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Solar Energy
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
10 Jan 2017
Reliable processing of an efficient solar cell material depends on how the solvent is removed.
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
10 Jan 2017
A highly efficient mathematical solver designed to run on graphics processors gives scientists and engineers a powerful new tool for a common computational problem.
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10 Jan 2017
International Exhibition & Conference on the Internet of Things - Transforming Businesses, Government and Societies
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
09 Jan 2017
A process developed by researchers in Saudi Arabia prints high-performance silicon-based computers on to soft, sticker-like surfaces that can be attached anywhere.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
09 Jan 2017
South Korea's undergraduate students win the grand prize at the Innovative Design Contest 2016 at the 16th Asia Design Engineering Workshop (A-DEWS).
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
09 Jan 2017
Streaming video over mobile networks could be greatly improved by smart prioritization of visually important data.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
09 Jan 2017
Three-layer nanoparticle catalysts improve zinc-air batteries.
Hokkaido University
Hokkaido University
04 Jan 2017
Researchers have verified that the mere presence of a cell phone or smartphone can adversely affect our cognitive performance, particularly among infrequent internet users.
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Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI)
04 Jan 2017
Seven technologies in the field of Broadcasting & Media, Hyper-connected & 5G Giga Telecommunications to be introduced such as wireless charging technology for a specific space; technology to acquire and reproduce super-multiview content; and international standards technology for healthcare and connected cars.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
04 Jan 2017
A product design "Babyking" by Professor Yunwoo Jung of Design and Human Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology has been recognized with the highest 2016 Spark Product Design Award.
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Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
04 Jan 2017
A new study, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology has introduced a new artificial leaf that generates hydrogen, using the power of the sun to mimic underwater photosynthesis.
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Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
23 Dec 2016
A new open access database compiled by Korean scientists may help to combat RNA virus epidemics such as MERS and SARS.
Researchers at the SMU Centre for Research on the Economics of Ageing
Singapore Management University
23 Dec 2016
Are Singaporeans financially prepared for retirement and ageing? Researchers from Singapore Management University are finding out.
Professor Howard Thomas
Singapore Management University
23 Dec 2016
Leave your comfort zones and venture into Africa, says Researcher from Singapore Management University.
Professor Jin Sainan
Singapore Management University
23 Dec 2016
Researcher from Singapore Management University creates econometric models that account for an economy’s real-life complexity without sacrificing the integrity of the story told.
Associate Professor Li Yingjiu
Singapore Management University
23 Dec 2016
Researcher from Singapore Management University is building better safeguards into the everyday technologies of radio-frequency identification (RFID) and mobile phones.
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI)
22 Dec 2016
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute’s broadcasting and media technology has been globally recognized as a leader of related technologies around the world.
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Tohoku University
22 Dec 2016
Researchers in Japan have examined cucumber seedlings germinated under the very weak gravity - or microgravity - conditions of the International Space Station.
Hokkaido University
Hokkaido University
21 Dec 2016
Hokkaido University researchers are finding evidence of natural selection that maintains the status quo among ant populations.
E-sticker revolution
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
20 Dec 2016
A new data mining strategy by KAUST offers unprecedented pattern search speed could lead to new insights from massive data
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
20 Dec 2016
High-speed fabrication can turn out adhesive and flexible electronic devices in any shape imaginable.
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
20 Dec 2016
Surrounding silver nanoclusters with hydrogen-rich shells offers new opportunities in catalysis and opto-electronics.
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Tohoku University
19 Dec 2016
Researchers at Tohoku University have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated the basic operation of spintronics-based artificial intelligence.
Tohoku University
19 Dec 2016
Scientists in Japan and the US have found that vitamin B3 nicotinamide may help treat pregnant women who suffer from preeclampsia by preventing strokes and in some cases, even stimulating the growth of their fetus.
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Tohoku University
19 Dec 2016
Scientists in Japan have revealed that if a glassy solid possesses a planar (sheet-like) structure, it can exhibit enhanced thermal vibration motion due to the same mechanism known for the planar crystals (two-dimensional crystals), by using large-scale simulations on supercomputers.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
19 Dec 2016
Modeling the fluorescence enhancing capabilities of materials paves the way for more sensitive biological and chemical tracking technologies.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
19 Dec 2016
Surrounding silver nanoclusters with hydrogen-rich shells offers new opportunities in catalysis and opto-electronics.
Clownfish at home
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
19 Dec 2016
Identification of candidate pathways in clownfish shows they can control responses to population alterations.
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University of Malaya
16 Dec 2016
This novel AgIR® coating lacquer with complex nanomaterials is an effective far infrared absorber and UV blocker for agricultural greenhouse film. AgIR® lacquer has provided the agricultural greenhouse film its unique properties such as light diffusion, thermicity, stabilization against UV breakdown, blocking of ultra violet radiation and more.
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
15 Dec 2016
Authoritative parenting is significantly linked to positive youth development, according to a recent study published in the Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (JSSH).