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10 Years Of Celebrating Asia’s Researchers
Every year, Asian Scientist Magazine publishes Asian Scientist 100, a carefully curated list of the best and brightest researchers and leaders in SETM in Asia. This year we complete a decade of doing so.
Learning From Environmental Defenders
Drawing on traditional knowledge systems, environmental researchers and policymakers in Asia are working with indigenous communities to design better strategies for environmental conservation.
The Equalizers
Across Asia, people with disabilities are breaking physical and social barriers to STEM fields, opening the way for others.
Making Precision Medicine Equitable
Researchers and policymakers in Asia are trying to make medical research more inclusive to better serve the region’s diverse communities.
Heart Research Has A Gender Bias
The underrepresentation of women in heart research and treatment has perpetuated the widespread misconception that cardiovascular diseases are more common in men. Some women researchers in Asia have come forward to challenge that.
Nutrition Gets Personal
As more people in Asia use tech to closely regulate what they eat, personalized nutrition is becoming a new normal in the region.
Flag-Bearers Of Innovation
Over the past decade, the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore and collaborators have led the charge in developing supercomputing-powered innovations to support Singapore’s research and development ecosystem.
Golden Connections
Today’s connectivity technologies are helping older people in Asia stay socially active and take charge of their own wellbeing.
Can Tech Help You Sleep Better?
Asia is going through a sleep crisis, worse than anywhere else in the world, leading to a growth in the market of sleep wearables. But how much do they help?
Amputees Get A Leg Up With New Tech
Researchers and clinicians in Asia continue to advance prosthetic limb technology to make it more effective and accessible for patients in the region.