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In a fusion of sustainability and innovation, a team of Applied Chemistry (DAPC) - Materials Science Specialistion students, have created an eco-friendly brick from recycled plastics from model kits and contact lens packaging. Named BioLegos, the team crafted this unbreakable brick, capable of bearing 75 kg, at the CLS’s Materials Performance Centre. Their creation was showcased at Nanyang Technological University’s Materials Innovation Challenge on June 21 2024, where they competed with twelve other teams from Polytechnics and Junior Colleges, achieving 3rd Runner-up—a remarkable feat that highlights the potential of recycling in building a greener future.

“In our course, we are equipped with both theoretical and practical skills. With the guidance of our lecturers, we managed to fabricate the lightest prototype for the competition. Overall, the experience was an eye opening one, giving us the rare chance to apply what we have learnt to create solutions to climate change.”