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Welcome to Asia Research News 2021Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Communication, Covid-19, Environment, Innovation, Materials, Plants & Animals, Science, Space, Technology19 May 2021Asia Research NewsThe Asia Research News magazine brings you fascinating research stories from diverse voices in environment, technology, materials, medicine, space and social sciences. The 2021 edition is out now. |
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COVID-19: Our community on the front lines of researchCovid-1914 May 2021Asia Research NewsThe global scientific community came together in an unprecedented way to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are selected research findings shared by our Asia Research News community. |
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Giants in History featured in ARN2021History, People14 May 2021Asia Research NewsInspirational figures from our ongoing Giants in History series are featured in the Asia Research News 2021 magazine. Because role models matter. |
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Elevating women leaders in MyanmarCulture, People, Women14 May 2021International Development Research Centre (IDRC)Many hurdles remain to achieve gender equality in Myanmar politics and society at large. Research supported by Canada’s Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar Initiative is identifying opportunities to close the gap. |
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Atmospheric tidal waves maintain Venus’s super-rotationSpace14 May 2021Hokkaido UniversityImages from the Akatsuki spacecraft unveil why Venus’s atmosphere rotates much faster than its surface. |
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Watching DNA structural changes in real timeBiotech, Medicine14 May 2021Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)Researchers have observed DNA spooling and unspooling in real time using CRISPR to attach fluorescent tags to very specific DNA points in living cells. |
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Monitoring malaria parasite populations in Malaysian BorneoDiseases, Genetics, Medicine13 May 2021Universiti Malaysia SarawakA simple tool allows researchers to track how different subpopulations of the Plasmodium knowlesi parasite are changing over time. |
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Magnetic spray transforms objects into millirobotsBiotech, Medicine, Robots13 May 2021City University of Hong Kong (CityU)A spray-on magnetic coat turns any object into a robot controlled by a magnetic field. The biocompatible robots can walk, crawl and roll, and switch motions on demand. |
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A fast spin test for urinary tract infectionHealth, Inventions, Medicine13 May 2021Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)A spinning toy meets hydrodynamics and sets point-of-care diagnostics in motion. |
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The perfect angle for e-skin energy storageEnergy, Materials, Medicine, Nanotech13 May 2021Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)The trick to extremely thin supercapacitors with improved performance is spraying graphene ink at an angle. |
