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"Research organizations", independently introduced by Waseda University, are the organizational framework meant to fulfill a general role, as well as to promote strategic research activity on the part of the university.

In April 2009 Waseda University opened the new “Center for Research Strategy.(CRS)” A research university is one which uses public and private funding as a base and excels in carrying out high level research activities and quality personnel training which contributes to a global society.

The essence of the hardware design for TWENDY-ONE is “the softness of machines.” By adding softness to the skin and joints of the arms and trunk, it is possible to protect people from the shock of the unexpected conflict with the robot.

I am specialized in ergonomics and am focusing my research on the next generation media, which is currently not yet prevalent but have a potential in the near future. When I was an undergraduate student, I undertook a research evaluating 3D images from the human perspective for the first time.

Just over 25 years ago, computer development was centered around hardware with little importance placed on software. The dominant way of thinking in Japan was that if hardware was produced, software would naturally follow. But I thought this was the wrong line of thinking.

In my early student days at School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University, I put hard work into my theoretical economics and international finance studies in order to become an elite businessman (laughing). But at the time of graduating, new jobs were scarce and I couldn’t find employment.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Burgess Shale-like fossils live on; Taking the global temperature; White dwarfs — the inside story; Let’s vaccinate before the next pandemic; Erosion of confidence; A quantum-optical transistor; Phosphatase helps maintain brain integrity; Spider silk’s dual identity

A collaboration to define how biomarkers can be used in preclinical drug trials to the satisfaction of health authorities is discussed in this month’s special focus issue of Nature Biotechnology.

A soy by-product linked to health benefits inhibits two enzymes involved in the production of testosterone in human cells.

The National Innovation Agency (NIA) recognizes an innovation by Prince of Songkla University, the PSU-Carpal Tunnel Retractor developed by Asst. Prof. Sunton Wongsiri, MD., Assoc. Prof. Boonsin Tangtrakulwanich, MD., Asst. Prof. Sitichok Anantaseri, MD., Porames Suwanno, MD., Varah Yuenyongviwat, MD., and Ekkarin Wongsiri

National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology under the Patronage of H.M. the King have awarded the 2009 NSTDA New Generation Technologist to Asst. Prof. Jesada Wannasin.

Prince of Songkla University has studied the death of mussels farmed in Amphoe Kantang, Trang Province and found that it was caused by stress and weaknesses resulted from sudden environmental changes and suggested reducing the number of the mussels and the size of the rafts to sustain the balance of nature.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FPV) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) will collaborate with Royal Terengganu Endurance Stable (RTES) on the teaching, research and profesional service related to field of equine.

Early signs of a sustainable African green revolution

KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) recorded another overwhelming success when it was selected as the Most Trusted Brand for Universities 2010, based on Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Survey.

PENANG, 7 May: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) today widened its networking to two other countries with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Asia Pacific Centre for International Understanding (APCEIU) in Korea and Syed Ammal Engineering College (SAEC) in India.

PENANG, 6 May: A premier university not only needs to be recognized for its scientific excellence but also as a treasure house for art and cultural heritage. In this way, there won’t be a divide between these two fields.

Recognizing one’s own brood with new neurons; Herbicide-hunting bacteria; Variants associated with rheumatoid arthritis; Seasonal changes in glacier movement; Single drugs for multiple diseases; Surprising regulator of long-term antibody production; Direct detection of methylated DNA; Crumpling up graphene to make fullerenes

The first total synthesis of the complex natural product chaetocin expands the tools to reverse lethal gene expressions

A large-scale genetic study reveals a novel risk factor for a potentially fatal kidney disorder associated with diabetes

A superconducting circuit that strongly interacts with light paves the way for optical computing schemes

This application is for the “surgical visual field enhancer apparatus”

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Slip on the Peru megathrust; Elite model for HIV; The ozone hole 25 years on; Magnetic field within the Earth's core; The cause of sproutin; An ultralow-noise amplifier for quantum applications; Bend me, shape me

Tumor promoter aides stem cell reproduction

Hydrothermal vent animals avoid the heat

Mongolia — an isolated country sandwiched between Siberia and China — has become a pioneer in using the Internet as a tool for development, through a lasting partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) that continues today.

Aspirin leads to beneficial lipids; Variants associated to Paget’s disease of bone; Malaria-induced marrow changes; Stem cells’ biochemistry revealed; Woolly mammoth’s cold adaptation

RIKEN and The University of Tokyo have partnered to release full-length human cDNA clones compiled under the Genome Network Project (GNP), an initiative of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

Regulatory T cells can travel to and from the skin while controlling immune responses in that organ

By characterizing the sugar content of cells, researchers have begun to reconstruct important ‘quality control’ mechanisms for protein production