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Voltaglue: An Electrifying Solution To A Sticky Problem

A glue that can harden in wet conditions when a voltage is applied to it could be used in surgeries or underwater metal repair work.

In the Lab

‘Radiationless’ Excitation Can Make Objects Invisible

By overlapping electric and toroidal dipole modes—causing them to cancel each other out—researchers have succeeded in making nanoparticles effectively invisible.

Features

Philippines Reports Affordable Healthcare Gains

Experts say the 'pay for performance' public healthcare model might be the way forward in sustainable quality healthcare.

Features

Slipping Through Tribology’s Past, And A Pinch Of The Future

The study of friction—tribology—is all the more important in our era of machination and automation.

Features

How Unfussy Eaters Are Saving The World

Thanks to its feeding habits, the oriental latrine fly could just play a major role in food and environmental sustainability.

Features

The World’s Most Powerful Laser Is 2,000 Trillion Watts – But What’s It For?

Scientists are harnessing the tremendous power of LFEX for outer space simulation experiments, clean energy production and medical applications.

Technology

NTU’s New Simulators To Help Smooth Air Traffic

With two new simulators, NTU's ATMRI hopes to ease the upcoming increase in air traffic in Asia.

In the Lab

Add Nickel For Cheaper Water Splitting

With the help of nickel, researchers have developed efficient molybdenum disulphide catalysts that operate at both acidic and neutral pH.

Asian Scientist Writing Prize Winners Announced

A total of 24 winners received their prizes at the inaugural Asian Scientist Writing Prize 2015 held at the Science Centre Singapore.

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