The accelerated growth in cyber threats is likely to see the cost of cybercrimes increase exponentially from US$3 trillion in 2015 to US$6 trillion by 2021, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. The current software approach is insufficient as a response to these threats.

Millions of dollars are spent yearly to refrigerate cold drinks, which are eventually consumed at less than ideal temperatures, wasting the energy used to maintain the drink at a reasonably cold temperature. This problem intensifies in tropical countries due to the high demand for chilled drinks throughout the year. This cooling technology's vision is for the drink to be cooled only moments before consumption, thus saving the energy necessary to keep it cold for long periods.

The global inspection industry is trending towards the unmanned system, for example, Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV), Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), which are mostly teleoperated by a human operator. However, a skilled human pilot is an expensive asset and also in limited supply.

Currently, there is no definitive and effective treatment for pathological scars (keloids and hypertrophic scars), which is a significant part of the USD 17.94 billion (2018, CAGR of 9.9%) global scar therapy market. Patients inflicted with pathological scars suffer from physical, mental and social comorbidity, and have described themselves as “desperate for any treatment that will actually work”. To address this need, the Singapore institute of higher learning has developed a clinically effective and pain-free treatment of pathological scars using topical siRNA microneedles.