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All-Girl Trio From Temasek Polytechnic Wins IES Design Awards 2013

An all-girl group from Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore has won the Gold Award at the IES Design Awards 2013 for its bipod walking frame design.

Health

Magic Glasses Cartoon Halved Worm Infections In Chinese Schoolchildren

Researchers in China and Australia have reported huge success with a cartoon DVD promoting hygiene across rural China.

NTU Confers Honorary Doctorate To Indonesian President

NTU has conferred an honorary doctorate of letters on His Excellency President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Republic of Indonesia.

Malaysia To Embark On Five-Year RazakSAT-2 Satellite Development Program

The Malaysian government will expand the country’s satellite development program with a RM200 million (US$66 million) boost from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

Features

WWF Freshwater Director, Dr. Li Lifeng, Talks To Asian Scientist Magazine

Asian Scientist Magazine chats with Dr. Li Lifeng, Director of the WWF International Freshwater Program, who tells us that solving the water, energy, and food equation for the world has to be a global priority.

Features

In Search Of A Good Dam On The Mekong

Plans to harness hydropower potential in the Lower Mekong Basin for the first time has led to a search for a good dam.

Features

Nuclear Power Plant In Indonesia: To Build Or Not To Build

Plans to build a nuclear power plant in Central Java gained traction after a new survey revealed that the majority of Indonesians support its construction.

Chinese Architect, Wang Shu, Wins 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize

Wang Shu, a 48-year-old Chinese architect, has been awarded the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize, known throughout the world as architecture’s highest honor.

Health

Taiwanese Doctors Show Gene Screening Prevents Drug Reactions

Taiwanese researchers have used genetic screening to prevent two potentially fatal drug-induced syndromes.

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