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Making Sense of Virtual Assets

SMU Associate Professor Kelvin Low’s research shows that the legal rights of people who own some intangible assets are sometimes remarkably ill-defined and poorly studied.

Academia

UNESCO, National Instruments & Singapore Advance STEEL Partnership

The UNESCO, National Instruments, and Science Center Singapore today launched a flagship initiative to popularize science, technology, and engineering in Southeast Asia.

Academia

Young Scientists Win Clean Tech Competition With Recycled Clam Shells

Young innovators from Hwa Chong Institution have emerged as winners for their creative solution that uses recycled clam shells to purify waste water.

Features

Treacherous Titans: Bone-Crushing Dinosaurs In Motion

The Titans of the Past Exhibition at the Science Center Singapore features real fossils that highlight the growth and behavior of prehistoric animals.

Robots Rule At Transformers 30th Anniversary Exhibition

Dorcas Tirhas and her two kids visited the Transformers 30th Anniversary Exhibition at the Science Center Singapore, where robots rule and little kids... drool.

Features

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Peipei Setoh

Are babies a tabula rasa or do they have an inbuilt moral compass? Peipei Setoh, an assistant professor at NTU hopes to find out.

Technology

A Smart Camera For Drones And Self-Driving Cars

Scientists in Singapore have developed an ultrafast and high-contrast camera that could make it safer the drive autonomous vehicles.

In the Lab

Monkeys Pass Mirror Test For Self-Awareness

Monkeys trained to use mirrors were able to recognize their own reflection, a sign of self-awareness.

Academia

Bangladeshi & Indonesian Among 2017 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awardees

A computer scientist from Bangladesh and chemical engineer from Indonesia are among the five recipients of the 2017 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards.

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