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Combining rare-earth clusters with traditional metal catalysts reveals secrets of chemical transformation

A switch that controls formation of stacks from nucleic acid strands has potential applications in gene expression and molecular machines

A drug free, non-invasive method for semi-permanently blocking the return of fear memories in humans is reported in this week’s Nature. The finding may have important implications for the clinical treatment of fear-related disorders.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Magnetic power behind a gamma-ray burst, Red Queen revamped; Tetrahedra get close, Compositional effects on deep mantle discontinuity, Sharing childcare makes for yummy mummies

With the help of SDWorks, a unique business platform attached to the School of Design (SD) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), the award-winning LED Mirror Watch designed by a young promising talent has been launched in the market.

USM researchers have succeeded in producing a key component necessary for the production of medications for cardiovascular diseases using unique eco-friendly methods.

Lee (Kok) Pat Moi has developed a new chemical composition, Bone Materials: Hydroxyapaptite nanoparticles, which could be used to help bone patients lead a better life.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Nature: A big deletion, Medicine: Platelets promote closure of vessels in newborns, Neuroscience: To boldly go, Geoscience: Sensitive climate and Nature: The good fight

First-ever observation of electronic states in aqueous acetic acid reveals water’s unexpected influence

The plant hormone abscisic acid makes use of a surprisingly elegant and straightforward system to regulate its many essential functions

Intellectuals in “newly influential” countries like India have “moral and intellectual” challenges in a post-9/11 world and following the economic crisis of 2008, said author Pankaj Mishra, during a public discussion at IDRC's head office in Ottawa on November 2, 2009.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: A supernova explosion with a difference, The fasting Fox protein, History of the East African monsoon, Nature welcomes two new columnists, Magnetic mimic and Nutritional balance is key to longer life

The protein FocA regulates the flow of formate in much the same way as aquaporin regulates the flow of water in the cell membrane

MEGAT AHMAD KAMAL B MEGAT HANAFIAH of UiTM used the leaves of rubber trees to remove Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions from wastewater.

ROSELEENA BINTE JAAFAR of UiTM invented an automated fruit grading system that integrates a feeding section for FFB, a vision inspection chamber and a sorter mechanism to classify the fruits.

A team of researchers from the Institute for Research in Molocular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia have successfully developed a drug therapy called Methadone Therapy which is not only an effective method of treating drug addiction but which has the capacity to reduce the transmission of HIV among addicts who use needles.

Robert D. Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs(USA), delivers a lecture at Waseda university.

A researcher examined the inter-organisational relationships between the Malaysian National Tourist Organisation (Tourism Malaysia) and tourist organisations (profit and non-profit organisation) to develop tourism marketing alliances .

Summaries of newsworthy papers:Fuelling the future; A new way to kill cancer cells; Deep-ocean carbon sequestration; Variant associated with alcoholic liver disease; Learning long-term connections; Parkinson’s gene mutated in cancer; Asymmetric lake distribution on Titan; Sequencing small ChIPs; Glutamate receptor up close

SERDANG, 18 Nov – 10 new food products have been created by the final year students under the New Food Product Development, Faculty of Science and Food Technology (FSTM) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

SERDANG, 22 NOVEMBER – The Tree Planting program of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in collaboration with Mitsubishi corporation will hope to continue in the future as part of the effort to educate the younger generations says Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & International) Prof. Datin Paduka Dr. Aini Ideris.

IDRC and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have joined forces to explore how information technologies can boost food production and rural business opportunities in developing countries.

As part of plans to launch its new Drug-discovery Technology Program in 2010, RIKEN is making its life sciences technology infrastructure available to outside users on a trial basis to facilitate drug-discovery research and development. The new program will be headed by Toshio Goto, currently a senior advisor of RIKEN.

Gene expression studies shed light on how the brain develops in the fetus and how new areas of the brain may evolve

Internal degradation within plant cells and their response to aging and disease are linked

The Chief Executive Mr Donald Tsang, in his capacity as Chancellor of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, today announced the appointment of Executive Councillor Ms Marjorie Yang Mun-tak as PolyU Council Chairman with effect from 1 January 2010.

PolyU announced the new senior management structure with the introduction of the posts of Provost and Executive Vice President on 25 November...

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Listen with your skin; A saltier south Atlantic; The future looks bright; ‘Bone’ protein linked to fever; Dynamic upwelling beneath the Gulf of California and Globular clusters shed light on Galaxy formation

One picture is worth a thousand words, so they say. A striking new map exposes Southeast Asia’s vulnerability to extreme climate hazards.

PolyU has scored three number ones in the world in terms of research performance in the disciplines of Civil Engineering, Construction and Building Technology, and Geomatics...