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Hailed as one of the six ground breaking innovations by the UK's daily newspaper Guardian – Smarter renewable power: six innovations, research led by Dr Chong Wen Tong at the University of Malaya, Malaysia, is indeed a ‘shining new light’ in the fight against the global epidemic of dengue and climate change.

An innovative project to develop a novel surgical robotic system (NSRS) with haptic (tactile) feedback and capable of single incision or natural orifice (incision-less) robotic surgery has been initiated by a team led by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

An international team of researchers in Japan is getting ready to power up a 50,000-ton neutrino detector by adding a single metal, which will turn it into the world’s first detector capable of analysing exploding stars beyond the immediate neighbourhood of the Milky Way.

Researchers in Japan are developing methods to improve the efficiency of biorefinery systems.

Researchers at Nagoya University and the National Institute of Polar Research, Japan, successfully profiled passage of a magnetic cloud within a mass ejection event from the Sun. This success in the accurate simulation of a magnetic flux rope’s arrival on Earth provides vital improvements for real-time forecasting of space weather events.

A new initiative will help Nepali communities rebuild following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the country in April 2015.

A Korean industry-academic collaborative group has recently developed an anti-bacterial fabric that are effective against antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology upgraded their smart glasses with a low-power multicore processor to employ stereo vision and deep-learning algorithms, making the user interface and experience more intuitive and convenient.

Scientists based at Nagoya University, Japan, demonstrate the development of behavioral laterality (left-/right-handedness) in a scale-eating cichlid from Africa’s Lake Tanganyika, Perissodus microlepis.

A new computer model greatly speeds up the analysis of data from electromagnetic reverberation chambers.

A simple fluid dynamics model accurately predicts how bubbles impact on solid surfaces.

Innovative method creates larger sheets of two-dimensional materials.

Making microporous, non stick polymers soluble in liquids opens opportunities for targeted clean-up of molecular impurities.

Nanocrystalline shape memory alloys lose their memory as the crystalline grains get smaller.

A research team led by Nagoya University, Japan, shows in mice the potential of a special immune cell that targets a key protein in tumor growth that helps stop brain cancer.

A research team based at Nagoya University, Japan, has discovered how dopamine controls the brain’s response to cocaine. Findings from this study will reveal new insights into dopamine function in the brain.

The experiment opens the way to the study of more complex processes which occur in nature on the scale of attoseconds, such as photosynthesis, combustion, catalysis and atmospheric chemistry.

A team of scientists from Singapore and France has revealed the underlying mechanism for the formation and growth of a fundamental type of tissue – epithelial tubes.

University of Malaya scored a big success with a total of 14 awards (1 The Best Award, 1 INNOPA Special Award, 6 Gold Medals, 3 Silver Medals and 3 Bronze Medals) at the Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2016 held from 18-20 February 2016 at the Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur.

A paper-based sensor that mimics the sensory functions of human skin has been developed for the first time from low-cost and commonly available household materials.

Feeding is essential for survival. Senses such as smell or sight can help guide us to good food sources, but the final decision to eat or reject a potential food is controlled by taste.

Updated software SIFT 4G can further research in human health, the study of biological processes and agricultural products.

A research group led by Dr. Kazuaki Ishihara, a professor at Nagoya University, has established a new method of chemically modifying ketones in a way that ensures that optically active cyanohydrins are obtained, enabling efficient production of pharmaceutical precursors at a high yield and with good selectivity.

Japan's Tohoku and Hokkaido universities have successfully guided nine Filipino engineers in building the Philippines' first microsatellite, as part of a collaborative research contract with the Philippines Department of Science and Technology.

- Eight-year study shows tiger population recovering in Thai sanctuary, the only location in Southeast Asia where tigers are confirmed to be increasing in number. - 90 tigers identified - Rigorous study is first ever of long-term tiger population dynamics in SE Asia

High efficiency energy storage devices created by printing with Manganese Dioxide (MnO2) Ink.

A research group at Tohoku University, Japan, has studied the control of magnetization using a current applied to heterostructures comprising an antiferromagnet. They found that the current gives rise to a flow of electron spin in the antiferromagnet, which induces magnetization switching in a neighboring ferromagnet.

Professor from Singapore Management University studies how trade deals affect the public’s access to affordable medicines and healthcare.

Researcher in the Singapore Management University studies the forces and influences that sway a country’s behaviour on international platforms like the United Nations.

Conventional wisdom dictates that trade secrets have to be protected at all costs, but research from Singapore Management University shows there may be a better way of doing business.