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A novel type of fabric that can absorb water and perspiration on one side and transport it to the other has been invented by a team of textile scientists based at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).

Gastrointestinal inflammation is prevented by a protein sorting factor found in cells lining the gut

A bismuth-based semiconducting material could enable control of electron spin, a crucial requirement for advancing novel devices

Dr Joel Yang from the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering with collaborators from the National University of Singapore and the Data Storage Institute has developed a process that can increase the data recording density of hard disks to 3.3 Terabit/in2, six times that of of current models. The key ingredient? Regular table salt.

Also in this release: Diamond strengthens quantum information processors and how Earth shifted from anoxic to oxic atmosphere

Multi-compartment globular structures assembled from polymer-based materials may soon serve as cell prototypes

Advanced electronics beckon thanks to self-assembling templates that allow the creation of nanoscale features on silicon wafers

Generating microbes with useful properties is quicker and easier if multiple genes are modified at the same time

Biopharmaceutical industry in Brazil

On irradiation protection and linking the end of an ice age with atmospheric oxygen among other research

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Researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have achieved further breakthrough in studying graphene on the nano-scale.

PolyU's green technology to keep the drivers cool...

Summary of newsworthy papers from European winters to stem-cell

The Manufacturing Productivity Technology Centre (MPTC), a first of its kind in Singapore, is a rich resource of A*STAR SIMTech technologies showcased under one roof.

Specialized motor proteins help control immune activation by physically hauling clusters of signaling receptors to a central site for eventual disposal

Improvements to specialized valves that separate spin and electron currents may lead to higher-density magnetic media

Adding breaks to a training regimen gives rodents an edge in learning new motor skills and provides an improved model for studying memory

Summary of a newsworthy paper regarding UVA and skin cancer

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Comets on Earth, defence mechanism and macular degeneration, snowball earth, muscular atrophy and more

Summary of a newsworthy paper on stemcells

PolyU received Erasmus grants to promote multilingualism

Waseda scholar Kiyotake Oki assess the causes behind recent criticism against Boards of Educations in Japan

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Positive rearing conditions, hate circuit and depressions and transmission in Alzheimer’s disease.

New study sheds light on the mysterious structure of the world’s most common liquid interface

Current flowing along the edges of a promising quantum device is insensitive to its magnetic impurities