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Tin selenide is an effective host for storing sodium ions, making it a promising material for sodium ion batteries.

New heights reached for solids that capture carbon dioxide at low concentrations in gas mixtures.

Significantly improves suspension performance and collect suspension energy.

The African clawed frog’s ancestor inherited one set of chromosomes each from two different species and doubled its whole genome some 18 million years ago, according to an international research team.

Researchers have found Mendel’s Stay-Green gene encodes an enzyme that extracts magnesium from chlorophyll, adding clarity to understanding how the pigment degrades.

A fast and relatively simple attack on second generation digital mobile phone communications highlights the need to update security on older mobile networks.

Nanoparticle drugs can make it easier for medications to reach their targets.

Researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) have succeeded in creating a green technology Nano-Emulsion Formulation of Saponin, which is an environmental-friendly poisonous pesticide to kill apple snails that have been destroying agricultural produce, especially rice crops.

Japanese researchers have developed a new approach for obtaining functional surfaces consisting of organized polymers.

Smart bandage technology provides instant updates on the condition of chronic wounds through a mobile phone app.

A clean, green, metal-free approach to making high-performance polycarbonates.

Researchers in South Korea have developed the world’s first artificial basilar membrane that mimics the cochlear function by application of the genetic principle of frictional electricity.

A team of Hokkaido University researchers has established a method for capturing live, three-dimensional, high-resolution images deep within the skin of living mice, casting light on the precise manner in which cells divide to maintain the thick outer layer of skin.

Combining a sugar derived from crab and shrimp shells with nanomaterials could lead to applications that enhance bone regeneration and wound healing.

A DGIST research team led by Professor Su-Il In, who developed acupuncture needles combined with nanotechnology, was recognized as the world’s first application of this technology. This development is expected to open new directions in the oriental medicine research field.

Hokkaido University researchers have discovered that a nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drug used for treating colds suppresses the spread of bladder cancers and reduces their chemoresistance in mice, raising hopes of a future cure for advanced bladder cancers.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)’s proprietary optical fibre sensing technology in monitoring railway has been adopted overseas, for the first time, in metro lines in Singapore.

Software that automatically recognizes surfaces within complex three-dimensional images can benefit petroleum extraction.

A hybrid species of all-female fish in the north Pacific Ocean may have survived for an uncharacteristically long period of time by switching mating species.

Nagoya University-led researchers use nematode worms as a model to identify a new target of the type 2 diabetes drug metformin; ion exchanger protein NHX-5 and its related protein in fruit flies are potential metformin targets, suggesting the drug controls the cellular endocytic cycle.

Fine-grained microstructure could toughen protective coatings.

An analysis of electron behavior explains why the phase-change material iron-tellurium best conducts electricity in its disordered amorphous phase.

A layer of diamond can prevent high-power electronic devices from overheating.

A new study, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, has presented an effective and simple strategy to simutaneously improve and stablize the performance of Organic Solar Cells.

International collaboration compares the impact of dung cake burning versus the burning of municipal solid waste on browning of world heritage monument and on the health of people living nearby.

Images of from a high-speed camera reveal a microbead formation process during the vapor explosion of liquid metal dropping into a pool of water.

Certain bacteria-based water treatment systems may help prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance.

Carefully-designed crystal structures can now be tuned to control how they transmit acoustic waves.

Astronomers have discovered a 'hot molecular core,' a cocoon of molecules surrounding a newborn massive star, for the first time outside our Galaxy.

Using elemental sulfur as an alternative chemical feedstock, KAIST researchers have produced novel microporous polymers to sift CO2 from methane in natural-gas processing.