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A research team of Energy Science and Engineering at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST), South Korea, has unveiled a new high-performance photodiode that reduces thickness to one-sixth of conventional silicon photodiodes.

A team of Korean researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has presented a new synthetic protocol to produce three-dimensional porous organic materials in the blink of an eye, like firing bullets.

Simple two-component mixtures are good surrogates for studying the ignition properties of next-generation gasolines.

Turbulence and nutrient availability drive changes in Red Sea microbes.

A loudspeaker design could allow small devices to produce powerful low-frequency sounds.

The act of nodding positively affects the subjective likability of people by about 30 percent and their approachability by 40 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers from Hokkaido University and Yamagata University in Japan.

A research team from Korea succeeded to develop a technology to produce environmentally friendly water-borne semiconductor inks using surfactant. The result is expected to be applied to various electronic devices with a semiconductor surface control technique.

Large, physically strong Masu salmon disperse farther when infected with parasites, potentially escaping from further infections at the contaminated site but ironically resulting in the greater expansion of the parasite, according to Hokkaido University researchers.

According to a recent study, differently-coiled types of Japanese land snails should in fact be considered a single species.

Korean and American researchers develop a new method for making extremely short pulse lasers that could lead to precision eye surgery and material processing.

Cone-shaped sugar structures can be connected together to form selectively porous nanofiltration membranes.

Physicists are playing unexpected roles in meeting future global energy challenges by modeling technologies such as fracking.

Study design allows more rigorous evaluation of complex healthcare interventions.

Small changes to a surfactant’s structure influence its ability to encapsulate oily molecules.

Sealed sulfur particles show promise for renewable energy storage technology.

Low-energy X-rays are surprisingly effective at killing bacterial spores, offering improved sterilization techniques.

A simple technique for mass producing ultrathin, high-quality molybdenum trioxide nanosheets could lead to next-generation electronic and optoelectronic devices.

Novel approach utilizes high mobility two-dimensional electron gas, boosting thermoelectric conversion efficiency.

A team of Hokkaido University researchers has developed a novel material synthesis method called proton-driven ion introduction (PDII) which utilizes a phenomenon similar to “ion billiards.” The new method could pave the way for creating numerous new materials, thus drastically advancing materials sciences.

The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) recently conducted a clinical study on Chinese medicine treatment of hyperthyroidism. The results indicated that Chinese medicine is effective in improving the symptoms of patients with hyperthyroidism and enhancing their quality of life in general.

A mild post-fabrication doping approach can boost the solar conversion of quantum dot-based photovoltaic cells.

Treating wastewater with solar irradiation shows promise in reducing two E. coli strains but a resilient strain persists.

Efficiency gains come from tuning the properties of semiconducting materials by combining layers of different composition.

Japanese researchers develop new mouse model that captures pathology of sporadic neurological diseases.

Chinese Medicine scholars at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have succeeded in developing a novel targeted delivery system for CRISPR/Cas9 to achieve therapeutic genome editing of VEGFA in osteosarcoma (OS).

An asteroid, also known as the Chicxulub Impactor, hit Earth some 66 million years ago, causing a crater 180 km wide. The impact of the asteroid heated organic matter in rocks and ejected it into the atmosphere, forming soot in the stratosphere.

Researchers in Korea newly found the mechanism of inhibition of dopamine neuronal cell death using licorice extract 'liquiritigenin'. It scientifically proves the possibility of treating degenerative brain diseases using natural materials.

Tohoku University collaborates with Keysight Technologies Inc. on STT-MRAM test solution for MTJ

Study of the mismatch between spatial environmental data and a commonly used statistical analysis suggests simpler statistics are sufficient in many cases.

The actin and myosin complex (actomyosin) generates contraction force of a muscle utilizing the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) hydrolysis reaction. Many attempts have thus been made to explain the molecular origin of the actomyosin motility.