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Here’s Why Our Skin Doesn’t Leak

Epidermal cells look like a flattened version of a tetrakaidecahedron—a 14-sided, 3D solid made out of six rectangular and eight hexagonal sides.

Singaporean Student Wins US$250K Scholarship With Antibiotic Resistance Video

Deanna See is one of two winners of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge with her video on antibiotic resistance, which earned her a US$250,000 scholarship.

Columns

It’s The End Of The World As We Know It, So Why Talk About Science?

The shock US election results have thrown into the spotlight the need, more than ever, for science literacy.

In the Lab

Quantum Keys Transmitted Over Record-Breaking 404 km

404 is no error, but the distance in kilometers that scientists have successfully transmitted quantum information over a optical fiber network.

In the Lab

Dolphins Inspire Leaping, Swimming Robot

Researchers have built a fast and agile robotic dolphin that can be used to investigate water quality.

Zhao Dongyuan Wins 2016 TWAS-Lenovo Prize

Chinese materials scientist Zhao Dongyuan is the TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize winner for 2016 for discovering new materials that have had an impact on the environment and human health.

In the Lab

16 Asian Institutions Team Up On Microsatellites

The Asian Micro-satellite Consortium seeks to promote standardization and data sharing among the nine member nations.

Pharma

QUT & Sumitomo Electric To Trial Batteries For Renewable Energy

The joint concentrator photovoltaic project will study large-scale renewable energy generation and storage.

Health

China’s Bad Air Estimated To Have Caused 1.37 Million Premature Deaths

84 percent of China's population lives in areas with unacceptably high air pollution, study reports.

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