Hei Ming Lai – Asian Scientist Magazine

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2024 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award

Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Urbasi Sinha

The counter-intuitive nature of quantum physics was what drew Associate Professor Urbasi Sinha to a career in science. Now, her research is paving the way for computers many times more powerful than the ones we have today.

Features

Helping AI Embrace Empathy

Artificial intelligence is already a part of our everyday lives, but for it to truly make a difference it needs to understand human emotions, says Live with AI founder Pierre Robinet.

Features

Blockchain’s Big Innovation: Trust

Blockchain boils down to establishing trust among disparate parties, our blockchain newbie learned at SGInnovate’s Blockchain Research and Industry Introduction Workshop.

In the Lab

Programming Silk For Wearable Electronics

Scientists have used calcium ions to modify silk fibroins, creating a reusable, biocompatible adhesive for electronic and pharmaceutical applications.

Health

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Linked To Higher In-Hospital Deaths In India

An international research group has demonstrated that multi-drug resistant or extensively drug resistant bacteria are becoming a threat to public health in India.

In the Lab

Neutrophils Used As ‘Trojan Horse’ To Target Brain Tumors

Scientists in China have loaded immune cells with nanoparticles containing an antitumor drug for cancer therapy and imaging.

In the Lab

Topical Gel Protects Farmers From Toxic Pesticides

A team of scientists in India have developed a gel to protect farmers against the neurotoxic effects of pesticides.

In the Lab

Crab Spiders: A Pitcher Plant’s Friend Indeed

In times of scarcity, crab spiders are beneficial to the slender pitcher plants they inhabit.

Features

Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Hideo Hosono

Thanks to the work of Japanese materials scientist Hideo Hosono, we now have much more efficient flat-screen TV displays.

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