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Investigating how droplets move around on a surface shows us why it is important to set boundary conditions.

Graphene and metal nitrides improve the performance and stability of energy storage devices

A collaborative project by researchers in Malaysia and UK aims to achieve sustainability-led design for the existing non-domestic buildings. It will use 'Building Information Modelling' in these countries to reduce or completely avoid depletion of critical resources and also to prevent environmental degradation.

Nagoya, Japan – RaQualia Pharma Inc. and the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) of Nagoya University have announced a joint research agreement for the discovery of small molecules to control the circadian rhythms of mammals.

High quality natural meteoritic magnet successfully produced in a short time

Under the Economic Transformation and Human Capital Project, students at The National University of Malaysia are helping single mothers to establish a joint venture company. The main goal of this project is to encourage entrepreneurship among single mothers and human capital development of youths in the neigbourhood.

A student of Universiti Putra Malaysia, has succeeded in creating a smart phone application using a GPS Augmented Reality technology to look for halal restaurants within the vicinity of a consumer’s living area.

Researchers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology will lead an IdeasLab on biotechnology for an aging society while HUBO, the winner of the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge, will interact with the forum participants, offering an experience of state-of-the-art robotics technology.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the World Health Organization are co-organizing a meeting entitled “The 4th WHO Informal Consultation for Improving Influenza Vaccine Virus Selection” to be held in Hong Kong from 18th to 20th of November, 2015.

As a one-stop spot for native and exotic plants, Universiti Putra Malaysia Conservatory Park features a collection of nearly 500 species of such plants.

A team of researchers at Singapore Management University investigates the complex relationships between economy, geography, real estate and health to unravel important policy implications.

A researcher at Singapore Management University delves deep into the complex world of international corporations to understand how they and their investors make decisions about money.

The Singapore Management University Centre for Marketing Excellence is partnering with Asia’s luxury sector to navigate trends that are changing the face of retail.

Data mining is not just about numbers: It is premised on human behaviour, and the multitude of decisions that we make every day. A researcher from Singapore Management University is trying to identify useful patterns from large amounts of information.

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.