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Eisai Joins Access Accelerated To Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases

Eisai will participate in a global partnership of pharmaceutical companies to help accelerate access to health care in low and middle-income countries.

Building Software In The Cloud

Developing new software is not only technically challenging but also requires an understanding of how people will adopt it, says Dr Wolfram Schulte, former director of engineering at Microsoft, at the recent IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2016).

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Fatehah Mohd Omar

The road to success often involves hardship, but young researchers should think out of the box for creative solutions, says Dr. Fatehah Mohd Omar.

Salt Turns Ordinary Masks Into Virus Killers

Treating ordinary surgical masks with salt makes them capable of trapping and killing viruses like SARS.

US$13 Million Humanoid Robot Research Center Opens In South Korea

The Humanoid Robot Research Center aims to advance humanoid robot technology and foster research talent in the field.

Vaccination: A Cost-Effective Way To Prevent Rabies Deaths In India

A new study shows that over the course of five years, vaccinating 200,000 stray dogs a year would reduce rabies incidence in humans by 90 percent.

A Moth’s Built-In Pharmacy Inside Its Gut

The cotton leafworm caterpillar is protected from harmful bacteria by helpful bacteria that live in its gut.

NUS Teams Up With Alibaba Cloud & EZ-Link For Real-World Data Science

EZ-Link will provide the data while Alibaba Cloud has pledged US$500,000 in cloud credits.

Ultra-Thin Films Make Metals Multi-Colored

A nanometer-thick layer of semiconducting material can turn gold to yellow, orange, blue or purple.