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Wafer-Scale Graphene Compatible With Silicon Manufacturing

An easy, scalable and direct method for producing large area graphene wafers could help make graphene technology commercially viable.

In the Lab

Malaria Drugs Could Potentially Treat Parkinson’s

Old malaria drugs could prove to be useful in treating Parkinson's, scientists say.

Features

Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Virginia Cha

Veteran tech entrepreneur Professor Virginia Cha shares her advice for making it big in Asia, and beyond.

Academia

Scientists, Don’t Turn A Blind Eye To Bias

Non-blinded experiments give a 27 percent stronger result than blinded ones, potentially distorting the scientific literature, scientists say.

In the Lab

Exploiting Oxygen For 3D Photolithography

Once limited to 2D, photolithography has now been extended to 3D structures by researchers from KAIST.

Features

Voluntary Disclosure Or Calculated Risk?

SMU Assistant Professor Kim Jae Bum studies how decisions on voluntary disclosures are made by company managers.

In the Lab

Squeezing Light Into A Point-Like Space

By focusing light into a 3D area a few nanometers wide, scientists have increased light intensity 400,000 times.

In the Lab

Sound Can Enhance Sight, But Only If You Can Read Music

Listening to music enhances the ability to discriminate between conflicting information from the left and right eyes, but only if the person can read musical scores.

Majority Of South Korean MERS Cases Hospital Acquired

While MERS does not appear to be spreading outside of hospitals in South Korea, quarantine measures have not been well enforced.

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