# nus (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover nus. Page: Feed: --- ## [NUS’ first off-campus Career Fest: On-site interviews, pre-fair workshops and more](https://news.nus.edu.sg/nus-first-off-campus-career-fest-on-site-interviews-pre-fair-workshops-and-more/) _2026-08-21 · NUS - National University of Singapore Newsroom_ For the first time, NUS Career Fest ― the university’s largest recruitment event of the semester ― is moving off-campus to the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Halls 401 and 402, on 23 September 2026. Held under the theme “Beyond Campus, Into Your Future”, the flagship fair connects students with more than 200 employers across 20 industries. Career preparation begins well before… ## [From Singapore to Seoul: An NUS student’s transformative semester at Korea University](https://news.nus.edu.sg/from-singapore-to-seoul-an-nus-students-transformative-semester-at-korea-university/) _2026-08-20 · NUS - National University of Singapore Newsroom_ Name : Yunci Ho Faculty : NUS Business School Host Country/University : South Korea, Korea University What was your first week like in South Korea? My first week in Korea was a mix of excitement and adjustment. As it was my first time in the country, I was grateful to have my mum with me for the first few days. Saying goodbye to her was when it truly sank in that I would be living on my own in a… ## [NUS Dentistry: New competency certificate scheme can address gaps in undergraduate wisdom tooth surgery training](https://news.nus.edu.sg/nus-dentistry-new-competency-certificate-scheme-can-address-gaps-in-undergraduate-wisdom-tooth-surgery-training/) _2026-08-19 · NUS - National University of Singapore Newsroom_ Lianhe Zaobao, 19 August 2026, Singapore, p6 ## [Giving aircraft composite waste a second life](https://news.nus.edu.sg/giving-aircraft-waste-second-life/) _2026-08-19 · NUS - National University of Singapore Newsroom_ Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a method to turn waste from the tough, lightweight composites used in aircraft and other high-performance structures into aerogels that could be used for thermal insulation, sound absorption and oil spill clean-up. The study, led by Associate Professor Duong Hai Minh from the Department of Mechanical Engineering under… ## [Can capital trust Myanmar again?](https://news.nus.edu.sg/can-capital-trust-myanmar-again/) _2026-08-18 · NUS - National University of Singapore Newsroom_ By Assoc Prof Simon Tay, from the Faculty of Law at NUS The Business Times, 18 August 2026, p16 ## [The peptide craze: When hype moves faster than science](https://news.nus.edu.sg/the-peptide-craze-when-hype-moves-faster-than-science/) _2026-08-18 · NUS - National University of Singapore Newsroom_ By Prof Teo Yik Ying, NUS Vice President of Global Health and Dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at NUS The Straits Time, 18 August 2026, Opinion, pB1 and pB2 ## [The Visa Story is not about layoffs but about two revolutions](https://news.nus.edu.sg/the-visa-story-is-not-about-layoffs-but-about-two-revolutions/) _2026-08-18 · NUS - National University of Singapore Newsroom_ By Dr Daniel Rabetti, S. Dhanabalan Chair in Quantitative Studies and PYP Assistant Professor, Depts of Accounting and Finance, at the NUS Business School The Straits Times, 18 August 2026, Opinion, pB3 ## [Indonesian Independence Day: Towards a sovereign, just and prosperous civil society](https://news.nus.edu.sg/indonesian-independence-day-towards-a-sovereign-just-and-prosperous-civil-society/) _2026-08-17 · NUS - National University of Singapore Newsroom_ By Dr Azhar Ibrahim, Senior Lecturer from the Dept of Malay Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Science at NUS Berita Harian, 17 August 2026, p10 ## [NUS and A\*STAR researchers lead S$22 million SG Bio-SPRINT programme to develop sustainable plant-based specialty polymers](https://news.nus.edu.sg/nus-astar-sg-bio-sprint/) _2026-08-17 · NUS - National University of Singapore Newsroom_ Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A\*STAR) have been awarded a research grant of S$22 million under Singapore’s national Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2025 masterplan to conduct cutting-edge research on greener polymers. Known as the Singapore Platform for Bio-derived Specialty Polymers Research, INnovation and… ## [Senior Minister Lee: Singapore is carefully assessing various energy options, including whether to adopt nuclear energy](https://news.nus.edu.sg/senior-minister-lee-singapore-is-carefully-assessing-various-energy-options-including-whether-to-adopt-nuclear-energy/) _2026-08-16 · NUS - National University of Singapore Newsroom_ zbSunday, 16 August 2026, News, p4 8world Online, 16 August 2026 ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AdzwMwhjjCBe) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [Forget silicon chip servers: Singapore’s newest data centre in NUS runs on brain cells](https://news.nus.edu.sg/forget-silicon-chip-servers-singapores-newest-data-centre-in-nus-runs-on-brain-cells/) _2026-08-16 · NUS - National University of Singapore Newsroom_ CNA, 15 August 2026 8world Online, 15 August 2026 The Straits Times, 16 August 2026, The Big Story, pA5 CNA Online, 16 August 2026 ## [Reflections after six weeks of building on my own](https://nvbinh.substack.com/p/reflections-after-six-weeks-of-building) _2026-07-28 · Binh Nguyen · Binh’s Newsletter_ I left my job 6 weeks ago to build my own company, and I have not posted any articles on Substack since then. ## [Bringing Swift to the Apple II](http://yeokhengmeng.com/2026/06/swift-on-apple-ii/) _2026-06-25 · YKM's Corner on the Web_ Swift is the modern programming language behind many apps that run on modern Apple platforms. I thought it would be nice to bring a small taste of it back to Apple’s early days, the Apple II. It was Apple’s first mass-market series of machines, initially released in 1977 with a 1 MHz MOS 6502 CPU. I built SwiftII , a Swift-flavored mini development environment for the original Apple II… ## [I’m leaving Momos](https://nvbinh.substack.com/p/im-leaving-momos) _2026-06-15 · Binh Nguyen · Binh’s Newsletter_ Two years ago, I made a hard decision to go back to Vietnam to join Momos. I’m making another hard choice. I’m leaving to focus on building my own company. ## [How I built Momies](https://nvbinh.substack.com/p/how-i-built-momies) _2026-06-09 · Binh Nguyen · Binh’s Newsletter_ And won (yet another) hackathon ## [The Old Joy of Writing Code Has Gone Away](https://nvbinh.substack.com/p/the-old-joy-of-writing-code-has-gone) _2026-05-20 · Binh Nguyen · Binh’s Newsletter_ I’m probably not the first person to say this, but I’ve been experiencing it more frequently: the joy of making and fixing software is gone. ## [Unreasonable Actions Yield Reasonable Results](https://nvbinh.substack.com/p/unreasonable-actions-yield-reasonable) _2026-04-27 · Binh Nguyen · Binh’s Newsletter_ I just finished reading Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara. The core idea of the book is to go the extra mile, to do things that are unreasonable by conventional standards ## [AI Adoption](https://nvbinh.substack.com/p/ai-adoption) _2026-04-18 · Binh Nguyen · Binh’s Newsletter_ I gave a talk about AI agents at NUS yesterday. ## [Free writing](https://nvbinh.substack.com/p/free-writing) _2026-04-13 · Binh Nguyen · Binh’s Newsletter_ I (re-)discovered free writing lately. ## [Review and Teardown of Creative Midi Blaster MB-10 synthesizer](http://yeokhengmeng.com/2026/02/review-and-teardown-creative-mb-10/) _2026-02-21 · YKM's Corner on the Web_ The Creative Midi Blaster MB-10 recently entered my retro-collection 33 years after its first release in 1993. Seeing that there isn’t much detailed information about this device on the internet, I decided to do a review followed by a teardown of this device. I will also take some sample audio recordings of it. ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/m5G0fWj63La2) _2026-02-20 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [My Hiring Philosophy](https://nvbinh.substack.com/p/my-hiring-philosophy) _2026-01-26 · Binh Nguyen · Binh’s Newsletter_ I’m writing this to explain what I’m looking for to help candidates prepare better before applying to Momos, which might also applies for other startups. ## [Cursor Hackathon: A Reflection](https://nvbinh.substack.com/p/cursor-hackathon-a-reflection) _2026-01-08 · Binh Nguyen · Binh’s Newsletter_ Last November, I participated in the Cursor Hackathon in Ho Chi Minh City and won. ## [Top 10 Books I read in 2025](https://nvbinh.substack.com/p/top-10-books-i-read-in-2025) _2025-12-30 · Binh Nguyen · Binh’s Newsletter_ Finally, I can finish this top 10 books post before the year’s end. ## [Reflections of a newly minted NUS CEG Master graduate](http://yeokhengmeng.com/2025/07/ceg-master-graduate-loh/) _2025-07-18 · YKM's Corner on the Web_ After 2.5 years of sweat, tears and lack of sleep, I’m a Master Graduate loh! I just graduated with a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering from NUS College of Design and Engineering (CDE) Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department. Before I embarked on this master degree program, I actually did not know what the experience will be like as I did not know anyone taking up… ## [Llama 2 LLM on DOS](http://yeokhengmeng.com/2025/04/llama2-llm-on-dos/) _2025-04-15 · YKM's Corner on the Web_ Ever thought of running a local Large Language Model (LLM) on a vintage PC running DOS? Now you can! ## [Modern 2024 PC with a vintage twist (ft. Ryzen 5 7600 & GeForce 4060 Ti)](http://yeokhengmeng.com/2024/10/modern-pc-vintage-twist/) _2024-10-06 · YKM's Corner on the Web_ If I were to tell you a PC has a floppy drive, optical drive, Sound Blaster card, serial, parallel and PS/2 ports running DOS, you would think I’m referring to a machine from the 1990s. But my very modern PC built in 2024 possess these characteristics! I recently built myself a PC as my previous desktop PC was insufficient for my current needs. I decided to build one with the ability to… ## [Book Review: The Race for Perfect: Inside the Quest to Design the Ultimate Portable Computer by Steve Hamm](http://yeokhengmeng.com/2024/09/book-review-the-race-for-perfect/) _2024-09-09 · YKM's Corner on the Web_ The Thinkpad is arguably the one of the most iconic and consistently long-running laptop brand in the world today. Back in 2008, Lenovo released the Thinkpad X300 to critical acclaim. Being released shortly after the first Apple Macbook Air, plenty of comparisons were made between both machines as both were extremely slim machines at that time. I first heard of this book online entirely by chance…