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Getting A Headstart On HPC
As high performance computing grows in relevance in various industries, Singapore Polytechnic is prepping its students for the future from the comfort of their classrooms.
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On The Cusp Of CRISPR
When Yoshizumi Ishino first encountered in 1986 the mysterious sequences that would later come to be known as CRISPR, he was as far away from the present day as he was to the discovery of the double helix. Here is the story of what has happened since then.
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CRISPR Takes Center Stage
It’s been nearly a decade since CRISPR captured public imagination. As the technology matures, we’ve rounded up some of CRISPR’s most interesting use cases to emerge in recent years.
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Follow The Money
Forget speed; 5G is really about transforming the way business is done, says Huawei’s chief technology officer Paul Scanlan.
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Phones Are Just The Tip Of The 5G Iceberg
5G is not just an incremental upgrade to existing networks, but a radically new approach to communication.
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Release The Robots!
Collaborative robots, or co-bots, are not only creating new business opportunities and changing workplace dynamics, but also bringing with them new risks concerning safety and security.
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CitySim
Simulations and edge computing could help to tame some of the complexities of cities and make them more livable places for all, says Charles Catlett, director of the Urban Center for Computation and Data at the University of Chicago.
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Keeping Smart City Algorithms Accountable
Although artificial intelligence promises to give city planners unprecedented insight into urban life, humans must remain involved in decision making.
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Students Take The Stage
Given time, training and resources, students can achieve amazing feats, as demonstrated by the teams taking part in the 2019 APAC HPC-AI Competition.
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Not Just Industrious, But Intelligent
High-performance computing is transforming the face of manufacturing while augmenting the way factories and facilities operate.
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The Cost Of Cooling
Today’s supercomputers are more powerful—and hotter—than ever. Continued progress towards exascale computing requires innovative cooling techniques.
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Tech Doing Good
From cleaning up mountains of untreated sludge to making railway stations fully solar-powered, technology is an ally to those hoping to solve Asia’s environmental problems.
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A Minister On A Mission (VIDEO)
As the world awakens to the enormity of the plastic waste crisis, Malaysia’s Yeo Bee Yin has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s most vocal champions for biodegradable plastics and a new circular economy.
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Ctrl-Alt-Meat
Alternative meat, otherwise known as ‘alt-meat,’ is having quite a moment in Asia, with strong venture capital interest and increasing public awareness and acceptance.
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Fueling The Future
Green is the new black when it comes to meeting the world’s energy demands, and biofuels have a major role to play in securing a sustainable future.
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The Race To Exascale
Professor Lu Yutong shares how China’s past experiences have shaped the country’s supercomputing efforts, and calls for more collaboration among Asian countries.
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A Quantum Leap Into The Future
By harnessing the unique properties of quantum mechanics, scientists are developing radically new technologies to make the internet impenetrable to hackers.
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Move It!
Teams raced to move two terabytes of data across five different countries in the inaugural ‘Move that Data!’ Data Mover Challenge.
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Murder By Medical Device?
Can medical devices like pacemakers and insulin pumps be hacked? Not easily; yet cybersecurity remains a top concern as healthcare moves into the digital age.
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How To Birth A Billion-Dollar Industry
Having seen non-invasive prenatal testing grow from an idea to an actual product, Professor Dennis Lo shares why he thinks Asia is the best place to be for his next venture: liquid biopsies for cancer.
