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Mindfulness - an ancient Buddhist approach to meditation - is attracting increasing attention in the 21st century as a non-invasive treatment for stress and depression. But can it improve mental well-being in young people?

Japanese researchers have developed adaptable nano-capsules that can help in the diagnosis of glioblastoma cells – a highly invasive form of brain tumour.

Professor Juyong Park of KAIST's Graduate School of Culture Technology and his research team recently published the result of their study (“Topology and Evolution of the Network of Western Classical Music Composers”) on the dynamics of how classical music is created, stylized and disseminated in EPJ Data Science online.

Researchers in South Korea have developed an electrode consisting of a single-atom-thick layer of carbon to help make more durable artificial muscles.

The forest of Borneo presents a diversity of flora and fauna which may hold the secret ingredients and compounds to treat many serious and chronic ilnesses. Researchers from ATTA-UR-RAHMAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL PRODUCT DISCOVERY, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia carried out a study on one such indigenous plant found in the jungles of Borneo.

Frost & Sullivan’s Growth, Innovation & Leadership (GIL) Congress takes place across eighteen cities annually and is a platform to discuss key trends, creating new possibilities, business models and opportunities.

Surface Modification by Carboxyl Groups Suppressing Osteogenic Differentiation. Nanomaterials Paving the Way for Regenerative Medicine

A research group led by Yusuke Yamauchi at National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in cooperation with other research organizations in Japan and overseas, successfully developed a nanoporous gold material with a regular, uniform pore arrangement using polymers as a template.

A research group at Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), succeeded in developing porous particles (mesoporous particles) consisting solely of phospholipids, a biological component, that are suitable for use as a drug delivery system.

A rugged camera technology developed by researchers in Hong Kong and China successfully captured 360 degree panoramic views of the moon during China’s first lunar landing in 2013.

Researchers in Korea have succeeded in making a new protein detection platform using low-cost plastic and paper substrates. Their work could help reduce the cost and improve the accuracy of infectious disease diagnosis.

Researchers in Singapore are developing a microclimatic modelling tool to prevent further deterioration of the country’s urban heat island phenomenon.

Using low-cost technology to manufacture high-performance conductive textiles for wearable electronics

Development and implementation of an advanced automobile parking navigation platform for parking services

A convenient procedure to visualize defects on graphene layers by mapping the surface of carbon materials with an appropriate contrast agent was introduced by a team of researchers from Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow) involved in international collaborative project.

Select Biosciences South East Asia recently interviewed Professor Fred Kramer from Rutgers University, who is the opening Keynote Speaker at the 6th Annual Advances in qPCR and dPCR, taking place on 21-22 May at the Hotel Fort Canning, Singapore.

Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) hosts global ICT conference highlighting innovations that advance open, smart and inclusive socioeconomic development

A research team of KAIST received the best paper award in the 2015 Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).

Research has found that the Malays were the first farmers who cultivated rice and domesticated livestock in today's Java Sea, Malacca and Sunda straits, and the islands between them.

Developed by the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, this invention warns motorcycle riders if their helmet is worn incorrectly.

Researchers at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) have invented a new method for producing a catalyst for use in biodiesel production.

A wearable, air-permeable, washable and comfortable phototherapy device

A user-operated wetsuit that allows wearers to change their positions in the water during hydrotherapy with minimal assistance

New material is 1,000 times more conductive than commercially available materials currently on the market.

Sensor-equipped Posture Correction Girdle for Adolescents with Early Scoliosis

A wearable functional electrical stimulation (FES)-robotic system for comfortable and interactive upper limb rehabilitation

A biocompatible polymer selectively targets and lights up cancer tumors for a noninvasive imaging system

An expression for droplet deformation promises to simplify calculations for a wide range of applications

A counterintuitive approach yields big benefits for high-dimensional, small-sized problems

Researchers realize highly confined transport of light energy over long distances using networks of gold nanoparticles