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Hydrogen Bonds Help Gels Heal Themselves

Scientists in Japan have developed an ion gel that relies on hydrogen bonding to heal itself rapidly at room temperature.

In the Lab

Honey, I Shrunk The Particle Accelerator

By sending a beam of particles through plasma, researchers were able to accelerate those particles efficiently without large equipment like the Large Hadron Collider.

In the Lab

Viruses Supercharge Superbug Evolution

Viruses can transfer large chunks of bacterial genomes—including antibiotic resistance genes—among bacteria species.

In the Lab

Ion-Based AI Makes Smart Decisions

A research group in Japan has invented an ionic device that can make decisions based on electrochemical phenomena.

Features

The Long And Short Of Director Tenure

A mix of long-serving and recently appointed board members bodes well for corporate governance, says SMU Assistant Professor Li Na.

Features

Evidence-Based Entrepreneurship

By equipping entrepreneurs with the right skills, SMU Associate Professor Reddi Kotha of the SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business, and his fellow researcher, Dr Lim Chon-Phung, hope to expand the pool of successful business ventures.

Features

The Greatest Adventure In The World

Nobel Laureate Sydney Brenner, who is also Singapore's first honorary citizen, has been deeply involved in biomedical research in Singapore since the 1980s.

In the Lab

Targeting The Achilles’ Heel Of Zika Virus

Singapore-based scientists have engineered a peptide that can rupture the Zika virus membrane and pass through the blood-brain barrier, making it a potential therapeutic against the disease.

In the Lab

Switching It Up: How Sex Role-Reversed Insects Store More Semen

A tiny switching valve in the female penis of the Brazilian cave insect Neotrogla allows the creatures to store multiple sperm capsules, say researchers in Japan.

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