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LED Pioneers Win 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

For making low-cost, efficient lighting possible, LED pioneers and Nobel laureates Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura were awarded the world's most prestigious engineering prize.

The Vaccine Vanguard

Vaccines are our best shot at finally overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a review on how vaccines work and where Asia’s leading vaccine candidates stand.

How Vietnam Beat COVID

The small, densely-packed, developing country of Vietnam is proving to poor and rich countries alike that it doesn’t take a revolutionary approach to contain a pandemic-causing virus.

Of Virtual Competitions And Real Relationships

Although the Student Cluster Competition went fully virtual in 2020, what remained unchanged was the importance of teamwork and community.

Peak Performance

Designed with general purpose users in mind, the Fugaku supercomputer has the performance and energy efficiency of a GPU-accelerated machine but remains easy to program.

Features

Building Your Roadmap To Open Innovation

Here are three steps your organisation can take to start walking the path to open innovation.

Academia

Singapore Launches 2nd Phase Of National Precision Medicine Program

Precision Health Research, Singapore (PRECISE) is set to take Singapore’s National Precision Medicine strategy to new heights.

Features

To Infinity And Beyond: The Scientists Taking Asia To Space

In celebration of Space Day 2021, Asian Scientist Magazine shines a light on the three pioneers who paved the way for the region’s space exploration efforts.

In the Lab

Slowest Earthquake Ever Recorded Lasted Over Thirty Years

Researchers studying the growth patterns of ancient corals have uncovered the slowest recorded earthquake in history in Indonesia’s Simeuleu Island.

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