Tan Eng King – Asian Scientist Magazine

Scientists Discover New Shrub Species In Myanmar

The flowers of the Agapetes reflexiloba have a distinctive striped pattern and bloom in December.

Shaping Palladium Into Nanoscale Butterflies

Researchers in Japan have built butterfly-shaped palladium subnanoclusters in 3D, with potential applications as catalysts and functional materials.

Press Release

2019 Edition Of Asian Scientist 100 Announced

Each year, Asian Scientist Magazine highlights 100 outstanding thinkers and innovators from Asia who are pushing the envelope with their research.

Press Release

Recognizing Scientific Excellence With The Asian Scientist 100

These early career scientists and veteran researchers of the Asian Scientist 100 are making waves in diverse sectors of academia and industry, shedding light on natural phenomena and developing new technologies for a better world.

In the Lab

Mahouts In Myanmar Are Younger And Less Experienced, Study Shows

Political changes and urbanization may be threatening the traditions and training of elephant handlers, or mahouts, in Myanmar.

Academia

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.