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Ethics Of Using Care Robots For Older People

Study from Japan shows that involving older people while developing care robots for them will help alleviate their concerns about using robots.

Child Marriages Linked To Extreme Weather In Low-Income Asian Countries

Education, financial support for families and social workers can play a crucial role in preventing child marriages.

Getting To The Root Of Southeast Asia’s Cassava Concerns

In the wake of damage caused by cassava mosaic disease and cassava witches’ broom disease in Southeast Asia, researchers are developing disease-resistant varieties and speeding up the production of healthy cassava stem cuttings.

Towards A Rosy Outlook For The Asian Rosewood Populations

Illegal logging of rosewood threatens not just the biodiversity, but communities living in forested areas as well. The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is working in the lab and with farmers to combat this threat.

Trajectoids Trace A Predefined Path

Researchers have developed an algorithm, which can be used to design shapes that roll down predefined trajectories. This research has applications in robotics.

Involved Fathers Help Children Have Better Social And Motor Skills

The study from Japan also showed that when fathers were more involved, mothers experienced less parental stress.

Refining RNA Sequencing

Twist Bioscience strengthens its next-generation sequencing capabilities with the launch of a dedicated suite of RNA sequencing solutions.

Five Ways HPC Is Enabling Digital-Based Learning

New interactive and immersive learning methods are entering the education landscape. With high-performance computing at the forefront, education across Asia is experiencing a digital transformation.

Why Does This Indian Lake Foam So Much?

Rains dissolve surfactants bound to lake sediments causing foaming in Bellandur lake, shows a study.