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Editor’s Note – January 2016 Print Magazine
Asian Scientist is proud to present the Asian Scientist 100, the first ever listing of scientists in Asia who have made an impact in the past year, in the January 2016 print magazine!
Scientific Success Can Happen Anywhere, Says Nobel Laureate Carlo Rubbia At GYSS 2016
Scientific success can happen anywhere and to anyone, says Carlo Rubbia, winner of the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Mathematics Is In Everything, Says Leslie Lamport At GYSS@one-north 2016
Mathematics is in everything around us, says eminent computer scientist and Turing Award winner Leslie Lamport.
The (Science Fiction) Force Awakens In My Son
A list of nostalgia-inducing science fiction movies to watch with your kids. Someone get the popcorn!
Asia’s Rising Scientists: Keun Su Kim
Nanomaterials and their rather unique properties continue to fascinate (and baffle) researchers. This month's rising scientist Keun Su Kim talks about his work in the field of 2D atomic crystals.
Stay Eternally Optimistic, Says Nobel Laureate Ei-ichi Negishi at GYSS@one-north 2016
Believe it or not, before Ei-ichi Negishi became a Nobel Prize-winning organic chemist, he was a farmer.
NSF Report Describes China’s Meteoric Rise In R&D
According to the National Science Board Science and Engineering Indicators 2016 report released this week, Asia now accounts for 40 percent of global R&D, with China leading the pack.
How A Velcro-Like Malarial Protein Hijacks Immune System
The structure of the malarial protein involved in rosette formation could help scientists develop treatments for symptoms associated with severe forms of the disease.
Scientists Detect Signs Of Large Black Hole In The Milky Way
Radio telescopes have identified a possible black hole 100 thousand times the mass of the Sun, hinting at many more “dark” black holes in the Milky Way.












