Page 377 – Asian Scientist Magazine

Inserting a layer of graphene between the metal and semiconductor components of a diode can prevent atomic intermixing.

A new study from Japan provides clues into how swirling molecular clouds collapse into stars like our Sun.

Most materials expand when heated; researchers have now found one that contracts by nearly 7 percent instead.

Japanese researchers have discovered two new species of marine worms near the Syowa Station in Antarctica.

After extreme climate change wiped out 85 percent of all species, sponges took over and thrived.

Radioactive carbon trapped in tree rings has helped scientists pinpoint exactly when abnormal solar events occurred.

Early and concerted efforts from the whole society have helped eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Thailand.

Thanks to human activity, antibiotic resistant genes are now widespread in estuarine areas.

A neuropeptide called orexin has been shown to prevent mice from dying from septic shock.

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