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Freddy Boey Appointed NUS Deputy President For Innovation & Enterprise

In his new role, Professor Freddy Boey will oversee the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship, research translation and graduate studies, as well as assume leadership of NUS Enterprise.

Features

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Xue Shifeng

Using frogs and fish as model organisms, Dr. Xue Shifeng is shedding light on some of the most fundamental processes in developmental biology.

In the Lab

Indonesia’s Deadly 2018 Quake Was A Rare Supershear

Scientists in the US have identified the Palu earthquake in Indonesia as a supershear, a particularly destructive form of seismic movement.

In the Lab

X-Chromosome Inactivation Reveals Cause Of Rare Brain Disease

Scientists have found that the CASK gene is responsible for a rare brain disorder called MICPCH.

Technology

AI Predicts Effect Of Strain On Semiconductors

An international team of scientists has developed AI for predicting how the properties of semiconducting materials change under strain.

Features

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Benjamin Tee

Benjamin Tee develops electronic skin which can sense mechanical forces and self-heal repeatably—particularly useful for robotics and prosthetics.

Technology

A Radical Way To Purify Water Using Light

Instead of relying on metal-based catalysts to purify water, researchers in China have developed graphitic carbon nitride sheets that do not create secondary pollution.

Features

Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Eugene Fitzgerald

Newly-appointed CEO of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Professor Eugene Fitzgerald lists his priorities for the R&D center.

Features

Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Bang Yung-Jue

On the frontlines of gastric cancer research, Professor Bang Yung-Jue is hoping to expand the arsenal of anticancer drugs and prolong patients’ lives.

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