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Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles may help destroy difficult-to-treat triple-negative breast cancer tumors.

Smart threads can be woven into pressure-sensitive electronic skin for robots or medical prosthetics.

Understanding the dynamics of electrons in polymers will enable more efficient solar cells.

—Success May Promote Solar Heat Utilization Based on Plasmon Resonance of Ceramic Materials—

A research group in Japan achieved energy conversion efficiency exceeding 18% using standard size perovskite solar cells for the first time in the world.

—A Step Forward in Understanding Mechanisms behind Magma Generation and the Outbreak of Earthquakes—

Nagoya University-based researchers analyze ancient DNA of Neolithic domestic goats to reveal that the goats were introduced into the Southern Caucasus from the Fertile Crescent during the early sixth millennium BC, probably alongside establishment of trade links or population movement.

The rapidly evolving branches of materials science need mathematics to translate their accumulating knowledge into a common language.

Fishing closures established in Indonesia’s shark sanctuary are good for sharks and other fish, but it also means putting restrictions on local community members who fish for a living.

Pilot study lays the groundwork for future non-invasive diagnosis of bacterial infections.

A research team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, has partnered with Power Plaza Co. Ltd., an electric vehicle manufacturer based in South Korea to make greener, lighter electric vehicles for urban mobility.

A professor, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been recognized as one of the world’s leading scholars in the field of Electronic Packaging, winning the 2015 IEEE CPMT Best Paper Awards.

The IBS Center for Genome Editing published two studies at once in Nature Biotechnology, showing Cpf1’s superiority as a precise genome editing tool with no unintended mutations.

Scientists have invented an easily breathable nanomask that can filter incredibly tiny particles, such as viruses and air pollutants.

A new 3D mapping model integrates multi-platform satellite/aerial imagery and laser scanning data to achieve a higher accuracy in mapping products by 26-66% to centimetre level compared to the conventional mapping technologies.

The Philippines' first microsatellite, DIWATA-1, was successfully released into orbit from the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo on the International Space Station at 20:44 (JST) on April 27, 2016.

Researchers in Malaysia have found a relationship between vitamin D deficiency and depressive symptoms among urban Malaysian women, especially among the ethnic Malay and Indian women. The study was recently published in the journal of Public Health Nutrition, the official journal of The Nutrition Society.

Nispana’s “APAC Cyber Security Summit 2016 ( 2- 3 June 2016), successfully concluded today at the Double Tree, Hotel by Hilton at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the presence of Mr. Christophe Durand, Head- Cyber Strategy, INTERPOL and Mr. Benoit Godart- Head of Outreach & Support, European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) EUROPOL.

The discoverer of the first iron-based superconductor, one of Science magazine’s 2008 runner-up breakthroughs of the year, now reports finding around 100 new superconducting materials.

A Korean research team developed an ideal electrode structure composed of graphene and layers of titanium dioxide and conducting polymers, resulting in highly flexible and efficient OLEDs.

An infertile husband with immature sperm cells could still have a baby with his spouse, thanks to a ground-breaking technique used at the Chancellor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital (HCTM) in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

Researchers in Singapore have developed a new material that can kill the E. coli bacteria within 30 seconds.

Researchers are getting closer to understanding how some natural antibiotics work so they can develop drugs that mimic them.

Kuala Lumpur witnessed the largest cyber security gathering yesterday at the APAC Cyber Security Summit 2016 which was hosted at the Double Tree Hotel by Hilton, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2 &3 June, 2016)

Light-weight and highly-conductive PGS for temperature maintenance and effective waste heat dissipation.

An unusual silicon-rich alloy offers enhanced channeling of light for optical computer chips.

Automated robot that scans library shelves using laser mapping and radio tags can ensure no book is misplaced again.

The unusual thermal properties of graphene could help increase the storage capacity of magnetic memory.

A molecular probe has been developed that emits light at critical stages while destroying tumor cells.

Individuals who get the flu vaccine lose their immunity to the H1N1 influenza virus in about two years, according to an analysis led by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.