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Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Pham Hoang Hiep

Famed for being Vietnam’s youngest full professor to date, Professor Phạm Hoang Hiep is taking local mathematics research to greater heights.

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Lucence Develops COVID-19 Sample Stabilization Kits

Lucence has developed a kit that can stabilize COVID-19 test samples and is making 10,000 of the kits freely available to the scientific community.

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Turning Trash Into Treasure (VIDEO)

Managing director of MINIWIZ, Tan Szue Hann, hopes to promote the circular economy with their mobile recycling plants that bring facilities to right where waste is generated.

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Healthcare From The Comfort Of Home (VIDEO)

Dr. Shravan Verma has developed Speedoc, a digital platform that empowers doctors to make house calls so that patients can receive medical attention at home.

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Priming The World For Primate Conservation (VIDEO)

As countries modernize, habitat destruction can threaten native primate species. Dr. Andie Ang believes that conservation efforts for primates can be strengthened with the right research.

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Keeping Allergies Under Control (VIDEO)

Allergic reactions to peanuts can be dangerous, but Dr. Soh Jian Yi has devised an oral immunotherapy that can raise the tolerance level to peanuts in children.

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Asia’s Rising Scientists: Ernest Chua

Wielding his expertise in mechanical engineering, Ernest Chua aims to develop innovations that can satisfy basic human needs without harming the environment.

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Engendering Trust In An AI World

Regulators play a balancing act between protecting individuals and enabling business innovation, said speakers at a conference on AI and commercial law organised by SMU.

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Speak Math, Not Code

Writing algorithms in mathematics rather than code is not only more elegant but also more efficient, says 2013 Turing Award winner Leslie Lamport.

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