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Ulsan, South Korea 11 March - A research team from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea have developed high-performance organic phototransistors (OPTs) based on single-crystalline n-channel organic nanowires. The research was published recently in Advanced Functional Materials.

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Wildlife Conservation Society and National University of Singapore discover American bullfrog is spreading Chytrid through commercial trade

Read more of the article entitled 'New Study Detects Deadly Fungus in Southeast Asia’s Amphibian Trade'

Tsukuba, Japan 6 March - A research group at WPI-MANA have discovered that it is possible to detect diluted ionic mercury in water with more than 10 times higher sensitivity than with the conventional spectroscopy method.

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This book explores the place of poor people within a rich variety of value chains, focusing upon lagging, rural regions in Africa and Asia, and how they can “upgrade” within such chains.

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A project supported by the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) is overcoming key obstacles to increasing the production and consumption of hardy and healthy grains in India.

Read more of the article entitled 'Simple grain mill boosts production and eases women’s workload'