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More Nature Please, We’re Singaporean

Nature finds a way to thrive, even in the concrete jungle of Singapore.

Six Is The Magic Number For LaMnO3 Thin-Film Magnets

Adding just one more layer to a five-atom thick piece of lanthanum manganese oxide turns it into a magnetic material, study shows.

ASLAN’s Bile Duct Cancer Drug Given FDA Orphan Drug Status

ASLAN001 has been awarded orphan drug designation to treat cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of bile duct cancer.

Targeting Mitochondria To Boost Reprogramming

The efficiency of cellular reprogramming gets a boost from an unexpected source: the mitochondria.

SMART Launches Fellowship Program For Innovation

The Innovation Fellows Program aims to equip researchers with the skills needed to launch careers in entrepreneurship.

Hacking Is Good For Health

MIT Hacking Medicine@SG 2015 saw healthcare professionals, business people and programmers all coming together to solve the challenge of aging in place.

Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Patrick Casey

It's been ten years since the launch of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore. Professor Patrick Casey shares his thoughts on what the school has achieved and what lies ahead.

Building The Software Of Cities

The Fujitsu-SMU Urban Computing and Engineering Corp. Lab is using technology to build cities free of taxi queues, congestion and crowding.

Shining A Spotlight On Singapore’s Most Vulnerable

At a recent launch event organised by SMU’s Lien Centre for Social Innovation, three reports were released on how best to meet the needs of vulnerable communities in Singapore.