Yu Min – Asian Scientist Magazine

Pain-sensing neurons are guided to their rightful place by lipids secreted by supporting cells in the spinal cord.

Lycaenid butterflies secretes nutritious and mind altering nectar to keep attendant ants close by for protection.

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a fluorescent molecule that can visualize germination of the parasitic plant, witchweed.

A total of 24 winners received their prizes at the inaugural Asian Scientist Writing Prize 2015 held at the Science Centre Singapore.

By tweaking the thickness of black phosphorus or its contact metal, researchers can modify its semiconducting properties without doping.

As a semiconductor material, phosphorene is lighter and thinner than silicon, opening up the possibility of interesting new devices.

Dip coating could help make wearable polymer LEDs much cheaper to manufacture, scientists say.

Brain plasticity, essential for learning and memory, is controlled by competition for a limited protein resource.

By studying how water striders do it, researchers have designed a robot that uses surface tension to walk on water.