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Solving The Mystery Of The Disappearing Anti-Matter

The STAR Collaboration has made the world's first measurements of interactions between fundamental particles known as antiprotons.

In the Lab

New Wasps Become ‘The First Long-Haired Ones’

Researchers in India have discovered five new species of wasps that specialize in parastizing spider eggs, placing them in a new group that translates to ‘the first long haired ones.’

Features

Drawing The Line: Emerging Challenges In Property Law

At the inaugural ANU-SMU-Reading Research Forum, three experts discussed contemporary issues in property law.

Features

Studying The Logic Of Luxury

The SMU Centre for Marketing Excellence is partnering with Asia’s luxury sector to navigate trends that are changing the face of retail.

In the Lab

Black Gold Lotus Leaf Absorbs Almost All Visible Light

By coating lotus leaves in black gold nanoparticles, researchers have developed a metamaterial that has an extremely low reflectivity.

In the Lab

Pushing Quantum Weirdness To The Limit

By pushing quantum entanglement to the limit, researchers have put quantum theory on firmer ground.

In the Lab

Smoking: A Major Cause Of Cancer Among Chinese Men

A nationwide study has found that smoking causes 23 percent of all cancer incidents in China, urging calls for a widespread smoking cessation movement.

Taiwan Faces Worst Dengue Outbreak In A Decade

India, China and Taiwan are all currently battling an ongoing dengue outbreak, with tens of thousands of cases.

In the Lab

Empathy For Robots: Similar But Not Quite The Same

Can humans empathize with robots? Electroencephalography data from 15 healthy human subjects suggests that we do.

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