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The University of Malaya and the National Science Centre (Pusat Sains Negara) jointly organized a Meet the Scientist session at Pusat Sains Negara recently.

Singapore, 2 April 2014: The Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) has inked three collaboration agreements that will play a part in speeding up the growth and development of the microfluidics industry.

Nagoya, Japan – A Japanese, American & Chinese team have revealed similarities between the molecular mechanism of carbon nanotube (CNT) growth and hydrocarbon combustion. The study published on Jan 24 in the journal Carbon, will identify new ways to control the growth of CNTs and increase the understanding of fuel combustion processes.

UiTM researchers are studying the effectiveness of Horizontal Rotation (HR) for brainwave balancing. Initial results show brainwaves were more synchronized after five sessions of HR

UiTM researchers have found that steel tubes filled with foam concrete was inferior in strength as compared to that of normal concrete.

This study evaluated how Gamelan music can be assimilated into contemporary music compositions and performance practices, opening up new possibilities for the use of the gamelan in the music industry.

Computer simulations indicate that mixing silicon with other materials improves the diversity of nanoscale electronic devices

A thinner probe array that uses a silicon-based microstructure could underpin safer neural implants

Improved design of lasers on optoelectronic chips will advance optical communications

Using electron beams to encode data in nanocrystals could help to improve the capacity of computer memory devices

By inducing the pore opening of leaves, researchers at Nagoya University’s ITbM developed a strategy for enhancing photosynthesis and plant growth, which may be applied to crops and fuel plants to support global food production and a sustainable low-carbon society.

Malaysia, with its multi-ethnic population, is a perfect laboratory for scientists to look at how inherited differences in genes can affect the patient’s responses to medications. These genetic differences can be used to predict whether a medication will be effective for a particular person and to help prevent adverse drug reactions.

Successful installation and operation of world's first box-shaped, high-pressure tank for the storage of liquefied natural gas in Pohang, Republic of Korea.

(Tokyo, Japan, 21 March) The University of Electro-Communications research e-Bulletin on 'optical frequency combs’; Bioimaging of real-time development of capillary networks in adult brains; resonance lines in alkali-metal-like ions; molecular motors and bubble-driven walking & Data security with unexpected information leakage from side channel

Dr. Louisa Shobhini Ponnampalam is the first Malaysian to receive the prestigious award from Pew Charitable Trusts. Her work will shed light on the living habits of the rare and extraordinary dugongs.

The paper, which was named the best article in the Journal of Consumer Psychology in 2011, has just been awarded the C.W. Park Prize by the Society for Consumer Psychology.

Astronomers say that they have found long-awaited evidence for the theory that the Universe underwent a period of rapid inflation in the very first moments of its existence.

Singapore, 18 March 2014 – A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) has launched the Silicon Micro Cooler (SMC) consortium to develop integrated thermal management solutions for semiconductor chips with extreme high heat dissipation and local hot spots applications.

(Tsukuba, 14 March 2014) Proteins associated with the regulation of organ size and shape have been found to respond to the mechanics of the microenvironment in ways that specifically affect the decision of adult cardiac stem cells to generate muscular or vascular cells.

Using the latest crowdsourcing techniques for satellite image interpretation they will be able to join volunteers across the globe in the search for the missing aircraft.

Innovations within REACH @I2R: Over SGD$50 million invested by our industry partners to further develop leading-edge technologies for translation into industry impact

A modulator that converts an electrical signal into an optical signal could enable faster wireless data transmission

A data buffering scheme improves the performance of solid-state drives in large-scale, data-intensive applications

A low-power photodetection system can harness enough energy to power an autonomous sensor and monitoring network

In this review paper, Ghosh and Shirahata focus on high-quantum yield silicon nanoparticles. It summarizes the peculiarities of their emission, which depends on the preparation method and surface chemistry.

This is the first experimental evidence showing the importance of spin-orbit interactions that were previously overlooked in CuIr2S4. It opens up a new area of research with respect to spin-orbit interactions in transition metals.

By Ravikumar Madavaram, Consultant for Aerospace & Defense, Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific.

Singapore, 11 March — Researchers from A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have demonstrated the smallest wavelength-tunable laser fabricated by microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology.

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 – with 239 people on board – is unusual in that two days after the plane lost communication there is no reliable evidence of debris.

Three years ago on March 11, 2011, the largest recorded earthquake in Japan's history struck off the country's north-eastern coast, triggering a massive tsunami and the worst nuclear power plant accident since Chernobyl. The SMCJ collected comments from Japanese scientists about what has been happening in Japan since then.