Yu Min – Asian Scientist Magazine

Inspiring Minds, Fueling Passion At The Global Young Scientists Summit 2016

Liu Yuchun, a participant of the five-day Global Young Scientists Summit 2016, shares her experiences from the conference.

Features

Sugars, Science & Society

Professor Wong Chi-Huey, president of Academia Sinica of Taiwan, has built his career on carbohydrates. He shares his motivations for research and the impact science can have on society.

Features

Asia: Where The Cosmetics And Skin Care Industry Reigns Supreme

Asian consumers are among the most discerning and demanding of P&G’s customers, and intensive research has gone into understanding their needs.

In the Lab

Human iPS-Derived Kidneys Successfully Hook Up To Blood Vessels

In a world first, researchers have successfully connected mouse kidney capillaries with kidney tissue derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells.

In the Lab

Measuring Heartbeats With Radar

Placing sensors on your body to measure your heartbeat can be inconvenient, so researchers have created a radar-based system that can do it remotely.

In the Lab

Star Clusters ‘Adopt’ Baby Stars Instead Of Bearing Their Own

Astronomers have found evidence for a 1952 theory that globular clusters ‘adopt’ baby stars instead of creating more biological star ‘children.’

In the Lab

Mazes & Brains: When Preconception Trumps Logic

Using fMRI scans, researchers have identified the pattern of brain activity associated with getting directions wrong.

In the Lab

Wasp Larvae Jump To The Dark Side

Larvae of Bathyplectes anurus wasps jump into the shade to increase their chances of survival.

In the Lab

Force Sensing Material Now In Three Colors

By controling the crystalization process with boron, researchers have developed a material that registers external forces in three different colors.

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