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Color changes in the northern Red Sea indicate rising sea temperatures could significantly impact tropical marine ecosystems.

An electronic tag that stretches and flexes while it records location and environmental data can monitor marine animals in their natural habitat.

Custom-made gas-sensing material could lead to inexpensive devices for real-time air quality analysis.

Precise control of the atomic structure of gallium-oxide layers improves the development of high-power electronic devices.

Researchers at Nagoya University resolve the formation mechanism of “spherical carbonate concretions” and find they form much more rapidly than previously recognized.

Nagoya University-centered researchers develop novel system for in vivo real-time monitoring of metabolites in a living mouse brain.

New carbon-dioxide-adsorbing crystals could form the basis of future biomedical materials that rely on the shape-memory effect.

Obesity could enhance cancer development while aspirin might prevent it — a new insight into potential targets for cancer prevention.

In the longest running study of its kind, researchers found sea urchin populations were strongly affected by human-driven environmental changes.

Perovskite particles could improve the performance of solar cells and light-emitting diodes via a simple process to stabilize the nanocrystal surface.

Organic salts with high proton conductivity

Nanocellulose offers renewable, biodegradable, strong and lightweight components for electronic products.

An orchid-based skincare product could protect skin from the sun’s aging effects.

A specially designed spectacle lens developed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) was found to have slowed down myopia progress by 60% in participating children, and 21.5% of them had their myopic progression halted completely. This lens will be launched in summer this year.

A new malaria metabolic model may uncover better ways to treat a highly deadly disease.

A porous cerium-based coating boosts the durability of oxygen-forming catalysts while maintaining their inherent water-splitting activity.

An innovative chemical reactor for depositing semiconductors at very high temperatures draws on the strength of Saudi Arabia’s chemical industry.

Discovery of an anti-aging supplement that reduces jet lag in mice.

Nagoya University-centered researchers first in world to determine crystal structure of gastric proton pump responsible for gastric acid secretion.

Researchers led by Nagoya University have revealed that deficiency of the innate immune adaptor TRIF significantly shortened survival time of ALS mice. This study uncoves the new roles of innate immunity in ALS pathomechanism and provides a clue to develop a new therapeutic approach for protecting ALS motor neurons.

The School of Chinese Medicine of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) recently launched the territory’s first “Chinese Medical Formulae Images Database” in collaboration with the University Library.

Heat and cold waves affect people with certain health conditions differently, highlighting the need for tailored public service risk communication.

Researchers show how a fish species in Lake Tanganyika works together to secure additional food sources.

New data reveal that female Japanese macaques bathe in hot springs to lower stress from cold weather.

Research shows that rats can detect tuberculosis in children with higher accuracy than standard microscopy tests.

A risk-based optimization scheme boosts confidence and profitability for future mixed-technology power plants.

Standalone power modules that harvest and convert vibrations from their surroundings into electricity could soon fuel future microsystems.

Shopping well-fitting clothes online or making bespoke garments can be done more easily with the intelligent 3D human modelling technology developed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), which digitally reconstructs the shape and size of a person accurately from two full body photographs within 5-10 seconds.

A new compound shows promise for improving motor function recovery for stroke patients in combination with rehabilitation therapy. Human clinical trials for a new drug are underway.

Controlling plant pore openings for drought tolerance and delay in leaf withering