National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Researchers develop novel material for water quality monitoring device
Introducing ReSURF sensor – an ultrafast, stretchable, self-healing and recyclable sensing device that enables on-site, real-time surveillance of water quality within milliseconds.
Peatlands and mangroves key to reducing carbon emissions in Southeast Asia, finds study
Conserving and restoring Southeast Asia's carbon-rich peatlands and mangroves could mitigate more than 50 per cent of the region's land-use carbon emissions, according to a new international study published in Nature Communications. Despite occupying just 5 per cent of the region's terrestrial land, these ecosystems play an outsized role in emission reduction efforts, making them crucial for meeting climate […]
Scientists develop a new class of artificial water channels for more efficient water purification
The self-assembling, precise and complex nanostructures can help to purify water more efficiently
Researchers devise revolutionary technique to generate hydrogen more efficiently from water
The team’s discovery that light can trigger a brand new electro-catalytic mechanism of water electrolysis could improve affordability of hydrogen as source of clean energy.
Study reveals High Mountain Asia hydropower systems are threatened by climate change
The Himalayas and neighboring mountain ranges (or High Mountain Asia), the planet's most extensive icy systems outside the polar regions, have the world's largest undeveloped hydropower potential and are seeing numerous dams and reservoirs under construction or planning. However, climate change is destabilizing the landscapes and threatening numerous hydropower projects according to a new study […]
SmartFarm device harvests air moisture for autonomous, self-sustaining urban farming
Advanced hydrogel used in SmartFarm also tested for space-based agriculture
Engineers create ‘smart’ aerogel that turns air into drinking water
Some say future wars will be fought over water, and a billion people around the world are already struggling to find enough water to live. Now, researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) are coming to the rescue. They have created a substance that extracts water from air without any external power source. In the […]
Researchers develop new multitasking microbe for simpler, cheaper and greener wastewater treatment
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a new way to treat sewage that is much simpler, cheaper and greener than existing methods. Led by Associate Professor He Jianzhong from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, the NUS team found a new strain of bacterium called […]
Harvesting clean water from moist air
Huge amounts of water evaporate from water surfaces such as reservoirs and the open sea each day. To address this issue, especially in water scarce areas, researchers from NUS found an innovative way to harvest water from the humid air above water surfaces. The solution lies in a unique zinc-based water-absorbing hydrogel that was developed last […]