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Duke-NUS Medical School
12 Mar 2020
Studying Finnish genes leads to unique revelations about the development of a serious complication of diabetes, and informs an ongoing genomic study of a Singaporean cohort as part of Singapore’s Diabetes Study in Nephropathy and other Microvascular Complications (DYNAMO).
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK)
12 Mar 2020
Physicists have been trying to observe the quantum phenomenon Kondo cloud for many decades. An international research team has recently developed a novel device that successfully measures the length of the Kondo cloud and even allows for controlling the Kondo cloud. The findings can be regarded as a milestone in condensed matter physics and may provide insights for understanding the multiple impurity systems, such as high-temperature superconductors.
Hiroshima University
11 Mar 2020
When it comes to awareness of social and legal services available to people with dementia, financial knowledge is key
Ehime University
11 Mar 2020
・A novel pathway of L-fucose metabolism was discovered in strictly anaerobic and pathogenic bacterium.
・The genetic context in bacterial genomes and the screening for potential substrates can help identify the biochemical functions of bacterial enzymes.
・No homologous pathway is found in humans or in probiotic bacteria.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
10 Mar 2020
A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has introduced a novel technology, which allows carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to be easily observed under room temperature.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
10 Mar 2020
A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has introduced a new composite catalyst that could efficiently enhance the charg-discharge performances when applied to metal-air batteries (MABs),
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
10 Mar 2020
Two faculty members from South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have been honored with meritorious citations and awards for their outstanding research performance.
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
10 Mar 2020
A key component of the Prime Focus Spectrograph, the metrology camera, can now make accurate measurements while set up at the bottom of the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii.
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)
09 Mar 2020
Researchers found that dust encircling a young gas giant can create a “safety zone,” which keeps a large moon from falling into the planet as the system evolves.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
09 Mar 2020
A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has developed high‐efficiency, solution‐processed, hybrid series, tandem photovoltaic devices featuring CQDs and organic bulk heterojunction (BHJ) photoactive materials.
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
07 Mar 2020
Computerized sound-cognitive therapy could be a new potential treatment for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
07 Mar 2020
A new feedstock featuring a local grass could provide a more reliable and nutritious food supply for livestock in Malaysia.
Kanazawa University
06 Mar 2020
Point set registration problems, i.e. finding corresponding points between shapes represented as point sets, are important in a variety of fields, so algorithms have been developed. Here, a new algorithm is discovered for point set registration problems. This algorithm is demonstrated to solve several typical problems remarkably faster than conventional methods and with the highest accuracy.
06 Mar 2020
The International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) Asia is conducting a survey on “Science in Policy Making”.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
06 Mar 2020
A design team, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been honored at the international design competition, iF Design Awards 2020.
Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University
05 Mar 2020
Molecular changes could improve the efficiency of next-generation photovoltaics.
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)
05 Mar 2020
An international team of astronomers using ALMA has captured the very moment when an old star first starts to alter its environment.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
05 Mar 2020
An international team of researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has for the first time succeeded in demonstrating the ionization cooling of muons.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
03 Mar 2020
DGIST joint research team identified the roles of 'Somatostatin,' which mediates the functions of GABAergic synaptic protein
Ehime University
02 Mar 2020
The theoretical mineral physics group of Ehime University led by Dr. Taku Tsuchiya has developed high-precision computational techniques for studying Earth and planetary materials based on quantum mechanical theory and reported several outcomes for Earth’s lower mantle minerals and high-pressure hydrous phases. Their insights and discoveries clarify the mineralogy of Earth’s lower mantle and new mineral phases stabilized at the deep mantle.
Hiroshima University
02 Mar 2020
Researchers explore the links between happiness and productivity at a factory in Laos
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
02 Mar 2020
A physicist and mathematician have found a string theory link in a class of complex numbers.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
02 Mar 2020
A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has unveiled a novel catalyst (Pt1/CNT) for electrochemical chlorine generation.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
02 Mar 2020
A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has presented a new biofuel system that uses lignin found in biomass for the production of hydrogen.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
29 Feb 2020
A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has unveiled an ion concentrate electrolyte using a solvent containing fluorine atoms.
Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University
28 Feb 2020
A new compound with the potential to turn genes on and off could lead to new cancer and hereditary disease treatment strategies.
Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University
28 Feb 2020
Converting crystalline metal-organic frameworks into glass or liquid could give them unique properties and lead to the design of new materials.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
28 Feb 2020
A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has presenter in-depth study of the interaction mechanism between the lignin nanofilms.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
28 Feb 2020
A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has introduced a flexible and transparent solar cell, using silicon microwire composites.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
27 Feb 2020
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has signed MoU with the Korea East West Power Co., Ltd. (EWP) to cultivate professional personnel in renewable energy.