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Intelligent building technology reduces energy consumptions in central air-conditioning systems.

The concerted efforts of researchers from both PolyU and Peking University’s Shenzhen Graduate School have led to the first total synthesis of a natural marine product as a promising anti-cancer agent.

New device to detect bacteria and virus in 30 minutes in situ

In collaboration with Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Ltd (HAESL), engineers from PolyU’s Industrial Centre (IC) have achieved a breakthrough in aero engine maintenance.

Two PolyU scientists in the modelling and characterization of nano-surface generation in ultra-precision machining have been recognized with a Natural Science Award (Second Class)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German industry giant E-T-A Elektrotechnische Apparate GmbH (E-T-A) to further develop the Self-Sustainable Magnetoelectric Smart Sensor Technology invented by PolyU researchers for commercial use.

More than 300 local and international health care professionals and scholars are gathering in Hong Kong from 25 to 29 July 2011 to attend the 16th Biennial School Nurses International (SNI) Conference 2011 hosted by the School of Nursing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).

Organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and co-organized by Zhejiang University and National Taiwan University, the 5th Cross-strait Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering was being held on the university campus from 13 to 15 July, drawing around 200 participants.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Silver hake fish follow the Gulf Stream; Grainy superconductivity; Selecting the best sounding mate

New robot boasts the latest in sensor technology, promises a brighter future for Japan’s elderly population

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Medicine: Making clinical diagnoses affordable; Geoscience: Nitrogen and climate; Genetics: Variants associated with asthma; Geoscience: Carbon emissions from hydroelectric reservoirs; Nature: Attractive improvements in data recording; Immunology: Tolerance inducer; Chemical Biology: Mussels stick to it

Scientists and peasants combine traditional farming techniques and cutting-edge research to grow food sustainably in the high Andes, where the ecology is rapidly changing.

Summary of news: Closing the season for stem cell tourism

A joint research group of International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, NIMS, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles succeeded in developing a new inorganic device named "synapse device"

Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world’s first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute, have developed a new genetic engineering technique that promises safer stem cell therapy for cancer patients

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Fossils: The last straw for the first bird?; Planetary science:; Earth's Trojan companion; Neuroscience: Bringing back memory; Neuroscience: Tipping the balance; Solar physics: Wave power; Climate change: Substantial carbon release from burning Arctic tundra and more

The Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint (ICON), which is helmed by the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), is ready to put roll-to-roll nanoimprint manufacturing to the test.

A comparison of three techniques to detect changes in mangrove forest areas suggests one gives more reliable results than the other two, and this finding will help researchers better understand growth and loss of this important habitat. The work is published in the Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Neuroscience: Making cocaine less palatable; Climate Change: When to move species; Climate Change: Pollutants from the past ; Geoscience: Rare lunar volcanism

With the opening of its Shenzhen Base in the Nanshan District's High-Tech Industrial Park, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is well poised to further strengthen its collaboration with enterprises in Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region.

Summary of news: Regulating research at the animal-human interface (AOP)

A calcium-driven signaling pathway helps prevent immune cells from contributing to autoimmune disease

As in other multicellular organisms, plants have evolved mechanisms to maintain genome stability and integrity

Researchers at the SPring-8 Photon Science Research Division are developing a range of imaging tools to reveal the remarkable mechanism of bacterial locomotion

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Genetics: That’s not my cup of tea; Evolution: How spiders make all-weather ‘superglue’

Summary of News: Genetics: The changing landscape of recombination

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Genomics: DNA sequencing technique is cheap as chips; Comment: Freeze the footprint of food; Neuroscience: Humans, the robust sharers; Microbiology: Lethal secret of bacterial secretion; Battle of the sexes

Summary of news: 25 years of NF-kappaB

Summaries of newsworthy papers: A new combo for chemo; Absorbing low-cost CO2 capture; Building an insect colony; Polo-like kinase 1 inhibitors safe in the mouse; Ranking information in a complex network

Summary of news: Effects of maternal stress on later life