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Igniting Innovation—Dro Tan of Matex

Find out how this Singapore-based company used an open innovation strategy to cope with tectonic shifts in the global chemicals industry.

Scientists Develop A Hair-Raising Protocol

By encapsulating hair follicle stem cells in collagen and growing them with skin cells in a U-shaped well plate array, researchers in Japan have found a way to grow hair at scale for transplantation.

Taking Talent Acquisition To The Next Level

Tests, questionnaires and interviews may be staples of the hiring process, but they are not the only ways to gain insight into a potential employee’s aptitude and personality, says SMU Lee Kong Chian Professor of Human Resources Filip Lievens.

Illuminating How Light Induces Magnetism

Light may magnetize non-magnetic metals, say an international team of physicists.

Stick-On Flexible Sensors For Any Surface

A research team in South Korea has developed a method to easily create high-performance sensors on flexible substrates of diverse shapes and structures.

Seeing Thick OLEDs In A New Light

A research group in Japan has found that perovskite can be used in the development of thick organic light-emitting diodes that function on par with their OLED-only counterparts.

In Pursuit Of Herbicide-Resistant, High-Yield Rice

The gene HIS1 in rice plants is essential for herbicide resistance, say researchers in Japan.

How The Pufferfish Got Its Spines

An international team of biologists has found that homologs of genes involved in hair and feather formation in other vertebrates are responsible for pufferfish spine development.

Engineering Microbes For Urban Farming

By defining biological components involved in chemical synthesis as standard DNA cassettes for bacteria, scientists in Singapore hope to give urban farming a boost.