Tan Eng King – Asian Scientist Magazine

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.

In the Lab

Modified Protein Crystals Make Molecule-Sized Storage Box

Researchers have used modified viral proteins to store foreign molecules such as fluorescent dyes inside live cells.

In the Lab

FIT Is The Reason Proteins Make (Female) Flies Full

Consuming proteins triggers the release of FIT, which signals fullness to the brain and prevents the consumption of more proteins.

In the Lab

New Material Doubles Negative Thermal Expansion Record

Most materials expand when heated; researchers have now found one that contracts by nearly 7 percent instead.

In the Lab

Lights, Carbon Nitride, Bone Regeneration!

Growing stem cells on carbon nitride sheets not only activates bone-related genes, but also releases calcium ions when exposed to red light.

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