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Determining the thermal properties of a versatile material could lead to new applications in energy storage, optoelectronic and flexible electronic devices

Flatter materials have fewer imperfections, which makes for better solar cells and light sensors.

Surface wettability has little effect on atmospheric water gathering, but edge structure is crucial.

A soft, stick-on patch collects, analyzes and wirelessly transmits a variety of health metrics from the body to a smartphone.

A research team in Korea succeeded in measuring multichannel EEG of zebrafish using non-invasive method. It is expected to be used in the development of new drugs to treat brain diseases such as epilepsy syndrome.

A team at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed 'Mobile Plus,' a mobile platform that can share the functionalities of applications between smart devices. This novel technology allows applications to easily share their functionalities without needing any modifications.

In Malaysia, research into elder abuse and neglect (EAN) has indicated a link between abuse and premature death, with pattern differences between males and females. Financial abuse is found to be more common than other subtypes (physical, psychological, sexual and neglect), and comprises the group with the largest percentage of mortality.

Researchers from the Zoological & Ecological Research Network (ZEN), and Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya have successfully discovered 111 new species of black flies belonging to five subgenera of the genus Simulium in the Oriental Region.

An IEEE Milestone has been dedicated to Tohoku University for Professor Emeritus Yasuto Mushiake's work on self-complementary antennas.

Kavli IPMU's Mark Hartz announces first indication of CP violation by neutrinos.

A protein which protects the fetus during pregnancy, HLA-G1, shows high potential for treating atopic dermatitis and other related diseases.

Mangrove trees, particularly their leaf litter, filter copper out of soil and water in Indonesia.

A team at Nagoya University, Japan, has shed light on how distinct sensory neural pathways function in “feeling” changes in temperature in the environment on the one hand, and actually responding to these changes, such as seeking a cooler or warmer site, on the other.

An international team of researchers from Thailand, USA and Japan, has conducted a thorough study of an exotic behavior of material called “noncentrosymmetric antiferromagnet.”

Researchers from University of Malaya and China Agricultural University painstakingly searched for all bats’ records in Peninsular Malaysia and found records for 110 species. This first comprehensive list of bat species found in Peninsular Malaysia has been published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE recently.

A nature-based technique paves the way for cheaper and environmentally friendly liquid-repellent materials.

Modeling leads to a better understanding of the role El Niño plays in increasing rainfall along the Red Sea coast.

A research team led by Prof SUN Fei, Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has created a new protein-based stimuli-responsive smart hydrogel that could open doors for future material biology and biomedical applications.

University of Malaya’s ethnomusicologist Loo Fung Ying and Universiti Putra Malaysia’s musicologist Loo Fung Chiat discussed how national unity can be emphasized in multicultural Malaysia through local performing arts by delving into the International Champion Kun Seng Keng Lion Dance troupe.

A research group in Nagoya University developed a high-speed cell sorting method of large cells with high-viability using dual on-chip pumps.

A molecule produced by insulating glial cells facilitates the functional wiring of brain cells involved in motor coordination.

Twenty-five graduating students at the Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) featured their creative designs at the PolyU Fashion Show 2017.

A South Korean researcher, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology has recently been listed in the 2017 "Highly Prolific Authors" for Nano Letters by ACS Publications.

Researchers have developed a new synthesis route for alternative catalysts of noble metals.

South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology has presented a new cost-efficient way to produce inorganic-organic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) which sets a new world-record efficiency performance of 22.1 %.

Crystals made from gold complexes change color as they change structure from “chiral” to “achiral” when ground.

A new flexible material changes its porous nature when exposed to light.

3D-printed, disposable sensors capable of detecting noxious gases and changes in temperature and humidity, could revolutionize environmental monitoring.

Scientists at Nagoya University have developed a new way to make stimuli-responsive materials in a predictable manner. They used this method to design a new material, a mixture of carbon nanorings and iodine, which conducts electricity and emits white light when exposed to electricity.

Are density distributions of the vast universe and the nature of smallest particles related? In a recent research, scientists from HKUST and Harvard University revealed the connection between those two aspects, and argued that our universe could be used as a particle physics "collider" to study the high energy particle physics.