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Turning Cities Into Innovation Engines
Can smartphones improve our quality of life and make cities run more efficiently? SMU Associate Professor Rajesh Balan is working towards this vision.
A Spotlight On Jasmine Rice
SMU Assistant Professor Jacob Ricks examines how Thailand’s bureaucratic policies and organisations affect the development of its economy.
Beyond Wall Street to Suburban Streets
New research by SMU Assistant Professor Choi Hyun-Soo is uncovering the drivers behind household financial decision-making and the implications for the wider economy.
Building A Treasure Chest Of Medical Data
Professor Kanagaratnam Shanmugaratnam set up the Singapore Cancer Registry in 1967, a time when everything had to be done by hand; this meant meticulously transferring decades of data to now-obsolete punch cards.
The Defence Science Maverick
Professor Lui Pao Chuen, Singapore's ex-chief defence scientist, took one for the team, literally—he once got hit in the arm with shrapnel from an exploding bullet while testing equipment for the military.
Bringing The MIT Blueprint To Singapore’s R&D Startup Community
Dr. Howard Califano, director of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Innovation Centre, on what to expect from Singapore’s R&D startup sector over the next five years.
Asia’s Rising Scientists: Benjamin Tee
Benjamin Tee develops electronic skin which can sense mechanical forces and self-heal repeatably—particularly useful for robotics and prosthetics.
Medtech Looks East: Interview With APACMed CEO Fredrik Nyberg
Innovation in medical technology is shifting to Asia, says Mr. Fredrik Nyberg, CEO of APACMed.
Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Naveed Ahmed Khan
Professor Khan speaks about his work in anti-microbials, the value of broadening your horizons and the importance of a culture of innovation.
