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Mini midbrains provide next generation platforms to investigate human brain biology, diseases and therapeutics.

A green polymer derived from bio-waste was applied to the dye-sensitized solar cells. Chitosan obtained from the insects’ and crustaceans’ chitin was modified to produce the phthaloylchitosan electrolyte for the dye-sensitized solar cells with efficiency of more than 7%.

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, has been named among the top 100 world-leading institutions for high-quality science in the Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars supplement.

A statistics-based data compression scheme cuts data storage requirements for large-scale climate simulations by as much as 98 percent.

A research group in Japan has developed new display sheets that can be cut into any shape with scissors.

The Royal Government of Cambodia and Wildlife Conservation Society project to protect internationally important tropical forest.

Scientists are developing more highly sensitive devices for the detection of biological and chemical compounds.

A novel, low cost and green lithiated tin vanadium oxide compound has been synthesized via simple, economical and scalable sol-gel method to replace the conventional graphite as electrode material for lithium-ion batteries. This material has a long technological lifespan as it can last long as long as it is well-kept under moisture free condition.

Ferroelectric tunnel junction promises low-power, high-density data storage.

Gold had long been considered a non-magnetic metal. But researchers at Tohoku University recently discovered that gold can in fact be magnetized by applying heat.

A team of researchers at Tohoku University has discovered that the Mg-Sc alloy shows shape memory properties. This finding raises the potential for development and application of lightweight SMAs across a number of industries, including the aerospace industry.

Disposable and ultrafast optical humidity sensors provide better moisture control for manufacturing and storage.

Manipulating magnetic and electric dipoles inside nanostructured insulators enables newfound control of light polarization at any angle.

A more efficient way to write data into non-volatile memory devices improves their performance.

While breastfeeding has become more common across the globe in recent years, lactating women may not be aware of the nutrient adequacy of their breast milk and how their daily diet affects their nutrition intakes.

Researchers in Malaysia have developed a new system that can lower room temperature in buildings.

Researchers at Nagoya University establish a new index based on rib strength measurement, which can use fossil records to predict whether extinct mammalian species lived exclusively in the water, were occasionally on land, or were fully land-based.

Scientists propose ‘adaptive gravity’ as a versatile model for collective animal behaviour.

Scientists at Hokkaido University have revealed temperature-dependent energy-state conversion of molecular hydrogen on ice surfaces, suggesting the need for a reconsideration of molecular evolution theory.

Scientists at Hokkaido University have successfully measured the eye pressure of sleeping patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome for the first time, finding an unexpected correlation with glaucoma.

A research team led by Professor Seyun Kim of the Department of Biological Sciences at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has identified inositol pyrophosphates as the molecule that strongly controls neuron signaling via synaptotagmin.

The 1st International Symposium on Hyperloop has been held at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, to discuss future direction and current status of Hyperloop research.

An international team of researchers has successfully demonstrated the self-organizing pattern formation in active materials at microscale with computer simulations.

A computer model that can “learn” similarly to the human brain could help water resource managers mitigate damage in cases of extreme flooding, according to research published in the Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology.

Authenticating edible oils and hence screening gutter oils within minutes to assure food safety.

Myth-busting research into a new alternative solar cell material could lead to cheaper solar cells.

Device architecture that can tune a material’s magnetic properties could reduce the power consumption of memories.

Bullying happens in the primate world too, but for young bonobo females, big mama comes to the rescue. Kyoto University primatologists report that bonobo females frequently aid younger females when males behave aggressively towards them. This partly explains how females maintain a superior status in bonobo society.

A population study of whale sharks in the Red Sea reveals unique group dynamics.

Peptide therapeutics will open up new opportunities to address unmet medical needs.