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Why did Hillary lose? Waseda's Prof. Toyonaga reflects on how the long US presidential election process made her initial desire and expectation of Hillary's candidacy turn to disappointment.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Mars: Water almost everywhere, Earth science: Setting off a Cretaceous extinction event, Microscopy: Watching the cavorting of once-invisible atoms and How the brain pays attention

In a special News report, Nature asks leading reproductive biologists and clinicians what developments in the field could have an equivalent impact in the next three decades. Millions of babies have now been conceived through IVF – will any of the experts’ latest predictions, including artificial wombs, be as commonplace in 2028?

Spreading Japan's unique Egyptology to the world - Waseda University was the first Asian team allowed to excavate. With dedication & technology, they confirmed the Great Pyramid's Second Boat, found Tutankhamun and his wife's rings - the first pair of rings in Egyptology, found one of the oldest mummies in perfect condition and more.

Hydrogen energy: it attracts hope with its potential as the new, clean, eco-friendly energy of the 21st century. A significant topic on the front lines of developmental research is the establishment of hydrogen-synthesizing techniques which would produce energy suitable as a foundation for society, supporting both industry and everyday life.

Material durability is a major concern in structural design as it affects the particular material service life. A research is currently being conducted to investigate the effect of Malaysia's tropical climate on the strength of epoxy resin concrete structure.

In the future, we hope to use advanced multi-core processor to create high-performance cell phones driven by solar batteries, safer, comfortable and energy-saving automobiles, small, quiet desktop super-computers and small food generating robots driven by sunlight.

SERDANG, MALAYSIA - Four Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) researchers won six medals including two gold awards during the Invention and New Product Exposition (INPEX) held at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA recently.

WHILE the G8 continues to make more promises on how to save the world, a Malaysian is putting his money where his mouth is. Tan Sri Mustapha Kamal of the well-known EmKay group took the initiative to launch the Belum Rainforest Research Centre last week.

The Irrawaddy Delta, Myanmar is a high-risk area for groundwater contamination with arsenic, suggests research published online this week in Nature Geoscience.Other papers include A common inflammatory pathway in silicosis and Alzheimer’s, Genetic risk factor for osteoarthritis and Shells ruled by mass extinctions

Brunei - The Information Comunication Technology Centre (ICTC), formerly known as Computer Services Centre, was formed in 1986 with the mission "to create and maintain an IT environment at Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

Brunei: The Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre was set up by Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) deep in the country's unspoiled jungle as an international focus for research into the threatened rainforests of Borneo.

Penang, Malaysia 12 July – A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Friday between Nigeria’s Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to commercialize USM’s research on bananas.

The Waseda University affiliated Waseda Saga Junior High School and High School is scheduled to open in April of 2010 in Karatsu City. The proximity of Karatsu to China and Korea makes it the perfect place for the development of individuals who will become active in Asia and throughout the world.

The increase in global demand for wood requires increase in forest productivity. There is, therefore, a need for a high-yield, faster growth, and short-rotation plantation forests. Thus, a joint research programme between Sarawak Forestry Corporation and UNIMAS was sealed for the development of plantation forests in the State of Sarawak.

The research spans a wide-range, from people who study plays with a literary approach and people who study the history of noh theater and kabuki to people who study how theater should be promoted in cultural policies.

"If Japan can only spend $1 million dollars where Hollywood spends $50 million dollars, then we must have the determination to give that $1 million dollars a value of $20 million dollars by utilizing technology, networking, and alliances."

Summaries of newsworthy papers include The scare switch, Ebola structure reveals virus camouflage, A bridge from the historical to the contemporary, A handle on human proteins used by H5N1 virus, Could there be water in the Moon?, Spinning to destruction, The usefulness of social diversity, Monitoring stress at depth and Keeping an eye out

Summaries of newsworthy papers including Nanotechnology: Look to the stars, Mutation associated with increased rice yield, How EGFR promotes skin cancer, A natural ligand for PPAR-gamma, Ingesting and digesting intracellular bacteria, Sensing light without eyes, Muscling in on disease imaging and Enzyme implicated in risk of common obesity.

Monitoring and detecting oil spills as they occur in real times accelerates response time – thus substantially reducing cleanup/remediation costs, and limiting damage to the environment. UPM has developed the optimum solution for this requirement. Oil Scan is a highly effective, cost saving and easy to use

As IDRC's South Asia regional office celebrates its 25th anniversary, some of the region's most respected thinkers talk about their impressions of the Centre and the work it has carried out.

In a press conference today, USM unveiled their new product made from starch, rubber and plastic waste which will degrade in just 3 - 6 months when exposed to microbes, air and sunlight and costs only RM5 (USD1.50) per kg

This program by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology seeks to promote the advancement of international competitiveness of the university.

Unlike Virtual Reality (VR) that aims at replacing the perception of the world with an artificial one, Augmented Reality (AR) has the goal of enhancing a person's perception of the surrounding world. Being partly virtual and real, the new interface technology of AR can revolutionise education.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Extinction: A game of chance, Materials: Going with the flow, Virology: Viral sedatives, Collision course: Another type of brief encounter and finally… Carbon on early Earth

On July 21, RIKEN will host a science session entitled “Drought-tolerant plants: helping the world to cope with global warming” at EuroScience Open Forum 2008 (ESOF2008) held in Barcelona, Spain.

The present invention relates to Internet Protocol version six (IPv6) as a wireless network infrastructure. The use of this technology is expected to guarantee no packet loss while reducing handover delay by 94.32% and packet delay by 84.43% during handover.

Landslides drive glacial advances, Cognitive therapy to control reward anticipation, A new way to treat premature ageing, A sweet route to treating Alzheimer’s disease?, Oceanic methane production, New anti-parasite protective mechanism, Automated imaging of worm gene expression, Mushroom bodies feel the heat

Unimas, Sarawak - The group’s preliminary findings revealed the presence of active TPH-degrading bacteria, commonly found in soil, yet safe to human or animals; and they were proven to be promising species for effective biodegradation of oil sludge.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Ozone destruction over an Atlantic holiday destination, Understanding four-legged fish, Cut off the food to spite the tumour, Volcanic explosions in the deep Arctic Ocean, It takes two and a feminizer for honeybees