Alzheimer's prevention only adds to a growing body of research illustrating just how much our habits can determine our future.
New Study Builds on Correlation Between Tea Consumption, Healthier Brains, and Reduced Risk of Dementia
Whether you drink green or black tea, this new study further builds on a growing body of research which says that a cup of tea a day can keep dementia away.
Saltwater Toilets May Soon Begin Saving Fresh Water Around the World Thanks to New Red Sea Bacteria
Saudi Arabian scientists have discovered a new bacteria that is 90% successful in treating wastewater from saltwater toilets.
Singapore Says Water Recycled from Sewage Will Meet a Third of Its Needs by 2011
Singapore has met a target for water recycling four years early. Tired of importing half its water from neighboring countries, Singapore is making itself more self-sufficient through recycling.
Singapore Kindness Movement a Cultural Success
For over three decades, Singapore has quietly and tirelessly campaigned to upgrade their self-described third-world "spitting, gum-chewing" citizens to first-class citizens who "smile, speak good English...and perform spontaneous acts of kindness."
Winner of 2021 Dyson Award Goes to First Ever Device to Monitor Glaucoma Symptoms From Home
HOPES, A device for pain-free, at-home eye pressure testing for glaucoma won the 2021 Dyson Award for breakthrough design.
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