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The Aviation Services Research Centre (ASRC) co-founded by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Boeing enters its second anniversary this year and is a successful example of research and innovation collaboration between academia and industry.

Pd/NHC Catalytic system, developed in the Ananikov laboratory, targeted on alternative technology of chemical utilization of organic sulfur species from crude oil (DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b01815).

A research group led by National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, improved the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells to over 16% while employing cells that were greater than 1 cm2.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have announced the findings of a study on “Enhancing Hong Kong’s Competitiveness as a Regional Cruise Hub from a Policy Perspective”.

The Medical Physics Subgroup of Institute of Physics, Malaysia and University of Malaya (UM), is organising an international imaging physics workshop at Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya on 11-14th November 2015.

A new molecular biology tool derived from a bacterial defense system has been used for the first time by KAUST researchers to demonstrate a novel way to protect plants against viral pathogens.

Medical application of photoactive chemicals offers a promising therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases.

University of Tokyo Professor Takaaki Kajita, recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics and Director of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR), and Kavli IPMU Project Professor Yoichiro Suzuki are among seven researchers awarded the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in USA on 8 November.

Intelligent Mobility to reduce traffic congestion, carbon emissions and　accidents, while increasing travel speed.

Scientists at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a new way of making fuel cell membranes using nanoscale fasteners, paving the way for lower-cost, higher-efficiency and more easily manufactured fuel cells.

Full genomic sequencing of all 14 species of the Malassezia genus opens up possibility of new treatments for microbially-mediated skin diseases.

Molecular ecologists have a key role to play in setting priorities for the conservation of aquatic biodiversity, according to a recent review paper published in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Sciences.

A new route for exploration of nontrivial physical phenomena at two-dimensional materials.

Arranging polymer nanotubes in a vertical array enhances piezoelectric properties for acoustic sensors.

New research finds that migrant workers affected by housing, debts and threats of deportation could be under significant distress.

Scientists have developed a 3-D printing method capable of producing highly uniform ‘blocks’ of embryonic stem cells.

Simple Fabrication, both side light absorption, and with high power conversion efficiencies.

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a novel anaerobic undefined mixed culture fermentation process to produce high value chemicals from glycerol and volatile fatty acids in waste water.

Scientists from Korea and U.S. were able to observe an individual membrane protein fold and unfold by pulling and releasing magnetically trapped protein molecules.

Researchers in Korea have recently suggested ten general strategies of systems metabolic engineering to successfully develop industrial microbial strains.

Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have successfully developed an ultra-sensitive transistor-based biosensor which could detect glucose in saliva. The newly invented biosensor is highly sensitive to glucose and capable of measuring the range of glucose in saliva accurately in a convenient, safe and inexpensive manner.

A research group from National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan has developed the new method to fabricate high-quality perovskite materials capable of utilizing long-wavelength sunlight of 800 nm or longer.

Scientists at the research institutes under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore have made discoveries that could lead to new ways of diagnosing and treating breast cancer.

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and the National University Health System (NUHS) have launched a new study looking at biological signatures of ageing to improve the health span of Singaporeans.

A 2.5-dimensional magnetic recording scheme could help break the data density barrier.

A synthetic process that combines multiple components through quick, consecutive reactions is promising for drug manufacture.

A new nanoring design shows potential for generating short magnetic pulses and could be used to explore magnetic switching in materials.

Researchers in Korea have overcome a 100-year old technological limitation by fabricating the world's first Mott device that reduces the size and enhances the performance of traditional electromagnetic switches and circuit breakers.