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Biomaterials are increasingly replacing human organs and tissues and silver is added to reduce the adhesion of bacteria to biomaterials and prevent infections. However, a recent study by researchers in Portugal suggests that – in one material – increasing levels of silver may indirectly promote bacterial adhesion.

Ulsan, South Korea, June 27, 2013 – A research team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have found a new physical organogel electrolyte with two unique characteristics: an irreversible thermal gelation and a high value of the Li+ transference number.

(Toyohashi, 26 June 2013) Toyohashi Tech researchers fabricate powerful red light-emitting diodes by codoping GaN with Eu and Mg. The details are described in the June 2013 issue of Toyohashi Tech e-Newslette

(Toyohashi, 26 June 2013) Growing plants in factories: the June 2013 issue the Toyohashi Tech e-Newsletter contains the latest research-news and views from one of Japan's most innovative and dynamic science and technology-based academic institutes.

(Kanazawa, Japan, 25 June 2013) One of Kanazawa University’s leading professors has spent the last 15 years investigating the role of orexin neuropeptides in the brain. Takeshi Sakurai’s work is furthering understanding of sleep and wakeful states and leading to the development of new therapies for insomnia and narcolepsy.

(Kanazawa, Japan, 25 June 2013)　 Researchers at Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science in Japan have determined how APOBEC proteins mediate hypermutations that inhibit viral replication. They also identify the host factor protein UNG that can repair these mutations.

(Kanazawa, Japan, 25 June 2013)　A new chemical process developed by researchers at Kanazawa University provides an efficient way of synthesizing diverse organic compounds. Such an efficient, flexible route to these useful compounds could greatly benefit pharmaceuticals and other industries.

This paper focuses on the spatial-temporal dynamics of the micro climate conditions in canopy gaps in forests.

This study investigates the effects of sunlight exposure on Rizophora dye solution

Singapore, 24 June 2013 - A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics and Leading Semiconductor Partners combine research and market expertise to address industry challenges

A research team headed by Dr. Takashi Nakanishi, a Principal Researcher of the NIMS Organic Materials Group, Polymer Materials Unit, developed a full-colour tunable luminescent liquid material with excellent light stability based on an anthracene molecule, which is a general organic fluorescent dye.

Opinion article by Jinshi Fujii of Waseda University – “How far can these ties be restored given the current state of Japanese cinema, which has become about as individualist and fragmented as it can get?”

Singapore, 20 June 2013 –Pfizer Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd, Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. and Siemens Pte. Ltd, have signed on as founding members of a new A*STAR R&D Consortium Programme - Innovative Processing of Specialties and Pharmaceuticals (iPSP).

(Okayama, Japan, 19 June 2013) Professor Hisao Moriya and colleagues at Okayama University used their ‘tug of war method to measure the copy number limits of all protein-coding genes in yeast—the first time ever for any organisms.

(Okayama, Japan, 19 June 2013) Japan's ancient 'Kofun' burial mounds: Fusion of traditional archaeology with cutting edge information technology to uncover the mysteries of ancient civilizations.

(Okayama, Japan, 19 June) - Highlights include IT-based insights into the mysteries of Japan's ancient 'Kofun' burial mounds; pioneering research on the Standard Model Higgs boson; synthesis of silafluorenes; vesicular neurotransmitter transporters and clean biochemistry; and IP on the synthesis of graphene oxide and nanocomposite applications.

Converting bioethanol into hydrogen for fuel cells becomes significantly simpler with innovative metal catalysts

Insights into self-assembled, multicomponent nanostructures on nanowires provide an innovative fabrication approach for high-performance devices

Magnetic materials that change their properties when heated could pack more data on to hard drives

A low-cost molecule boosts the stability and amplification characteristics of solution-based polymer semiconductors

Ulsan, S. Korea, June 17, 2013 - Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), S. Korea, developed a novel, simple method to synthesize hierarchically nanoporous frameworks of nanocrystalline metal oxides such as magnesia and ceria by the thermal conversion of well-designed metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).

SINGAPORE, June 14, 2013 – ETPL (Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd), the technology transfer arm of A*STAR, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Asia News Network (ANN) to collaborate on projects and solutions aimed at the media and advertising industries.

Unagi, the sea-going Japanese freshwater eel, harbors a fluorescent protein that could be the basis for a revolutionary new clinical test for bilirubin, a critical indicator of human liver function, hemolysis, and jaundice, according the RIKEN Brain Science Institute. The discovery could also contribute to the conservation of the endangered Unagi

A new prototype random-access memory, which uses light for reading out information, is presented in this week’s online issue of Nature Communications. This memory has an exceptionally high write and read speed, a low energy consumption and good endurance making it a promising candidate in the quest for a “universal memory”.

Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, and University of Illinois, U.S.A, developed the large-scale heteroepitaxial growth III-V nanowires on a Si wafer.

Atopic dermatitis or eczema was big business in Japan in the 1990's. Assistant Prof. Ushiyama interviewed patients in Japan and the UK. The article reviews the eczema business in Japan and the differences with the UK.

The discovery of the oldest nearly complete skeleton of a primate, reported in this week’s Nature, provides insights into the earliest phases of primate evolution.

Ulsan, South Korea, June 5, 2013 – Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Case Western Reserve University & University of North Texas have paved a new way for affordable commercialization of fuel cells with efficient metal-free electrocatalysts using edge-halogenated graphene nanoplatelets.

Specifically sized gold nanoparticle spheres increase the sensitivity of a light-based chemical detector

As well as company privacy, security frameworks for smart grids must protect the privacy of individual consumers