Ahead of other eminent centres in Europe and Asia, the Singapore General Hospital has been conferred the status of Centre of Excellence by the International Accreditation System for Interventional Oncology Services (IASIOS), the first hospital in Asia and second in the world to attain this prestigious recognition.

Minnesota Sea Grant-supported researchers studying harmful algal blooms in the St. Louis River Estuary have made a breakthrough discovery: for the first time, they’ve linked a known cyanotoxin directly to a specific cyanobacteria species, Microcystis aeruginosa, in the Duluth-Superior harbor. 

The FAPESP-supported company is developing critical equipment to make electric and hybrid aircraft models and eVTOLs viable; these technologies will be presented at VivaTech in France. The company’s line of emergency batteries can be used in Embraer aircraft as well as in jets produced by other manufacturers.

Hong Kong’s rich history is interwoven with layers of untold stories, many buried beneath the surface of its bustling modern landscape. A project led by researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)’s Department of Land Surveying and Geo-informatics seeks to reveal and record the City’s lost history hidden underground by utilising cutting-edge geospatial technologies and to launch public education programmes to promote the conservation and better understanding of the City’s cultural heritage. The project has received funding of HK$3.22 million from the General Support Programme under the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF-GSP) of the Innovation and Technology Commission.

Local sculptor Alan LeQuire will be unveiling a Monumental Figures exhibit of influential women on June 12 at the Parthenon in Nashville and one of those figures is Dr. Mildred Stahlman, who is responsible for what we know as neonatal intensive care for premature babies. 

A research team led by Dr. Chong-Pyo Cho from the Energy Convergence System Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (President: Yi Chang-Keun, hereinafter referred to as KIER) has successfully developed the Republic of Korea’s first continuous oxy-fuel combustion-based process for producing high-quality syngas* from waste plastics, including hard-to-recycle thermoset resins.

A recent PubMed study reveals that obese individuals have a 30–50% higher risk of developing colorectal cancer compared to those with a healthy weight. Weight management is key and early detection remains the most effective way to reduce colorectal cancer mortality.

Dr. Aleksandra Stankovic, a psychologist and investigator at Mass General's Center for Space Medicine, explores how the brain responds to the challenges of long-term space travel. By studying people in isolated environments on Earth, she develops strategies to support astronauts, as well as high performers like pilots and first responders. Hear her insights in the first episode of Down to a Scienc

Future Cow uses precision fermentation to create dairy ingredients in a sustainable way; the startup, supported by FAPESP, was selected to participate in VivaTech, one of Europe’s largest innovation.