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Stories by Asian Scientist Newsroom
Turning Waste Heat Into Air Conditioning
The Combined Heat and Power plant jointly developed by A*STAR and Hitachi achieves high efficiency with low operation costs.
Eisai & Zeria To Develop Gastic Acid Drug
Eisai grants Zeria the right to manufacture E3710, a proton pump inhibitor than can be used to treat gastric acid-related diseases.
Asian Inventions Dominate Energy Storage Systems
Asian companies lead the pack in terms of number of patents awarded for energy storage technologies.
Superabsorbing Light With Quantum Dots
Quantum technology inspired by algae could aid the development of 'super-absorbers' for energy storage.
Copper Nanowires Made Into Flexible Conductors
A drop of PVA converts oxidation-prone copper nanowires into a robust and flexible conductive material.
Increasing Coal Tax Will Scale Up Indian Renewables
Pallav Purohit looks at the range of measures the Indian government has put in place to boost the adoption of renewable energy.
Beating Lithium-Ion Batteries Flat
Common elements such as sodium and iron could replace rare-earth metals in batteries of the future.
Replicating Photosynthesis For Sustainable Fuels
The discovery of a protein that can mimic photosynthesis could lead to a cheaper and safer way of manufacturing hydrogen fuel.
Abalone Could Treat Herpes Virus Infections
A serendipitous observation led to the discovery that hemocyanins in abalone blood could treat herpes simplex infections.