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A frictionless drive system achieves stable nanometer positioning precision over an unprecedented distance

A Korean research team, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has been selected to receive the 2016 IEEE William R. Bennett Prize Paper Award.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has brought glory to Hong Kong by winning a total of 14 prizes at the 44th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Covering a wide range of application areas, these breakthroughs not only expanded the boundaries of knowledge, but also enhanced the well-being of our society on different fronts.

Transposable elements (transposons) are activated by environmental stress to create stress tolerant plants.

Clover yellow vein virus produces a truncated form of the P3 protein that is indispensable for viral infection and multiplication.

Malaysians should undergo screening for Colon Cancer once they reach the age of 40, says Gastroenterologist specialist Assoc Prof Dr. Raja Affendi Raja Ali of the Tuanku Muhriz Chancellor Hospital (HCTM).

Findings provide deeper understanding of the disease which affects mainly ageing Asians, and open up new possibilities for the delivery of precision medicine.

By using a photoelectrode in which gold nanoparticles are loaded on an oxide semiconductor substrate, a research at Hokkaido University, Japan, has worked to develop a method of artificial photosynthesis that has received attention as an ultimate light energy conversion system.

The KeepAble Cancer Community is a cancer survivorship research with aims to spread awareness and promote cancer-related engagement with the public. Its primary aim for survivors is to facilitate their community wellness engagement and meeting point for survivors reach out for support, during the survivorship phase where they adjust to a new norm.

Palm oil is not a polymer; but through chemical reactions it can be converted to intermediates with different functional groups that could interact with other monomers, either through condensation reactions or free radical additions or a combination of both mechanisms to form novel materials with interesting properties and applications.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has successfully developed perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with the world’s highest power conversion efficiency of 25.5% recently.

Rohingya refugees living in a camp in Bangladesh have developed a multi-dimensional social fabric that is more complex than the common refugee narratives depicted in some reports.

A researcher from Singapore Management University examines how Thailand’s bureaucratic policies and organisations affect the development of its economy.

How much raw material should you purchase given the uncertainty in demand and procurement cost? Researchers from Singapore Management University are able to distil your business environment into an analytical model to answer these questions.

Stem cells have been used successfully, for the first time, to promote regeneration after injury to a specialized band of nerve fibres that are important for motor function.

New research from Singapore Management University is uncovering the drivers behind household financial decision-making and the implications for the wider economy.

Can smartphones improve our quality of life and make cities run more efficiently? A researcher from Singapore Management University is working towards this vision.

The team—made up of scientists from the University of Illinois Center for the Physics of Living Cells in the United States, Johns Hopkins University in the United States, and UNIST—discovered DNA molecules directly interact with one another based on sequence even in the absence of protein molecules.

A group of scientists at Nagoya University has succeeded in discovering AMOR, a sugar chain molecule that increases the fertilization efficiency in plants. AMOR was found to be responsible for activating pollen tubes to lead to fertilization.

More than 120 senior representatives from 65 universities around the world will convene this month in Seoul to discuss the social responsibilities of higher education and strategic global partnerships among academia, research, and industry to advance socio-economic values.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved the world’s fastest optical communications speed for data centres by reaching 240 G bit/s over 2km, 24 times of the existing speed available in the market.

In the summer of 2015, Tohoku University, Japan, organized the 'Frontiers of Brain Science' program. This unique research program was hosted by the Tohoku Forum for Creativity, and consisted of three international symposia and one practical workshop.

Roll-to-roll printing a conductive metal ink offers an inexpensive, high performance alternative to today’s touchscreen technology.

A more accurate method of modeling heat generation and transfer in electromagnetic machines could lead to more efficient electric motors.

Novel photonic structures can act as tiny and highly accurate sensors of temperature and humidity.

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) invites outstanding early-career researchers to join one of nine research programs which address some of the most complex challenges facing the world today.

"Smart healthcare innovation @ the palm of our hand", entered by The University of Malaya, has been selected in the competition dominated by the global entrepreneur start-up community.

Safe, flexible, and recoverable x-ray protective products.

Identify the best personalized reliable driving route, increasing the successful rate of on-time arrival.

A non-invasive way to measure the level of glucose in saliva accurately.