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Nuts & Bolts–Smarter Logistics Management Systems

The rise of e-commerce has pushed logistics management technologies into the spotlight. Here are three Tech Offers that make existing systems smarter.

Features

Meet The Women Changing The Face Of Engineering

In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day, we take a look at the work of three exceptional and award-winning women engineers from Asia.

Features

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Manik Varma

In a world run by algorithms, Dr. Manik Varma is taking machine learning to its extremes.

Academia

Asian Health Leaders Recognized On BBC’s 100 Women List

For their pioneering efforts amid COVID-19, three health experts from Pakistan, Singapore and South Korea were named to the BBC’s annual 100 Women list.

In the Lab

Japan May Be “Sinking” Due To Earthquake Damage

The recent 9.0 scale earthquake in North-east Japan may have caused the soil in Japan to sink by as much as four feet.

In the Lab

How Wolbachia Stops Dengue In Its Tracks

Scientists have shown that infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria prevents them from carrying dengue and lowers disease incidence by 77 percent.

In the Lab

Uncovering The Origins Of Oily Organelles

By closely examining liverwort cells, scientists from Japan have shed light on how diverse organelles like oil bodies were first formed.

In the Lab

Mapping Microplastics Along The Ganges River Basin

Combined flows from the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river basin could send up to three billion microplastics each day into the Bay of Bengal.

In the Lab

Sensei RNA: The Iron-sensing Master

In yet another serendipitous discovery, researchers from India have identified a new class of RNA molecules that can selectively recognize iron called ‘Sensei RNA.’

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