Airbus to set up centre for sustainable aviation in Singapore
EUROPEAN aircraft manufacturer Airbus is setting up a centre for research and development related to sustainable aviation, including areas such as sustainable...
The quiet thrill of keeping a secret
IF YOUR partner gets down on one knee to propose, or you get a call with the job offer you’ve been coveting...
New ways to pay for research could boost scientific progress
HOW might science be done on an alien planet? Since the laws of nature are the same everywhere, the aliens would make...
There is a scientific fraud epidemic – and we are ignoring the cure
THE dossier was so unsettling, one neurologist revealed, that he couldn’t sleep after reading it. It contained allegations that an experimental drug...
Singapore to expand ocean CO2 removal project as scientists call for more research
SINGAPORE is planning to expand a pilot project that boosts the ocean’s capacity to absorb carbon dioxide emissions, using one of several...
Is there a role for geothermal energy here? Singapore calls for study
SINGAPORE’S Energy Market Authority (EMA) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to study the Republic’s potential to use geothermal energy for...
China regulator asked banks to respond to bearish Goldman report
CHINA’S financial regulator asked banks to respond to a bearish research report on the sector by analysts at Goldman Sachs Group, underscoring...
The days of the rock star research analyst are long gone
BACK in the late 1990s, equity analysts were rock stars. Traders hung on their every televised prediction of just how high the...
Property veteran Nicholas Mak quits ERA
THE head of research and consultancy at ERA Realty Network, Nicholas Mak, has resigned, with Monday (Mar 27) being his last working...
Tax hike for top earners did not hurt spending, while handouts boosted consumption: Singapore study
A PERSONAL income tax hike for Singapore’s top earners did not cause them to spend less overall, while accompanying redistribution programmes did...