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Photonic microcapsules confining cholesteric liquid crystals are microfluidically produced, potentially serving as building blocks to compose any shapes of photonic devices.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed an intelligent system called "iWheelchair", integrating a series of advanced PolyU technologies from its Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering (BME) and Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC).

A new process to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) cells for the Solar Energy industry has the potential to be made into a cottage industry for rural communities, said Prof Datuk Dr Kamaruzzaman Sopian, the Director of the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) at the National University of Malaysia (UKM).

GIL 2016 Thailand will explore visionary innovation across multiple industry verticals for future growth drivers

Scientists in Japan are developing methods to manufacture safer ceramic capacitors.

A new wall-climbing drone can approach any type of structure by flying and sticking to the target and utitlizing a pose change and perching mechanism.

Recent developments and research related to iron oxide nanoparticles confirm their potential in biomedical applications – such as targeted drug delivery – and the necessity for further studies.

The Department of Applied Physics (AP) and Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering (BME) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have jointly developed a novel nano biosensor for rapid detection of flu and other viruses.

Fast detection for Dengue virus is possible based on an innovative label free immunosensor. The novel immunosensor with antibody-nanoparticle hybrid design offers high selectivity and sensitivity for Dengue virus NS1 biomarker diagnosis in sera sample.

NIRSIT, a functional near-infrared spectroscopy neuroimaging device, is set to change the landscape of neuroscience research and the medical sector by offering high spatial resolution as well as high temporal resolution in a portable and wireless manner.

New research enables the efficient planning of the activities of systems of mobile robots for socially beneficial services including border patrol, search & rescue, and security escort.

The National University of Malaysia (UKM) has been chosen by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to train teachers and lecturers from Fiji, Niue, Palau, Tonga and Tuvalu in Climate Change Education.

In a new study published in Nature, plant biologists at Nagoya University, Japan, has now revealed for the first time, the receptor in pollen tubes, which is required to detect LURE, an attractant peptide produced by ovules that is essential for plant fertilization to occur.

The growing globalisation of Singapore's legal profession presents both opportunities and challenges, says a researcher from Singapore Management University.

A researcher from Singapore Management University studies how the European Union wields sanctions and other foreign policy tools on the international stage.

Researchers from Singapore Management University are combining their mathematical, computational and business know-how to address challenges facing the inner-city deliveries of orders and shipments.

How do economic conditions change consumer preferences when it comes to energy conservation? A researcher from Singapore Management University finds out.

With the official launch of the 3D Advanced Additive Manufacturing Center, UNIST hopes promote 3D printing technology, as Ulsan's new future growth engine.

Stable environmentally friendly polymer coatings inhibit the surface buildup of bacterial and marine organisms.

On-the-spot diagnosis of certain cancers and other diseases is closer to becoming a reality thanks to a sensitive biosensor.

Surface chemistry offers new approach to directing crystal formation in pharmaceutical industry.

The design team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, has been recognized for outstanding product design for its aftermarket wireless head-up display at the 2016 iF DESIGN AWARD in Munich.

Bringing three powerful chemical groups together offers new possibilities in drug development.

A research team in Korea has suggested an innovative concept of a reactor cooled by supercritical state carbon dioxide (S-CO2). The core has long life (20 years) without refueling as well as inherent safety features.

Aquilaria rostrata forest tree species said to have become extinct after the last time it was found about 100 years ago, has been rediscovered by researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have developed metabolically engineered Escherichia coli strains to synthesize non-natural, biomedically important polymers including poly(lactate-co-glycolate) (PLGA), previously considered impossible to obtain from biobased materials.

Researchers from the University of Malaya, Malaysia, have documented 60 species of butterflies in Kuala Lumpur city parks. They found that wild areas within parks are particularly popular with butterflies and should be maximized to encourage butterfly diversity. The study was published recently in the journal Urban Ecosystems.

Studies conducted at the Saudi Aramco-KAUST Marine Environmental Research Center provide new insights into the physical and biological aspects of the Red Sea.

Harvesting of oil palm fruits is now made easier and faster – thanks to Universiti Putra Malaysia and Malaysian Palm Oil Board which have jointly developed a new electric cutter innovation, known as E-Cutter.

A Malaysia-China joint research team explores on new medicinal uses of Malaysian traditional herbs Eurycoma longifolia, also known as Tongkat Ali.