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Professor Cheung Yiu-ming from the Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), and his team has invented a new technology entitled “lip motion password” (lip password) which utilises a person’s lip motions to create a password.

An efficient wireless signal optimization scheme achieves peak performance for next-generation mobile communications.

Tunable porous MOF materials interface with electrodes to sound the alarm at the first sniff of hydrogen sulfide.

A statistical model that accounts for common dependencies in spatial data yields more realistic results for studies of temperature, wind and pollution levels.

KAUST researchers develop a method to control the orientation and properties of crystal regions within polycrystalline semiconductors

Nagoya University-led collaboration develops a pioneering nanobiodevice that can isolate cancer biomarkers quickly with high resolution.

The first massive data set of a “cosmic census” has been released using the largest digital camera on the Subaru Telescope. With its beautiful images now available for the public at large, figuring out the fate of the Universe has come one step closer.

A joint research team in Japan developed a mesh which can be wrapped around injured peripheral nerves to facilitate their regeneration and restore their functions.

Researchers in Japan believe that it is possible for natural diamonds to form at the base of the Earth's mantle.

A research group at Tohoku University and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed a molecular robot consisting of biomolecules, such as DNA and protein.

Color terms change over time as a language evolves, and the Japanese language is no exception, according to an international joint research team.

From bacteria fighting bacteria to space cucumbers, Asia Research News 2017 showcases the brightest discoveries from Asia.

WHO today published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant "priority pathogens" – a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health.

Silicon nanowires fabricated using an imprinting technology could be the way of the future for transistor-based biosensors.

Researchers at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea have introduced a new approach to treat Alzheimer's Disease.

Researchers have created a high performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) using waste silicon (Si) sawdust.

A statistical technique for automatically cleaning erroneous data from weather-balloon observations will improve the accuracy of weather forecasting.

Anonymously pairing network users could expand the capability of the next generation of wireless networks

Scientists find a way to control the way cracks form and spread to make a coating for electrochromic materials.

A simple etching technique offers a means for creating left-handed and right-handed nanostructures.

Laser-based measurements reveal just how small each magnetic ‘bit’ could be using the next generation hard disk technology known as heat-assisted magnetic recording.

Assembling nanorods into complexes shaped like sea urchins may enable real-time imaging of cell components, including DNA.

A team of Hokkaido University scientists has succeeded in creating “fiber-reinforced soft composites,” or tough hydrogels combined with woven fiber fabric. These fabrics are highly flexible, tougher than metals, and have a wide range of potential applications.

Graphene-based transistors could soon help diagnose genetic diseases. Researchers in India and Japan have developed an improved method for using graphene-based transistors to detect disease-causing genes.

China’s economic exposure to earthquakes has dramatically increased since 1990, researchers from Beijing Normal University have found.

This is Part 3 of an article written by Sang Chul Park, DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology) Chair Professor and Well Aging Research Center. Sang Chul Park discusses about aging revolution, pursuit for human longevity and well aging.

Africa now joins Southeast Asia in hosting parasites partially resistant to the first-line antimalaria drug, artemisinin.

KAUST studies of the effects and transport of dust in the atmosphere yields insights about pollution, climate, agriculture, industry and health

Highly sensitive electron cameras allow researchers to see the atomic structure of metal-organic frameworks.

Genome sequences of dinoflagellate algae indicate how they maintain their symbiotic relationship with corals.