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Metabolic route explorer helps to optimize the pathways for artificial biosynthesis of valuable products.

A new hypothesis on the extinction of dinosaurs and ammonites at the end of the Cretaceous Period has been proposed by a research team from Tohoku University and the Japan Meteorological Agency's Meteorological Research Institute.

Adding a gas enhances the processing of hybrid organic–inorganic materials for improved solar cells.

An efficient simulation scheme that hones in on the rarest elements in a dataset can help predict capacity exceedances in wireless networks.

The efficient purification of propylene using a fine-tuned porous material delivers advances in petrochemical production.

Researchers centered at Nagoya University revealed a role for orexin neurons of the hypothalamus in regulating the response to harmful stimuli in mice. This findings suggest a link between response to stimuli and consciousness that is regulated by neurons producing orexin.

Altering a single atom in a silver nanocluster considerably changes its properties, creating an exciting opportunity to design these clusters.

Adjusting the cooking time is all it takes to tune the magnetic properties of these multi-functional iron nanowires.

An international group of researchers measured the magnetoresistive effects of palladium–cobalt oxide (PdCoO2), a non-magnetic, highly conductive material. When a magnetic field was applied to PdCoO2, they observed significant phenomena, the conductivity of PdCoO2 greatly increased with increasing magnetic field.

Interactive illuminating textiles for fashion, interiors and safety wear.

A mysterious effect in which particles do not scatter light has been observed at optical wavelengths for the first time.

A model that predicts the radiation pattern from patch antennas in real installations could take the guesswork out of communication device development.

Resistive random-access memory that avoids an initial forming process improves fabrication methods and reliability.

A material whose optical properties can be modified on a small scale by laser light promises a wide range of applications.

A joint research team, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, has developed octopus-inspired smart adhesive pads.

Cells lining the walls of tumour blood vessels hold a “key” that allows tumour cells to break into the blood stream and form metastases, say researchers at Hokkaido University.

Scientists at Hokkaido University have developed a series of luminescent compounds that change emission colours upon mechanical stimuli.

By looking into the mechanism of a backward enzyme, scientists speculate why DNA replication always happens in the forward direction.

Researchers at Hokkaido University have developed a new kind of hydrogel that bonds spontaneously and strongly to defective bones, suggesting potential uses in the treatment of joint injuries.

An international collaboration led by the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) have discovered that the color of supernovae during a specific phase could be an indicator for detecting the most distant and oldest supernovae in the Universe - more than 13 billion years old.

The recent Wimbledon and Euro 2016 season prompted operational research scientists in Malaysia and Australia to look at what happens when the rules of sport are changed or when existing rules lead to unforeseen consequences.

Professor Tetsuo Shoji, of Tohoku University's New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, has been awarded the 2015 Grandes Médailles by the Centre Français de l'Anticorrosion (CEFRACOR).

July 6, 2016: The University-Government-Industry Consortium for Sustainable Urban Development (UGI Consortium) was officially launched today in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) with strong support from local universities, government departments and industry.

A team of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) researchers has succeeded in creating an independent sewerage treatment plant (i-STP), said to be the first of its kind in this country, for the treatment of sewerage in remote places and water villages.

Scientists at Japan’s Hokkaido University have developed light-powered molecular motors that repetitively bend and unbend, bringing us closer to molecular robots.

Industry-focused consortia will address key challenges in wafer-level packaging to lower overall manufacturing costs and accelerate time-to-market of next-generation electronic devices.

Scientists at Hokkaido University and in the U.S. have built a gene expression database of a stag beetle and identified genes important for sex determination and differentiation.

A unique United Nations commissioned academic research collaboration has issued recommendations on the prevention and mitigation of business-related human rights abuses in the Global South.

Researchers from Singapore Management University are unlocking how our cultural identity shapes our lives and attitudes, even at a subconscious level.

To maximise their bottom line, online retailers must integrate digital business data with physical product flow, according to researchers from Singapore Management University.