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SGInnovate To Launch Singapore Into AI & Robotics Space
SGInnovate will focus on areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, digital health, financial services, smart energy, digital manufacturing and transportation.
These Snails Come Out Swinging
Watch out, beetles! Researchers have discovered two snail speces that use their shells like a club to hit predators and knock them over.
16 Asian Institutions Team Up On Microsatellites
The Asian Micro-satellite Consortium seeks to promote standardization and data sharing among the nine member nations.
K Computer Crowned Top Performer
RIKEN’s K Computer has shown that it has more than brute force, winning top spot on the November 2016 HPCG benchmark index.
Mum’s Gaze Triggers Brain Waves In Autistic Kids
A pilot study has linked the degree of autism to a specific pattern of brain activity observed when autistic children look at their mothers.
Autism’s Epigenetic Signature Uncovered
The stability of autism’s epigenetic signature suggests that the condition could be treated with drugs that modify the epigenome.
QUT & Sumitomo Electric To Trial Batteries For Renewable Energy
The joint concentrator photovoltaic project will study large-scale renewable energy generation and storage.
Is Alzheimer’s Disease The Diabetes Of The Brain?
The drug memantine blocks improves symptoms of both diabetes and Alzheimer's disease in mice by blocking a receptor called Kir6.2.
How Rice Forms Resistant Starch
Good news for Asia's rice-loving diabetics: scientists may have found a way to increase rice's content of resistant-starch.