Tan Eng King – Asian Scientist Magazine

Searching For Dark Matter With A Donut-Shaped Magnet

Scientists say that donut-shaped magnets can also look for axions, one of the particle candidates for the mysterious dark matter.

Pharma

Takeda Donates US$1 Million For Cancer Research

Japanese pharmaceutical Takeda has donated US$1 million to the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In the Lab

How Do 2D Materials Crack?

To understand how thin two dimensional materials crack, we must go beyond existing theory, scientists say.

In the Lab

New 2D Transistor Material Made Using Precision Lasers

With the help of laser patterning, pure dual-phased molybdenum ditelluride can now be fabricated for next-generation 2D transistors.

In the Lab

Modeling Nanodroplet Breakups To Improve 3D Printing

Scientists have now modeled how the 12,000 molecules of water in a single nanodroplet behave upon impact.

In the Lab

A Bacterial Two Hit Combo Against Cancer

An engineered strain of Salmonella has been shown to prevent the spread of tumors in mice without causing a harmful systemic infection.

Technology

Singaporean & Israeli Universities Sign Cybersecurity Research Agreement

NTU Singapore and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel have signed a joint research agreement for cybersecurity innovations.

In the Lab

Spider Silk Inspires Artificial Muscles

In response to water, spider silk can stretch and shrink like human muscle.

In the Lab

Lab-Grown Pancreas Reverse Diabetes In Mice

The success of a rat-to-mouse pancreas transplant suggests that such interspecies transplants could help meet the need for donor organs.

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