Nguyen Thi Hiep Senior Scientist Ho Chi Minh City International University Vietnam AsianScientist (Nov. 13, 2018) – Imagine you’re in a remote area—you’ve sustained a wound and cannot get to a hospital in time for stitches. Left open, the wound could bleed excessively or become infected, fast becoming life-threatening. Dr. Nguyen Thị Hiep of Ho Chi Minh City International University, Vietnam, is working on a 21st century first aid kit that could prevent such situations from happening....

Urbasi Sinha Associate Professor Raman Research Institute Bangalore, India AsianScientist (Nov. 27, 2018) – When you toss a coin into the air, you expect it to land with one of two possible outcomes—heads or tails. In the realm of quantum physics, however, a superposition of states can occur, whereby the result of the coin flip can be both heads and tails at the same time. Think of this as a spinning coin, where both heads and tails exist at once. Mind-boggling as this fundamental phenomenon...

Witri Wahyu Lestari Scientist Sebelas Maret University Indonesia AsianScientist (Dec. 14, 2018) – For centuries, socioeconomic development has been attained at the expense of the environment. Dirty energy sources such as oil and coal have powered factories and vehicles but polluted the air, and climate change has become one of the most pressing problems facing the world today. Fortunately, scientists such as Dr. Witri Lestari of Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia, are seeking out more...

The sole winner of the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Professor Susumu Tonegawa helped discover the genetic basis for antibody diversity. Today, he is spearheading research in neuroscience, seeking the biological mechanisms of memory. Susumu Tonegawa Professor, Nobel Laureate (1987 Nobel Prize In Physiology or Medicine) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts, US AsianScientist (Dec. 28, 2018) – In a world of hostile microbes, the immune system plays a critical role...

AsianScientist (Jan. 4, 2019) – Prior to the 1960s, the far side of the moon was a mystery to humanity. Only after the launch of the Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 in 1959 were scientists able to glimpse the ‘dark’ side of Earth’s natural satellite. Since then, several moon landings have been successfully completed, all on the side of the moon facing Earth. But on January 3, 2019, China’s Chang’e-4 lunar probe made a historic touchdown on the far side of the moon. Unlike NASA’s Ranger 4 spacecraft...