Cover Story: Water - The Singapore Perspective

• Water - Reuse • Reclaim • Recycle
  Singapore researchers investigate various technologies to reuse, reclaim, recycle and improve water.
• Hyflux's Cup Runneth Over
  Singapore water-treatment startup takes on global giants.
• Preserving the Tropical Marine Environment
  NUS and TMSI scientists face the challenge of understanding and predicting the influence of humans on the tropical marine ecology.
• Arresting Red Tide at the Singapore Shore
  Biologists investigate harmful microscopic algae and foreign organisms that cause seafood poisoning and other emerging diseases.
• Foul Play on Singapore's High Seas
  Studies on biofouling creatures aim to help in the development of more eco-friendly anti-fouling methods.
• Rapid Analysis of Marine Microorganisms
  Flow cytometry and molecular techniques detect potentially toxic marine microorganisms.

Features

• Eye in the Sky Monitors Environmental Pollution
  A novel approach helps pinpoint regional forest fires and oil spills with greater accuracy.
• Coaxing Cures from Venomous Snakes
  Researchers harness the natural power of snake venom.
• Software Reuse in Mission-Critical Systems
  A Singapore-Canada project uses the Internet as the framework to meet reliability requirements for mission-critical systems while still allowing software reuse.
• Digital Atlas Maps Worldwide Communities
  Location, location, location….Global Atlas indexes the Web according to geographical position.
• Innovative Water Recycling in Urban Design
  Design integrates wastewater-treatment facilities and rainwater-catchment areas into the urban landscape.

Departments

• Editorial
  Singapore raises the water bar.
• In Brief
  Innovative highlights in various fields.
• Spotlight
  Dr David Ho, the inventor of 'cocktail' therapy for AIDS victims, expresses optimism about the development of a vaccine for the dreaded disease.
• Viewpoint
  Experts offer their observations on clean technologies and sustainable development.
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