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The University of Toronto’s strong academic and research performance continues to rank among the best in the world – and is ranked the best in Canada – in the 2013 QS World University Rankings.

Singapore-developed music search technology provides new experiences to mobile device users to access several million music items in Baidu online music database

A new computer model of city dynamics could pave the way to planning sustainable urban areas

An experimental demonstration of light scattering controlled by silicon nanoparticles augurs well for the development of integrated optical circuits

An automated method could prevent blindness by detecting glaucoma in its early stages

Joint laboratories created by A*STAR and the National University of Singapore are set to advance Singapore’s manufacturing industry through robotics and automation

Bangkok, 10 September 2013— A UN study of 10,000 men in Asia and the Pacific, released today, found that overall nearly half of those men interviewed reported using physical and/or sexual violence against a female partner, ranging from 26 percent to 80 percent across the sites studied.

In a bid to enhance product authenticity and traceability, researchers of PolyU's Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology have developed an innovative Anti-Erasing Ink for use in various kinds of fast-moving consumer goods such as food, drink and drug packaging.

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