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Bringing renewable power ‘by wire’ from western China to its power-hungry Eastern cities could have benefits for both local air quality and global climate change, new research has found.

The School of Chinese Medicine of HKBU recently conducted a “Tianjiu therapy for allergic rhinitis: A double-blinded randomised Placebo-controlled clinical trial”. It found that Tianjiu therapy helped to alleviate the symptoms of nasal itching suffered by allergic rhinitis patients.

Researchers from Tohoku University have been trying to find out how the plasma flow is influenced by its environment via laboratory experiments. And in doing so, have made headway on research towards creating an electrodeless plasma thruster used to propel spacecraft.

To reduce accidents caused by fatigue driving, HKBU Computer Science scholar Professor Cheung Yiu-ming and his team have developed a system that detects drowsy drivers and alerts them simply using a generic smartphone.

Two proteins produced by a single gene interact to keep the genome in check

Data from a global oceanographic expedition predict how rising temperatures influence growth of plankton populations.

Metal complexes found less stable in catalytic reactions than previously thought, which could warrant re-investigation of several reactions.

Inventions by Professor Jeffrey Cheung of HKBU and his team help monitor one’s health by recording and analysing the biomechanical data of a person’s physical activity, in particular, walking (ie gait), as well as measuring the balance index of a person.

DGIST-KIST collaborative research team identified the breathing movement of skyrmion, which up to now had only been theoretical. The future development of next generation communication devices with ultra-low power and ultra-high frequency based on skyrmion are expected.

Researchers at Nagoya University reveal that eating in front of a mirror—or even with a picture of yourself eating—makes food more appealing.

A team of Hokkaido University researchers has developed the world’s first method to achieve the catalytic asymmetric borylation of ketones, a breakthrough expected to facilitate the development of new medicines and functional chemicals.

A research team, led by South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has introduced a new robotic tool for assessments of muscle overactivity and movement dysfunction in stroke survivors. Their findings appeared in the the prestigious journal, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.

A research team, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has received an Honorable Mention Award at CHI 2017, the prestigious ACM conference on computer-human interaction.

A research team, led by South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has engineered a new type of carbon nanomaterials, capable of changing shapes and colors depending on the type of solvents used. Their findings appeared in the prestigious journal, Advanced Materials.

A research team, led by South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has confirmed that targeting SnCs could treat age-related degenerative joint disease. Their findings appeared in the world renowned medical journal, Nature Medicine (IF: 30.357).

A research team, led by South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has proposed a new method that might be used to detect nuclear hazards from up to a few hundred meters away.

Nipponosaurus sachalinensis - a controversial hadrosaurid dinosaur whose fossilized skeleton was unearthed in southern Sakhalin in 1934 - is found to be a valid taxon and a juvenile that had not reached sexual maturity.

The movement of DNA molecules seemingly explained by random motion conceals a more orderly march.

A clinical study conducted by Hong Kong Baptist University found that the effective stability rate of the Chinese medicine treatment for chronic renal failure for periods of three months, half a year and one year is 96.3%, 88.89% and 83.95% respectively.

A newly developed antibody drug reactivates suppressed immune cells, decreasing the bovine leukemia virus (BLV) counts in an infected cow. The antibody could be applied to treat a variety of intractable infectious diseases in cows.

A coating of molybdenum improves the efficiency of catalysts for producing hydrogen.

Chemical reactions could be probed in even greater detail using a method invented by Imperial researchers that better characterises ultrafast x-rays.

The complete skeleton of an 8-meter-long dinosaur has been unearthed from marine deposits dating back 72 million years at Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, making it the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Japan, according to researchers.

Scientists in South Korea have come up with a new method for 3D printing human skin, which both shortens the process and reduces the cost.

A unique investigation highlights how excess nitrogen can trigger coral bleaching in the absence of heat stress.

Emerging technologies...that address both performance and cost challenges in CCS, must be accelerated towards implementation...It is key.

The study demonstrates for the first time a new type of magnetocapacitance, a phenomenon that could be useful in the next generation of spintronic devices.

When the X-rays blast electrons out of one atom, stripping it from the inside out, it steals more from its neighbors - a new insight that could help advance high-res imaging of whole viruses, bacteria and complex materials.

A new analysis of an ice core from Dome Fuji in Antarctica, along with climate simulation results, shows a high degree of climate instability within glacial periods with intermediate temperatures.

The Summit, a key celebratory event of PolyU’s 80th anniversary held from 31 May to 2 June, also features inspiring keynote speeches from pioneers in world-renowned organisations and enterprises in the innovation and technology sector.