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Build Your Own Supercomputer For Less Than $1,000

It is possible to build your own supercomputer using parts you can easily buy off the shelf. Just don’t expect it to be on the next TOP500 list.

Editor’s Note – Supercomputing Asia July 2017

High performance computing has the potential to transform healthcare, an industry sitting on a treasure trove of data.

Cancer Immunotherapy For Man’s Best Friend

Scientists in Japan have developed a new therapeutic antibody to treat malignant cancers in dogs.

Faulty Gene Impairs Brain Development

Using genetically engineered mice, researchers in Japan have demonstrated that DNA repair is an essential process for normal brain development.

Tan Chorh Chuan To Lead Singapore’s Healthcare Transformation

Professor Tan Chorh Chuan will take up position as the founding Executive Director of the Office of Health Transformation on 1 January 2018.

SWITCHing On Innovation

Innovators and enterprises can prepare to ‘plug and play’ at this year’s SWITCH event at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre from 18 to 20 September 2017.

Light-Emitting Fibers For Wearable Displays

Scientists in Korea have developed a method to create light-emitting fabric that can be used in wearable displays.

Creating Artificial Mother-Of-Pearl

Using a bottom-up assembly strategy, researchers in China have developed a method to scale-up the production of high-performance artificial nacre.

Facial Masculinity Linked To Autism

Scientists in Australia have used 3D facial images to identify a link between masculine facial features and autism.