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Genomes of single microbial cells isolated from the Red Sea could yield a goldmine for biotechnology.

The transition to renewables will take decades, so we must rush to clean up conventional fuel combustion, says Mani Sarathy.

Professor David Chen and Dr Li Jianfeng found the apparent temperature (AP) increased faster than air temperature (AT) over land in the past few decades, especially in the low latitude areas, and the rise is expected to continue in the future. This finding was recently published in Nature Climate Change.

A research team in Hong Kong has developed a new method for rapid authentication of Chinese herbal medicines, including Ganoderma (known as Lingzhi in Chinese), and Gastrodiae Rhizoma (known as Tianma in Chinese).

The Red Sea has relatively low amounts of floating plastic debris in its surface waters due to fewer sources or faster removal.

Theoretical simulations reveal how small amounts of friction on an object’s surface can trigger drag-reducing eddy currents.

A new statistical technique could be used to more accurately locate global wind resources.

Korean researchers has newly developed the system to be used for the analysis of the tumor removed during surgery and for the accurate cancer resection technique researches.

The hands-free technology automatically translates between participants speaking different languages, allowing natural, uninterrupted conversations. It was adopted as the international standard in 2017.

New understandings of how molecules affect the activity of an enzyme could lead to potential targets for the treatment of cancers and neurodegenerative diseases.

A free database aims to help researchers better understand how specific metabolites relate to one another, which could potentially lead to personalised disease treatments.

Hong Kong Baptist University scholars have invented a new class of cyanine compounds that can be used for detection, imaging and thus treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Synchrotron study reveals oxygen’s influence on the chemistry that surrounds us.

Coordinated robot swarms can achieve amazing feats, but even a single faulty unit can have serious consequences.

An easy and reliable assembly approach, inspired by building blocks, challenges the current fabrication of electronic systems.

Jumping genes could make an alga, and its coral host, more tolerant to warming sea temperatures.

Punishment might not be an effective means to get members of society to cooperate for the common good, according to a social dilemma experiment.

~ Solving the cocrystal structure of a pollen tube attractant and its receptor ~

Charcoal remains after a forest fire help decompose fine roots in the soil, potentially accelerating CO2 emissions in boreal forests.

Distinguished Professor Sang Il Seok at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been awarded 2017 Korea Scientists Awards, the Nobel Prize of S. Korea.

RecensMedical Inc., a venture company at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been selected as the first investment enterprise of U-TECH Valley by the Korea Technology Finance Corporation.

An joint research team, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has introduced the Hybrid-SOEC system with highest reported electrochemical performance in hydrogen production.

An international team of researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has succeeded in developing a novel deuterium separation method, using a special class of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) whose pore dimensions change upon gas adsorption.

A research team from Korea succeeded develop mass spectrometry imaging system to analyze living biological samples in the atmospheric pressure environment at resolution of 3 several micrometers. The approach could be applied in molecular biology and medical diagnosis fields.

Scientists have revealed more details of the molecular mechanism behind neuronal cell death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a step forward to find ways to control progression of the disease.

Researchers centered at Nagoya University develop a nanowire device able to detect microscopic levels of urinary markers potentially implicated in cancer

Hokkaido University researchers have uncovered a cellular protein that stabilizes a tumor promoting signaling pathway, suggesting a new target to treat prostate cancer.

Some species of fish have special adaptive mechanisms that could improve their chances of surviving the greenhouse effect.

Creating teardrop-like gas cavities around metal spheres enables practically friction-free travel through liquids.

Trapping molecules on custom-designed porous surfaces becomes easier with a new model that unifies previous theories of adsorption.