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The Research Institute for Advanced Network Technology (RIANT) at Waseda University has formed the Demand Response Technology Research Program, together with nine companies.

Inventions can help physically-challenged people lead life with fewer difficulties. Mohd Thamrin, Rosman R. and Sarmawi D. S. of UiTM Shah Alam Malaysia studied the use of inexpensive RF transmitters and receiver modules for wireless transmission to improve the functionality and efficiency of the manual controlled wheelchair.

“Jukusui-kun (Mr. Deep Sleep)”, a robot supporting patients with sleep-apnea syndrome etc., on display

Research group headed by Professor Takashi Tsuji demonstrates in “Reinforcement of microfibril rescues microfibril disorder of Marfan’s syndrome”. Substantial advance in the development of novel strategy of Marfan’s syndrome.

Latest news from Nature Journals 05 February 2012

A new diagnosis technique developed by researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC) has succeeded in detecting influenza virus infection in only 40 minutes and with one hundred times the sensitivity of conventional methods.

Miho Namba, an Associate Professor at Waseda University, shares her thoughts on the communication of science and technology in Japan, taking the activities of the Science Media Centre at the time of the earthquake as an example.

Professor Sadahiko Kano from the Faculty of International Research and Education, Waseda University, explores the challenges for international standardization.

Japanese workers are said to be hard working. One of the reasons is the long working hours. So-called full-time employees work some 2,000 hours per year, which is 400 hours longer than their counterparts in Germany or France.

Latest news from Nature 5 February 2012

Derivation of equations that describe the dynamics of complex magnetic quasi-particles may aid the design of novel electronic devices

Industrial chemistry is set to improve from novel rare-earth metal catalysts that reduce waste and improve aromatic bond-forming reactions

A ‘gatekeeper’ protein plays a critical role in helping immune cells to sound a warning after encountering signs of tumor growth or infection

Latest news from Nature 2 February 2012

Understanding the molecular properties of polyelectrolytes gives unprecedented control over responsive polymer microstructures

The active learning algorithm is faster and more accurate in guessing the age of an individual than conventional algorithms

Magnetic random-access memory based on new spin transfer technology achieves higher storage density by packing multiple bits of data into each memory cell.

Latest news from Nature 31/01/2012

Latest news from Nature and Nature journals 30 January 2012

A collaborative anti-cancer research jointly conducted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School and Nevada Cancer Institute has led to the development of a novel class of chemical inhibitors that specifically target cancer cells with pluripotency.

Latest News from Nature, 27 January 2011

Demonstration of a rare combination of electric and magnetic properties in a now readily producible material could improve electronic memory devices

Clarification of metabolite regulation and distribution in a large, freshwater algal cell illuminates important aspects of general cell metabolism

A large-scale study of East Asian individuals reveals a number of previously overlooked genetic variants with potential roles in a number of metabolic diseases

High-level spectroscopy and computer simulations of specially diluted liquids reveal the long-debated structure of air–water interfaces

Latest news from Nature 26 January 2012

Singapore SME secures commercial contracts with adaptive video coding technology from A*STAR

Researchers at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center have clarified the crystal structure of quinol dependent nitric oxide reductase, a bacterial enzyme that offers clues on the origins of our earliest oxygen-breathing ancestors. The findings provide key insights into the production of nitrogen oxide, a greenhouse gas hundreds of times more potent than C02.

The journals Nature and Science are jointly publishing a letter, signed by numerous researchers, declaring a voluntary pause on research involving highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses.

Latest news from Nature Journals 23 January 2012