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The School of Design at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is staging its Annual Show for the very first time at its new headquarters in the University's Jockey Club Innovation Tower -- the city's first permanent architecture designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid.

The Department of Rehabilitation Sciences of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association have jointly conducted a study on the health effects of using smartphones and portable electronic devices among Hong Kong people.

Cloud solutions to accelerate local ICT companies’ adoption of technologies and overcome end-user challenges faced by the ICT industry

Changes in daytime and night-time warming have divergent effects on plant productivity, according to a report in this week’s Nature.

A small step for LED innovation, a great leap for energy saving

Four papers published in this week's Nature Genetics show new breakthroughs in the study of M. tuberculosis genome sequencing and drug resistance.

The new study by Prof. Sarah Kang from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), showed that the ozone depletion over the South Pole has affected the extreme daily precipitation in the austral summer, for December, January, and February. This work was published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

Shimadzu Corporation will launch a new series of compact turbo molecular pumps with integrated power supplies for semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturing industries. The new TMP-X series will contribute to reducing the costs and downsizing the footprint of manufacturing flat panel displays and semiconductor devices.

An improved software algorithm enables more efficient modeling and development of computer hard drives of the future

Atomic-level simulations hint at how to control the magnetic properties of layered materials for data storage applications

Theoretical simulations reveal that layered semiconductors with magnetic interfaces are potent catalysts for solar energy capture and conversion

Biocompatible complexes for drug delivery applications get a structural boost from nanoscale silicon cages

(Tokyo, 26 August 2013) The gene mechanism responsible for altering magnesium ion secretion in fish is uncovered by scientists at Tokyo Tech. The details are described in the August 2013 issue of Tokyo Institute of Technology Bulletin

(Tokyo, 26 August 2013) Research covered include - How pufferfish meditate magnesium to survive, DNA-based method enables the identification of a bacterium as an indicator that obstructs methane fermentation and Manipulating a single nuclear spin qubit of a laser cooled atom

Can lessons gleaned by ISET from the aftermath of the 2010 Pakistan floods help India, the Philippines, Nigeria, and Cameroon, and elsewhere in the world, recover more quickly from natural disasters?

The small and light electric car completely folds in half when parking, making it a perfect fit for public or private transportation in an urban environment.

The 15 Asian Chemical Congress makes its way back to Singapore after nearly three decades. The prestigious biennial event has been hosted across Asia since its inauguration in 1985 and has been instrumental in bridging the links between major chemistry societies in the East and West.

Genetic variants associated with haematological cancers, which affect the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes, are reported in two independent studies this week in Nature Genetics.

Professor George Woo, Visiting Chair Professor of Optometry and Emeritus Professor of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)’s School of Optometry, will be bestowed with the Essilor Award for Outstanding International Contributions to Optometry by the American Academy of Optometry (AAO).

Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Georgia Institute of Technology and Dong-Eui University have developed a novel cathode material which has outstanding performance and robust reliability even at the intermediate temperature range.

Fluorescent organic nanoparticles operating as cell tracers outperform existing methods for long-term tracking of living cells

Mathematical modeling confirms that a nanometer-scale device that can concentrate light into a tiny spot improves optical sensing

A data-sharing scheme utilizing an encryption manager shows the way towards low-cost, flexible and secure cloud storage services

A sensor developed at A*STAR can detect bladder cancer cells and track tumor progression

Researchers at KAIST have published a detailed protocol for synthetic sRNA-based gene expression control that will prove useful for metabolic engineering and synthetic biology studies.  

Scientists plan experiments to increase virulence of Influenza A (H7N9) and induce drug resistance, under strict laboratory controls and safety measures to find out what makes the virus potentially lethal in humans, and how to stop its possible spread.

A team of researchers led by Prof. Young-Tae Chang from National University of Singapore and Prof. Yoon-Kyoung Cho from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea, developed a fluorescent caffeine detector and a detection kit that lights up like a traffic light when caffeine is present in various drinks and solutions.

Food researchers at Universiti Teknologi Mara develop new process to make healthy fruit based snacks

Research team developing a more accurate way to monitor and predict weather changes.

For the first time anywhere, electric buses provide public transportation services and are recharged right from the road.