Tan Eng King – Asian Scientist Magazine

Lemons Fly As Jet Fuel Of The Future

A researcher in Australia hopes to use a chemical found in lemons and other citrus fruits to make clean, renewable jet fuel.

Features

Study: Bangladesh Makes Strides In Healthcare Despite Poverty

Despite its high poverty level, Bangladesh has achieved lower infant mortality rates compared to India, Pakistan and Nepal.

Features

Challenges Of An Ageing Asia

As Asia braces for an unprecedented ‘silver tsunami’, SMU Assoc Prof Rhema Vaithianathan is studying how it is changing not only the way we fund care for the elderly, but also how that care is being delivered.

Features

Winning The Data Security Arms Race

In the era of smartphones and tablets, SMU Associate Professor Ding Xuhua predicts that the battle between data security experts and hackers will increasingly shift to mobile devices.

Features

Finding One’s Identity In A Globalised World

SMU Assistant Professor Hoon Chang Yau argues for the need to move away from an essentialist view of identity to one that is aligned with the complexities of the 21st century.

In the Lab

Tiny Lasers Lead To Faster, Lighter Electronics

Researchers have successfully made the first room temperature lasers from gallium arsenide nanowires.

In the Lab

Chinese, US Scientist One Step Closer To New Superconductors

Researchers may be one step closer to finding new superconductors with the discovery that two distinctly different iron-based compounds share common mechanisms for moving electrons.

In the Lab

First Evidence For Astrophysical Neutrinos

Scientists have discovered the first solid evidence for astrophysical neutrinos, which will lead to new ways of exploring the universe.

Features

Thinking Like An Indian Parent (Part 2)

In Part 2 of an editorial, Professor Pushkar of BITS Pilani-Goa explains why Indian parents are so interested in sending their children to engineering colleges.

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