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Daily Update   View this email in your browser 2026 Magazine Submissions open - Find out more! Press Releases  Events  Opportunities  More Press Releases How a rare cycad's wax crystals conjure blue without pigment By Hiroshima University What appears to be silver-blue pigment is actually structural coloration—an optical phenomenon that Encephalartos horridus creates through light-scattering wax crystals sculpted from a lipid compound that may date back to the dawn of land plants. Career-switching professionals, twins and trailblazers: Duke-NUS' Class of 2029 redefines path to medicine By Duke-NUS Medical School 78 students embark on their journey to become doctors at Duke-NUS Medical School's 19th White Coat Ceremony Quantum 'Starry Night': physicists capture elusive instability and exotic vortices By Osaka Metropolitan University First direct observation of quantum Kelvin–Helmholtz instability reveals eccentric fractional skyrmions Small but mighty: A biomimetic idea takes flight By Singapore University of Technology and Design From a seed-inspired design to a 26-minute flight time on a single rotor, a new monocopter developed by SUTD researchers marks a 10-year journey towards redefining how efficient small flying robots can be. Lingnan University co-hosts 12th South-South Forum in Jiangxi for scholars from all over the world to explore sustainable green development By Lingnan University (LU) The five-day 12th South-South Forum on Sustainability, hosted by the Chinese Institute of Hong Kong and co-organised by the Centre for Cultural Research and Development of Lingnan University, the Global University for Sustainability, the Centre for Film Studies and Cultural Studies of Peking Univers Japan launches fully domestically produced quantum computer By The University of Osaka A Japanese superconducting quantum computer, designed and built with homegrown components and software, went live on July 28th at The University of Osaka's Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology (QIQB). Bystander T cells can enhance antitumor effects of bispecific antibody By Ehime University Discovery of new therapeutic effects induced by CAR-T cell therapy See more Press Releases Join our community to post Press Releases Events Science Journalism Forum 2025 Education Vietnam 2026 Cyber Security Summit Hong Kong 2025 Vaccine World Asia Congress – South East Asia Cell & Gene Therapy World Asia See more Events Join our community to post Events Opportunities Calling all educators! Don't miss Bett Asia 2025 Be Part of SJF25: Now Accepting Session & Research Paper Proposals 29084 - Research Fellow Join Us at the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore Call for papers: Symposium and workshop on communication for evidence-informed policy-making in crisis management See more Opportunities Join our community to post Opportunities Asia Research News The Research Communication Experts OUR COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS Join our community Follow Asia Research News! Were you forwarded this email? SIGN UP HERE to receive our newsletter. Asia Research News BRINGING DISCOVERY TO LIGHT You are receiving this email because you have registered to receive information from Asia Research News, a ResearchSEA Limited Company. Daily email too often? You can change to weekly. MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION HERE Really don't want any more news updates? You can UNSUBSCRIBE here. Asia Research News Cambridge House Camboro Business Park, Girton Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0QH United Kingdom Add us to your address book Copyright © 2025 Asia Research News, All rights reserved.

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