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Optimistic Realism About The Future Of Evolution

The challenges facing humanity are immense, but we have the ability to shape our own future, said distinguished speakers at the launch of Sydney Brenner’s 10-on-10: The Chronicles of Evolution.

Features

Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Urbasi Sinha

The counter-intuitive nature of quantum physics was what drew Associate Professor Urbasi Sinha to a career in science. Now, her research is paving the way for computers many times more powerful than the ones we have today.

Technology

Detecting Heart Failure At Home

Researchers have invented a handheld device that can detect symptoms of congestive heart failure in ten seconds.

Features

Helping AI Embrace Empathy

Artificial intelligence is already a part of our everyday lives, but for it to truly make a difference it needs to understand human emotions, says Live with AI founder Pierre Robinet.

Features

Blockchain’s Big Innovation: Trust

Blockchain boils down to establishing trust among disparate parties, our blockchain newbie learned at SGInnovate’s Blockchain Research and Industry Introduction Workshop.

In the Lab

Biodegradable Microneedles Painlessly Deliver Drugs To The Eye

Scientists in Singapore have developed a microneedle patch that could be used to treat eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.

In the Lab

What Makes Whale Baleen So Tough?

By studying the structure of the filter-feeding apparatus of whales, researchers hope to design better materials for the maritime industry.

In the Lab

Scientists Find Regulatory T-Cell Master Switch

Researchers in South Korea have identified Foxp1 as a key molecule required for the formation of regulatory T-cells.

In the Lab

Raspberry-Shaped Particles Detoxify Carbon Monoxide

Japanese researchers have created a ‘nano-raspberry’ to neutralize poisonous carbon monoxide.

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