Tan Eng King – Asian Scientist Magazine

Changing the World, One Toilet at a Time

From loo-building projects to social enterprises and even smart toilets, World Toilet Organisation founder, Mr Jack Sim, turns to innovation to address a neglected public health crisis: poor sanitation.

Features

Embracing The Contact Sport Of Innovation

To truly harness the power of personalized medicine, we had to bring our technology out of the lab and into the marketplace. Here’s how we did it with KYAN Therapeutics.

Features

Setting Speed Limits On Financial Reporting & Clinical Trial Disclosures

Two studies on the financial and pharmaceutical industries highlight the protective role of regulations and the human cost when companies place self-interest over compliance.

Features

The Future Of Science We Make (VIDEO)

Ten students from Asia will present their ingenious projects like making medical technologies affordable and using food waste as an energy source at the Google Science Fair in California, USA this year.

In the Lab

AI Sheds Light On Protein Structure

Chinese researchers are using artificial intelligence to predict protein structures and their resultant properties.

In the Lab

Uncovering The Origins Of Marijuana Use

Scientists have found psychoactive compounds preserved in 2,500-year-old funerary incense burners in eastern Pamirs, China.

In the Lab

Suppressing Parathyroid Gland Overactivity

A protein known as semaphorin3d was found to inhibit a signaling pathway that promotes parathyroid growth.

In the Lab

3D Printing A Better Artificial Cornea

A research team in South Korea has used 3D printing to fabricate a transparent cornea by mimicking human corneal structure.

Academia

Asia’s Top 10 Universities In 2013

Here's a list of ten prestigious Asian universities that scored a spot on the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2013.

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