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The Fujitsu-SMU Urban Computing and Engineering Corp. Lab is using technology to build cities free of taxi queues, congestion and crowding.

Hormone found to be critical in promoting growth of human embryonic stem cells, paving way for improved regenerative medicine and cell-based therapies.

Magnetic resonance imaging provides insight into myocardial mechanics after a heart attack.

DNA repair mechanism manipulated to delete genes without leaving a scar.

Two-dimensional organic lattices are easier and safer to work with than inorganic materials for spintronic and quantum computing applications.

Citizen scientists have helped an international team of researchers to discover 29 new gravitational lens candidates in galaxies far away.

Two Korean research teams have succeeded in uncovering the redox-switch of thiolase, a key enzyme for n-butanol production in Clostridium acetobutylicum, one of the best known butanol-producing bacteria.

The calibrated library of compact models will enable improved accuracy and reliability in photonic integrated circuit design and fabrication.

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a simple approach to synthesize novel environmentally-friendly manganese dioxide (MnO2) ink by using glucose. The MnO2 ink could be used for the production of light, thin, flexible and high performance energy storage devices via ordinary printing or even home-used printers.

As the global scientific community combines technology and brains to track climate change patterns and effects, the indigenous populations across the world have, for generations, already been noting these changes in a landscape they know intimately.

Identifying the underlying mechanisms of this accelerated ageing syndrome progeria brings scientists one step closer to slowing down the ageing process.

New insights to the mechanisms bring broad implications to stem cell therapy and disease diagnosis.

Researchers in Malaysia have found a formula to make fruit skins, stronger and durable against post-harvest diseases called ringspot or Anthracnose where black spots on the fruits grow bigger that are common in papaya, banana and mango.

Using 'action research' approach, researchers at the Singapore Management University (SMU) are designing new or improved social services in order to help better understand and respond to the needs of vulnerable communities in Singapore.

How do company managers make decisions on voluntary disclosures? Findings from the Singapore Management University (SMU) show the extent to which voluntary disclosures are also based on finely calculated decisions.

A study at the Singapore Management University (SMU) is revealing the progress of a new breed of audit regulators by examining the financial statements of companies whose auditors had undergone inspections.

What is the impact of public and private sector policies on Singapore’s society? A researcher at the Singapore Management University (SMU) explores the topic in various perspectives from constitutional and administrative law, to the drivers of corporate social responsibility in Singapore, and to the treatment of foreign domestic workers.

An international research team elucidated a new principle whereby electromagnetic waves including light propagate on the surface of a photonic crystal without being scattered.

Kenaf seeds as well as other seedlings such as corn can now be planted in an economical, easier and organized way and faster with the use of pneumatic seeding machine, developed by researchers in Malaysia.

Sequencing of GBS strain by Genome Institute of Singapore aims to determine the reason for the recent increase in infection and to help combat the disease.

Managed hosting services to outpace co-location; $272 million market value by 2020

Conservation scientists use an enhanced population survey technique that identifies, for the first time, priority forest protection zones irreplaceable for saving the critically endangered Sumatran rhino. The study identifies small and scattered populations that should be consolidated if they are to become viable.

First set of Chinese chess with different vision capabilities including blind people of different countries has been developed by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU). It promotes an inclusive society, eliminates discrimination, and assists visually impaired people to communicate with other people.

Pregnancy leads to alterations in glucose metabolism, including gestational diabetes mellitus, a common health problem that increases the risk of a caesarean birth, and is associated with development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the mother and in her infant later in life.

A researcher of the Singapore Management University has developed analysis models to study the intricate social networks that exist between people. From predictive studies of street gangs to suicide bombers, the new models have shown the relevance to social problems and international security threats.

A study by researchers from Singapore and US looked at how a company’s senior management team could contribute to good corporate governance. They found that as key subordinate executives’ horizon and influence increased, the extent of real earnings management in the company decreased.

A researcher at Singapore Management University co-founded the Singapore Law Blog in 2014 to disseminate legal knowledge to the general public. The blog, which is sponsored by the Singapore Academy of Law via its Innovations and Ideas Scheme, is written without legal jargon and freely accessible by members of the public.

Researchers at the Singapore Management University are helping to find the elusive balance between holding chief executives accountable and freeing them up to innovate. One study found that the increase in board independence did not drive change but what made the real difference was the access to company information.

A research team at Japan's National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) successfully identified the atoms and common defects existing at the most stable surface of the anatase form of titanium dioxide by characterizing this material at the atomic scale with scanning probe microscopy.

A new compact structure enables efficient lasers to be realized on silicon chips.