harbin institute of technology
3D Printing ‘Paper Organs’
Researchers from China and the US have 3D printed cellulose to create scaffolds that could be used to generate tissue models for drug screening.
Flexible And Waterproof Batteries To Power Wearable Devices
By twisting carbon nanotube fibers into a yarn, scientists in China have developed a waterproof zinc-ion battery that can be knitted and stretched.
14 Inspiring Innovators From Asia
Meet some of Asia's best and brightest engineers and inventors.
16 Scientists From China To Watch
The Asian superpower is boosting basic research funding in its 13th five-year plan—a boon for this list of scientists and the wider R&D community.
Polymer Resonance Could Enable Soft Robotic Wings
A newly discovered resonance property of dielectric elastomers could be exploited to build highly efficient robotic wings.
Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2 From Asia Make Top 15
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University and the Harbin Institute of Technology have made it to this year's list of most influential scientists by Thomson Reuters.
Ginger-Shaped Asteroid Glides By China’s Lunar Probe Chang’e-2
A close flyby by Chang’e-2 of the near-Earth asteroid 4179 Toutatis reveals new insights into the geological features and formation of the ginger-root-shaped asteroid.
