Nature Communications

Researchers control the self-assembly of molecules to form an ultralight, porous gel. This could lead to wide-ranging applications for construction, aerospace, electronics and the environment.

Results are the first to demonstrate a causal link between testosterone and rank-related consumer preference for status-enhancing goods.

Based on a new study of how near-Earth asteroid Phaethon reflects light at different angles, astronomers think that its surface may reflect less light than previously thought. This is an exciting mystery for the recently approved DESTINY+ mission to investigate when it flies past Phaethon.

Researchers show that female nipples are more diverse in size than male nipples – going against assumptions from evolutionary biology.

Researchers more than doubled the ability of a material to convert heat into electricity, which could help reduce the amount of wasted heat, and thus wasted fossil fuel, in daily activities and industries.

Researchers discover gold nanoparticles in natural plant tissues.

Researchers investigate how the blue-tongued skink uses a full-tongue display to deter attacking predators.

Research shows that endemic New Zealand bat’s courtship song is complex and gives clues about the physiological characteristics of potential mates

A team of researchers from Hokkaido University and Kansai University has developed DNA-assisted molecular robots that autonomously swarm in response to chemical and physical signals, paving the way for developing future nano-machines. [This release was originally published on 31st January. This new version contains a video clip in the link below]

A team of researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has demonstrated the possibility to induce and control a magnetic response in a nonmagnetic layer material though selective excitation of specific vibration of the material.

Radioactive materials could soon be detected from up to a few hundred metres away.

Low rises on the ocean floor at a depth of 5,500 meters in the western North Pacific regulate surface flows and create sharp sea surface temperature (SST) fronts, which have tremendous effects on the climate and marine resources.

Researchers show how a fish species in Lake Tanganyika works together to secure additional food sources.

New data reveal that female Japanese macaques bathe in hot springs to lower stress from cold weather.

Research shows that rats can detect tuberculosis in children with higher accuracy than standard microscopy tests.

Japanese researchers have observed superconductivity in a quasicrystal for the first time.

HKUST Scientists Find New Way to Produce Chiral Molecules which may Bring Safer and More Affordable Medicine

New study shows that female hunting spiders do not respond to chemical signals given out by potential mates, preferring silk-wrapped food gifts instead.

A soft, stick-on patch collects, analyses and wirelessly transmits a variety of health metrics from the body to a smartphone.

Researchers have developed ultra-small magnetic tunnel junctions with high retention properties for use in semiconductor technologies.

HKBU's smart globular macromolecular machine vehicle for actively controlled cancer drug delivery

A research team from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has developed the world’s first model framework and “LogicTRN” algorithm to accurately establish a gene regulatory route to analyse the genetic function and understand the biological processes.

~ Solving the cocrystal structure of a pollen tube attractant and its receptor ~

A research team from Korea succeeded develop mass spectrometry imaging system to analyze living biological samples in the atmospheric pressure environment at resolution of 3 several micrometers. The approach could be applied in molecular biology and medical diagnosis fields.

The toxic nature of chemotherapy poses a great challenge to clinical treatment of cancer. A team of scholars from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) devoted their efforts to the development of a new generation of smart anti-cancer drug molecules.

A team of Korean researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has presented a new synthetic protocol to produce three-dimensional porous organic materials in the blink of an eye, like firing bullets.

Ten visionaries from Singapore, Australia and Taiwan honoured

A common sulfur metabolite having antioxidant activity appears to be formed with the help of an enzyme found in mitochondria, highlighting a potential area of research for future treatments of various diseases.

Microbes are dispersed widely over the oceans with islands acting as stepping-stones to help transport of land-based organisms.