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Asian Institutions Continue Climb Up Nature’s Publishing Index (VIDEO)

China, Japan and South Korea are the top three countries on the 2016 Nature Index, a ranking based on the scientific output of over 60,000 research articles.

Recipe For Making Batteries: Add A Dash Of Salt

Researchers have found that using salt crystals as a template to grow thin sheets of conductive metal oxides make the materials turn out larger and more chemically pure.

Asian Universities Hold Their Own In QS Rankings Report

Asian universities account for 16 percent of the top 50 spots in this year's QS World University Rankings by Subject report.

Could More Acidic Oceans Mean Less Pearls?

Increasingly acidic sea conditions have been shown to weaken the shells of pearl oysters—but it appears these mollusks are pretty resilient creatures.

Computing The Unsolvable With Time Travel

Time-travelling computers could help solve currently intractable problems without threatening causality, researchers say.

​Singapore And China Universities Strengthen Ties

Three pairs of Chinese and Singaporean universities have launched new joint programs in celebration of 25 years of Sino-Singapore ties.

Synthetic Synapses To Aid Human-Like Electronics

Researchers have built a graphene-based artificial synapse that displays human-like flexibility, paving the way for machines that can learn.

Hanhai & SFU Launch China-Canada Commercialization Network

The China-Canada Commercialization & Acceleration Network (C2-CAN) aims to promote venture growth in both countries.

3D Printing The Building Blocks Of Life

It is now possible to generate a homogenous block of embryonic stem cells by 3D printing technology.