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NTU Singapore Teams Up With PC Partner For Cleantech R&D
NTU Singapore’s Techbridge Ventures and Hong Kong’s PC Partner have established a corporate incubator that will groom Asia’s most promising clean tech start-ups.
Using Light To Build Bridges In Cells
A genetically-engineered, light-sensitive protein has allowed scientists to measure and manipulate protein-membrane interactions in living cells.
Finding The Right Spot For Hindlimbs
Scientists in Japan have identified a protein that controls the position of hindlimbs in tetrapods.
Electricity Generation With A Twist
By twisting carbon nanotubes into highly elastic supercoiled structures, scientists have created yarns that generate electricity when stretched or twisted.
Artificial Catalysts For Epigenetics Without Enzymes
Scientists in Japan have performed DNA acetylation in living cells using chemical catalysts instead of biological enzymes.
China’s Top Climate Negotiator Wins 2017 LUI Che Woo Prize
Mr Xie Zhenhua received the 2017 LUI Che Woo Sustainability Prize for his critical role during negotiations of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Tracing The Apple’s Journey Along The Silk Road
By analyzing the genomes of 117 apple varieties, scientists have traced the origin of the domesticated apple and identified key genetic markers for improving apple quality.
Carbon Dots Make Good Fertilizers
Scientists in China have created nanoparticles from rapeseed pollen that increase the yield of lettuce by almost 50 percent.
