Tan Eng King – Asian Scientist Magazine

Innovating For A Cybersecure Singapore

At TechInnovation 2020, members of the Singapore Cybersecurity Consortium shared their new technologies with an eager online audience comprising investors, technical experts and the public.

In the Lab

The Case For Restoring Hong Kong’s Oyster Reefs

Oysters aren't just tasty; they're good for the environment too—which is why Hong Kong's conservationists are racing to restore local oyster reefs.

Features

Pitching For A Home Run

TechInnovation 2020 saw start-ups, polytechnics and universities presenting new technologies and ideas across crowdpitching sessions on four unique themes.

Features

Hatching A Plan For Innovation

The IPHatch open innovation challenge connects promising start-ups with industry players to leverage intellectual property for growth and innovation.

Features

Kickstarting The Search For Sustainable Solutions

Innovators with sustainable solutions will have the opportunity to be awarded up to S$1 million in supporting grants by taking part in this year’s Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge.

In the Lab

Transforming Earth’s Trash Into Space’s Treasure

Converting human waste into liquid fertilizer may be the key to growing food in space, find researchers from Japan.

Follow The Money

Forget speed; 5G is really about transforming the way business is done, says Huawei’s chief technology officer Paul Scanlan.

Gay Jane Perez: The Philippines’ Space Whisperer

For helping launch the Philippines’ first microsatellites, Dr. Gay Jane Perez is proof that the sky’s the limit in agricultural innovation.

Attracting Singapore’s Girls And Women Into STEM

While parents in Singapore envision both male and female children pursuing careers in STEM, there should be more efforts to improve gender diversity outside the classroom.

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