Subscribe now!

Vol 10 Number 2
Home
In this Issue
About INNOVATION
Buy E-version
Advertising with INNOVATION
Customer Service
Join Our Mailing List
Previous Issues
Editorial Matter
Events
Resources
Contact Us
Advertisement
More Advertisements
News Alerts
Schools Section
Charting New Frontiers The 3rd International Science Youth Forum @ Singapore with Nobel Laureates (ISYF 2011)

The forum brings together elite science students and educators from across Asia to network with their counterparts and be inspired to further their interest in science and scientific research.

 
Raffles Distinguished Professor Lecture Series by MIT Professor of Physics Emeritus Professor Kerson Huang "My World of Physics"

He explains why students should be taking physics, not just as a subject, but rather as a way of life.

 
COVER STORY: Earth Science
Geothermal Power for Singapore
Does Singapore have a natural resource?

The question is: “is there enough heat flow under present day Singapore to support geothermal power production?”

 
The Great East Japan Earthquake
Important lessons from old dirt

Japan is, by and large, well-prepared for earthquakes and tsunami. But they hadn't been expecting an earthquake and tsunami of the size that occurred on March 11, 2011. What happened, and what can we learn from it?

 
 
New Approaches to Flood Hazard in Asian Cities

The summer monsoon season of 2010 wrought havoc across many parts of Asia.

 
Earthquake Shaking in Singapore?
A computer model will help us know how much to expect

Singapore lies about five hundred kilometres from one of the world's most dangerous earthquake zones. How would Singapore be affected by an earthquake there? An Earth Observatory of Singapore study will help to find the answer.

 
Spotlight
Understanding landscapes
Interview with Professor Robert Wasson

We talked to Professor Robert (Bob) Wasson, a geomorphologist, who has joined the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in July 2011.
 
Dealing with Disasters from a Civil Engineering Standpoint
Interview with Professor Andrew Palmer

We sought the expertise of Professor Andrew Palmer, who is currently a professor of Civil Engineering at the National University of Singapore.



 
Copyright © 2012 World Scientific Publishing and National University of Singapore. All rights reserved.

INNOVATION magazine is a joint publication of Nanyang Technological University,
National University of Singapore and World Scientific Publishing Co.