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The Untold Flavor Of Indonesian Street Food
A study of Indonesian street vendors finds them adapting to aggressive urbanization by creating mutually supportive social and economic networks.
Transparent, Self-Charging Batteries To Power Devices
Scientists in South Korea have developed a transparent and flexible battery that can generate power and store it for later use.
A Gold-Laced Protein Cage For Drug Delivery
By including gold atoms in the fabrication process, researchers in Japan and Poland have created nano-sized protein cages with ‘impossible’ geometries.
Soaking Up Pharmaceuticals And Cosmetics In Water
A research group in China has developed a membrane that can remove pharmaceuticals and personal care products from water.
Reading THE SIGNS Of Wellbeing In Singapore
Singapore researchers have found that 62 percent of older Singaporeans rated their own health as good, very good or excellent.
Singapore: A Sentinel For Southeast Asian Seafood Safety (VIDEO)
What we learnt from the unprecedented 2015 GBS outbreak and its implications for food safety in Southeast Asia.
Serotonin Crucial For Energy Production In Neurons
Scientists in India have found that serotonin triggers the generation of mitochondria in neurons.
A Tool For Rapid Diagnosis Of Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers in Japan have developed a fast, accurate and fully automated device that can measure the extent of α-synuclein aggregation in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Parkinson's disease.
Graphene Gives Semiconductors A Boost
Scientists in South Korea have combined graphene with amorphous carbon to increase its signal transmission efficiency and stability for use in semiconductor devices.