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The new Japanese facility, to be ready by the year’s end, will be Asia’s first detector and the world’s first below ground

Natural evolution has given us opposable thumbs, the ability to walk fully upright and brains that can reason. Now, scientists are poised to revolutionise fields from drug discovery to goods manufacturing by further harnessing evolution’s power in the laboratory.

Researchers in South Korea have developed Aldebaran5, a processor for self-driving cars that provides high computing power as well as safety mechanisms to ensure reliability for automotive applications while exhibiting industry leading power efficiency in a tiny, smaller-than-a-nail-head size.

A team of researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has succeeded in developing world's first stretchable aqueous Li-ion batteries that may power the next generation of wearable devices.

In a recent study, an interdisciplinary team of scientists from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) discovered that two large protein kinases, ATM and ATR, cooperate to help establish the go/stop balance.

People should be able to read scientists’ research papers for free, and governments and universities should evaluate researchers based on the merits on their work, and not by which journals their findings are published in.

The standard unit for mass will have a new definition before the year is out

Six startup companies, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have been selected to partake in Prestigious Tech Incubator Program for Startup (TIPS) by the Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has announced that two of its students have donated their hematopoietic stem cells to help treat patients with incurable diseases.

The Colon Cancer Awareness Talk Intervention (CATI) aims to investigate the compliance of taking immunochemical based fecal occult blood test (IFOBT) screening among local community. There is a timely need to destigmatize cancer and have more community engagements on cancer awareness.

Detailed sorting of scrap car parts could boost recycling rates to over 97%, saving billions spent on new materials and slashing associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Joint press release by Hitachi, Ltd. and Hokkaido University Hitachi Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Real Time Image Gating Motion Management for its Proton Therapy System

Scientists have derived and grown trophoblast stem cells for the first time, which will lead to better understanding of the human placenta.

Researchers have made a discovery that could see a drastic reduction in power consumption for data recording.

A team of students, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has succeeded in developing a smart baby pillow to help prevent and correct mild cases of flat head syndrome. This innovative device has also recently won a gold award at a business idea competition.

In the University of Nottingham Malaysia, a team of chemical and food engineers from the Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering Research Group are investigating drying and dehydration of various food materials using advance dryers.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University entered into a licensing arrangement with Vision Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (VST), a local start-up supported by HKSTP-PolyU Tech Incubation Fund and PolyU Tech Launchpad Fund, for commercializing PolyU’s Defocus Incorporated Soft Contact lens for myopia control in children.

Geophysical modeling of one of the world’s most important fossil sites reveals the history of the site where early humankind evolved.

The protein CD34 is predominantly regarded as a marker of blood-forming stem cells but it helps with migration to the bone marrow too.

Fine tuning the composition of nitride alloys can further the development of optical and electronic interface devices.

Atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy of electron beam-sensitive crystalline materials

A new method for controlling pigmentation in fabricated human skin has been developed by researchers from A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP) at Nanyang Technological University.

Nagoya University-led researchers have produced 2D sheets of tin atoms predicted to have exotic uses in electronics.

Novel video feature extractor uses 20 times less power than existing chips and could reduce the size of untethered vision systems down to the millimetre range

A religious community and university collaboration provides insights to build intergenerational solidarity. Organizational, macro socio environmental intervention and the capacity of interpersonal relationship are crucial catalysts to enhance intergenerational solidarity.

Researchers have found a way to remove plaque from dental implants to improve oral hygiene.

A research team from Korea has discovered the blocking phenomenon of electrons generated during high-speed driving of oxide semiconductors and proved its causes for the first time in the world. It is expected to be used for the commercialization of next-generation intelligent electronic devices.

An international team of researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has succeeded in developing a new type of underwater adhesives that are tougher than the natural biological counterpart.

A research team from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has developed the world’s first model framework and “LogicTRN” algorithm to accurately establish a gene regulatory route to analyse the genetic function and understand the biological processes.

Americans are more passionate toward their romantic partners than Japanese people are because Americans live in social environments in which people have greater freedom to choose and replace their partners, a team of Japanese researchers suggest.