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Space Exploration Is Still The Brightest Hope-Bringer We Have

May 27, 2020

I am one of the few African-American aerospace engineers who helped design the Apollo spaceships that took men to the Moon. My great-grandfather was a slave in Claiborne, Alabama, who…

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Using The ‘Shadow-effect’ To Generate Electricity

May 27, 2020

Shadows are often associated with darkness and uncertainty. Now, NUS researchers are giving shadows a positive spin by demonstrating a way to harness this common but often overlooked optical effect…

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One-Hour Antibody Test Tracks Neutralising Antibodies Of COVID-19

May 19, 2020

Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS), a research intensive graduate-entry medical school, GenScript Biotech Corporation (“GenScript”), a leading global biotechnology company, and the Diagnostics Development Hub (DxD) at Singapore’s Agency for Science,…

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How Vaccines Eradicated The World’s Deadliest Diseases

May 13, 2020

The spike in vaccine coverage brings an end to some of the world’s deadliest diseases. Vaccines work by triggering the response of the human immune system, inducing memory B-cells which…

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The Mysterious Disappearance Of The First SARS Virus, And Why We Need A Vaccine For The Current One But Didn’t For The Other

May 5, 2020

Some people question why the current coronavirus has brought the world to standstill while a previous deadly coronavirus, SARS, did not. Others have questioned why a vaccine is so urgently…

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To Make An Atom-sized Machine, You Need A Quantum Mechanic

May 5, 2020

Here’s a new chapter in the story of the miniaturisation of machines: researchers in a laboratory in Singapore have shown that a single atom can function as either an engine…

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5 Space Tech Startups In SEA Paving The Way Beyond

May 2, 2020

Space tech may sound like something only countries with unlimited resources can get around, but Southeast Asia is actually a lot closer to the industry than it may seem. According…

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Viral Vaccines Simplified: How Are They Made?

April 28, 2020

With the COVID-19 confirmed to infect more than 3 million people worldwide as of April 28, methods of social isolation and other regulations are being enforced by countries in order…

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Singapore Marshalls R&D Efforts To Combat Covid-19

April 10, 2020

Since the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003, Singapore is now better prepared to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In terms of R&D, Singapore has placed emphasis on…

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NTU Scientists Transform Ultra-tough Pollen Into Flexible Material

March 24, 2020

The findings, published in Nature Communications, show how they used a simple chemical process akin to conventional soap-making to turn pollen grains from sunflowers into soft microgel particles that respond to…

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