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Integrating force feedback into therapies for impaired hands

Leading education researchers and practitioners meeting in China make a series of recommendations calling for the wider uptake of inquiry-based science education (IBSE) methods in more countries around the world.

The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and its partner institutions will bring its expertise in aerospace to the Asia Aerospace City in Malaysia

An international team of researchers has discovered that genes are linked to humans’ ability to resist typhoid fever. This finding is significant in helping to develop personalised therapies for sufferers of typhoid fever, based on an individual’s genetic code.

An opinion piece by Professor Hiroyuki Sasahara of Waseda University, Japan

A combination of X-ray diffraction and computational techniques can determine unknown crystal structures in powder mixtures

A multifunctional testing instrument helps improve production of laser-heated hard disk drives with enhanced storage capacities

A long-lived catalyst facilitates the first steps toward a viable small-scale on-board hydrogen generator

In their paper, Prof Ariffin and her collaborators proposed a novel hypothesis that germline TP53 mutation carriers who develop cancer only at a late age may have a form of genetic resistance to early cancer.

Scientists at ITbM, Nagoya University and the University of Chicago have discovered the mechanism on how a single hormone manages to trigger two different functions, i.e. seasonal sensing and metabolism, without any cross activity.

South African scientist named winner of TWAS's most prestigious award for commitment to life-saving research that protects African women from HIV/AIDS

- “Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area” is Bangladesh’s first MPA - New marine protected area announced as run-up to World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia (Nov. 12-19)

The Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and Select Biosciences South East Asia present the second annual Lab-on-a-Chip Asia – Microfluidics and Point-of-Care Diagnostics.

Researchers at the University of Lorraine in France say that quasicrystals, a type of complex metal alloy with crystal-like properties, can be useful in the design of new composite materials.

New photonics institute one of the most advanced in the world

Attempting to solve the mystery of why Ag-Rh alloy nanoparticles have a similar property to Pd

An opinion article by Professor Takashi Ariga of Waseda University

The collaboration is a significant milestone in PolyU’s engagement in collaborative research with the industry which maximizes the potential of technology development and the applicability of the new technology.

Miniature two-color barcodes have the potential to combat forgery and track cancerous cells

A new technique for heat-assisted magnetic recording media promises improved writeability for next-generation hard drives

Quantum effects in nanometer-scale metallic structures provide a platform for combining molecular electronics and plasmonics

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority approved the reopening of a power plant in Sendai for 2015. This article by Dyna Rochmyaningsih looks at the issue of nuclear power in Japan

For the first time, two SMART-NUS enhanced driverless buggies to ferry passengers, free-of-charge, around Chinese and Japanese Gardens, as part of the Smart and Connected Jurong Lake District (JLD) Pilots and Trials initiative.

The daily trimming of fingernails and toenails to make them more aesthetically pleasing could be detrimental and potentially lead to serious nail conditions.

Keppel Logistics, Sembcorp and Avaya among companies honoured

Asia’s leading companies were recognized at the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on 16th October, 2014.

Frost & Sullivan hosts Growth, Innovation & Leadership (GIL) Asia Pacific Congress in Singapore

On 15 October 2014, in conjunction with the visit of IFOM Scientific Director Prof. Marco Foiani to Singapore, a mini-symposium was held at the Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore. A reception to celebrate the IFOM-MBI partnership was held at the end of the mini-symposium.

Dr. Ranga Rao Ambati is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He has been working in the interdisciplinary fields of micro algal biotechnology, food biotechnology, food science and technology, chemistry and biochemistry.

Japan's NIMS and France's GIANT concluded a Memorandum of Understanding on collaborative research center effective for 3 years.