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Nuts & Bolts—Hot Off the (3D) Printing Press

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3D printing gets an upgrade
 Though 3D printing has been around for a while, it’s still regarded by many as a niche technology. These three TechOffers promise to finally bring 3D printing into the mainstream.

 

Here’s a riddle for you: What’s almost 40 years old yet still feels as new as ever? You’d be surprised that the answer is 3D printing.

A Picture of Health

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Developments in digital technologies and approaches have transformed the healthcare industry and promoted self-management of one’s health. Let’s take a look at what has changed.

Excerpt: The healthcare industry is undergoing a technological revolution. These are the frontiers to pay attention to.

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Lighting the Fuse of Innovation

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Innovation highlights from EmTech Asia 2019
 Passion and partnerships are like a fusion energy reactor for innovation, said Dr CJ Meadows at the EmTech 2019 conference.

 

Thinking outside the box is easier said than done. Encumbered by preconceived notions about how the world operates, we sometimes fail to see how a problem may be approached from multiple different angles and end up settling for solutions that are simply better versions of their earlier forms—rarely is something truly novel or ground-breaking generated.

Have you Seen the Future of Medicine?

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MedTech from European SMEs
Tiny sensors, wearable health trackers and health data analysis platforms were among the technologies featured at TechInnovation 2018.

Bill Gates wrote in 2013 that, “I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition.” This statement is just as relevant today as it was then, especially in the healthcare sector, where the first step of diagnosing disease typically involves measuring some physiological parameter, be it body temperate or heart rate.

A Glimpse into the Future of Farming

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Producing food in urban centres
 As sensor technology and genetic tools converge, even cities now become hubs of agricultural activity.

 

 

With rapid population growth, increasing urbanisation and a shrinking rural labour force, food production methods need to be modernised if society is to feed 9.7 billion mouths by 2050.

Plug In To Europe

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How EEN Singapore helps companies step up to the global stage
 The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is the largest business network in the world. Here’s how your company can get in on the action.

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