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8 Unique Species Discovered In Asia

Asian Scientist Magazine scopes out the most unique and rarely seen wild species discovered in Asia.

Next-Generation Solar Panels Will Be Cheaper, More Efficient

Solar panels will not only be more efficient but also a lot cheaper, thanks to a breakthrough by scientists in Singapore.

In the Lab

First Ever Global Index To Measure Wellbeing Of Older People

HelpAge International and University of Southampton professor Asghar Zaidi have developed an index to measure the wellbeing of older people.

In the Lab

Schizophrenia Linked To Brain Abnormality

Scientists studying mouse models of schizophrenia have uncovered a faulty brain mechanism that may cause the psychiatric disorder in humans.

Features

China’s ‘Pollution Diet’: A Touchstone For The National Modernization Project

The State Council of China aims to reduce airborne particles by 25 percent in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

Pharma

Covidien Opens US$21m R&D Facility In South Korea

Healthcare provider Covidien today announced the opening of the Covidien Center of Innovation Korea, its first R&D and training & education center in Korea.

In the Lab

Language Determines How Infants Acquire New Words

A study has shown that the way infants acquired new words in Korean is very different from the way they are learnt in English.  

Features

Safer Food In China Means A Healthier Economy

Food safety has become as big a concern to ordinary Chinese as corruption and inequality, Sacha Cody of the Australian National University's China Institute.

In the Lab

Photons On Demand Now Possible With Breakthrough

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in photonics that will help create extremely compact optical chips that deliver a photon at a time.

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