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Attracting Singapore’s Girls And Women Into STEM
While parents in Singapore envision both male and female children pursuing careers in STEM, there should be more efforts to improve gender diversity outside the classroom.
STEM Subjects Popular In School, But Challenges Crop Up In The Working World
Science and technology is the top career choice for parents of both boys and girls, but more needs to be done to improve gender diversity beyond the classroom.
Advancing Agriculture In Asia
Asia’s exponential economic growth combined with its vulnerability to threats like climate change has spurred exciting innovations from researchers in the region.
Uncovering The Origins Of Oily Organelles
By closely examining liverwort cells, scientists from Japan have shed light on how diverse organelles like oil bodies were first formed.
Carving A Niche—An Interview With Jordi Ràfols Of Innoget
By creating a virtual meeting point in the marketplace of ideas, Innoget hopes to support open innovation with a network of startups and industry players.
LED Pioneers Win 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
For making low-cost, efficient lighting possible, LED pioneers and Nobel laureates Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura were awarded the world's most prestigious engineering prize.
How Cellular Traffic Jams Disrupt Sleep
Aging, dementia and obesity could lead to disrupted sleep by causing cytoplasmic traffic jams, according to a study published in PNAS.
Kickstarting The Search For Sustainable Solutions
Innovators with sustainable solutions will have the opportunity to be awarded up to S$1 million in supporting grants by taking part in this year’s Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge.
Revealing Eight Centuries of Asia’s River Patterns
In the largest study of Asia’s rivers to date, researchers tracked eight centuries worth of annual river discharge to unearth insights on past climate patterns.
