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It is claimed one in five students have taken the ‘smart’ drug Modafinil to boost their ability to study and improve their chances of exam success. But new research into the effects of Modafinil has shown that healthy students could find their performance impaired by the drug.

An opinion article by Professor Kimiko Murakami of Waseda University, Japan

RSPO and UPM to instill sustainable agenda amongst tertiary youth in Malaysia

More than 100 Pre-orders Prior to Product Launch Made

Next generation biomarker detects tumour cells and delivers anti-cancer drugs

An agent-based model that analyzes commuters’ travel data will improve the Singapore rail experience

Waste is reduced through the cheap and green development of a catalyst for the transformation of a commercially important functional group

A fluorescent nanoprobe could become a universal, noninvasive method to identify and monitor tumors

The countries most threatened by the Ebola virus —Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea— are also those with the fewest resources to report on the crisis. Three international organizations have launched an IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign to get vital equipment to local radio stations in the worst-affected areas.

HIR offers its congratulations to Dr. Chan Yoke Fun from the Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, for being one of the three recipients in this year’s L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science National Fellowship.

The research paper published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials presents a comprehensive survey on the state-of-the-art channel assignment algorithms in cognitive radio networks and discusses open research issues and challenges of channel assignment in the cognitive radio networks.

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