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Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a system for three-dimensional (3D) fingerprint identification by adopting ground breaking 3D fingerprint minutiae recovery and matching technology.

Nagoya University-led researchers have uncovered novel red- and violet-light-sensitive pathway that helps keep green algae’s sense of day and night in sync with surroundings.

When anonymity between people is lifted, they more likely cooperate with each other. Playing nice can thereby become a winning strategy, an international team of scientists shows in a study to be published in Science Advances.

Understanding how small organic ions stabilize gold nanoparticles may allow for better control.

A new method uncovers a four-decade mystery about metallic glass that could allow researchers to fine-tune its properties to develop new materials.

Mondulkiri (March 28, 2017) - The rescue of 11 Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) from a mud hole inside the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia, on 24th March 2017 avoided a tragedy for wildlife conservation in Cambodia.

Discovery of a novel rotational force inside magnetic vortices makes it easier to design ultrahigh capacity disk drives.

A repository of metabolic information provides a quick reference tool for designing useful synthetic biological systems.

Discovery of a novel rotational force inside magnetic vortices makes it easier to design ultrahigh capacity disk drives.

Hokkaido University scientists have succeeded in developing a nickel complex that changes color and magnetism when exposed to methanol vapor. The new material can potentially be used not only as a chemical sensor, but also with future rewritable memory devices.

A non-coding RNA molecule, which sends chemical messages from bone-absorbing to bone-forming cells, could be playing a role in osteoporosis.

Prolonged prenatal ultrasound exposure leads to decreased bone density and strength in young rabbits.

Nano-size space help faster folding of molecules and stabilize the structure, which regulates enzyme reactions.

Researchers at Nagoya University have uncovered molecular shoot-to-root signal in nitrogen-starved plants, revealing role for mobile plant hormone.

New fluorescent lipids demonstrate how specialized regions in the cell membrane function.

Scientists have discovered that the male “androgen” hormone is an important element in the ovarian development of female chicken embryos, more so than in the development of male testes.

Research published today examines China’s recent successful economic growth and how this could be applied to help other developing countries grow their economies.

Ultra-sensitive devices are being developed to detect biological and chemical compounds.

The research group of Professor Akio Ishiguro and Assistant Professor Dai Owaki of Tohoku University have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated that by changing only its parameter related to speed, a quadruped robot can spontaneously change its steps between energy-efficient patterns (gait transition phenomena).

In ATP hydrolysis, water is used to split apart adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to create adenosine diphosphate (ADP) to get energy. ATP hydrolysis energy (AHE) is then used in the activities of living cells.

Supercritical carbon dioxide delivers protective molecules to semiconductor surfaces.

Heat treatment offers precise control over catalytic activity of metal sulfide nanoparticles.

A novel ‘soft’ magnetic material could enable faster computer memory.

A study finds that mass deworming leads to a significantly greater reduction in prevalence in children than targeted deworming.

A new method for visually presenting complex data distributions provides a much-needed tool for management, analysis and interpretation.

Deformable thermoelectric materials add a new twist to the design of energy-scavenging devices.

Researchers at Tohoku University's Department of Geophysics, have been studying the deep earthquake which occurred on May 30, 2015, to the west of Japan's Bonin Islands.

A legal clinic from Qatar University College of Law (QU-LAWC) and local institutions is reviewing the current Qatari laws and policies related to climate change with the aim to find ways to adapt the objectives and terms of the Paris Agreement within the Qatari context.

A new study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has discovered the fundamental principles of handling polymers.

Korean researchers have developed a technology that can remotely control an animal’s movement with human thought.