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Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
15 May 2018
A team at Hong Kong Baptist University has developed the world’s first iridium(III)-based probes for imaging dopamine receptors in living cells. The discovery has enhanced the understanding of dopamine receptors in carcinogenesis, and the findings can be potentially developed as a novel early cancer detection technology.
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
15 May 2018
Mapping genetic influences on connections between neural networks could lead to a better understanding of brain organization and behavior.
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Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
15 May 2018
HKBU's award-winning portable device can quickly and accurately detect lead contamination in water.
Enzyme from a hot salty sea
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
15 May 2018
Protein analysis could lead to new advances in DNA sequencing technologies.
Aiming Low: Landmark study optimises steroid use in pregnancy
Tohoku University
15 May 2018
Research which aims to optimise steroid use in pregnancy is set to benefit millions of families worldwide who will have babies born prematurely.
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
14 May 2018
A team at Hong Kong Baptist University has developed the world’s first iridium(III)-based probes for imaging dopamine receptors in living cells. The discovery has enhanced the understanding of dopamine receptors in carcinogenesis, and the findings can be potentially developed as a novel early cancer detection technology.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
14 May 2018
Advanced analysis of seismic data could lead the next wave in oil exploration.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
14 May 2018
Big data shows that large marine vertebrates move differently, but consistently, through coastal and ocean waters.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
14 May 2018
An optical communication system could revolutionize underwater exploration and discovery.
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Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
13 May 2018
Novel micro-beads encapsulating probiotics could help to further lower cholesterol levels.
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Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
13 May 2018
Radioactive materials could soon be detected from up to a few hundred metres away.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
11 May 2018
A fast and safe method to prepare a 3D porous material that mimics the shape of a honeycomb could have broad applications from catalysis to drug delivery or for filtering air to remove pollutants or viruses.
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11 May 2018
The Future of Technology, Today 26-27 June 2018, Hong Kong Cyberport
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
10 May 2018
Researchers in Ireland have found a strong contender for a portable mercury sensor: individual gold nanorods.
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
10 May 2018
An immune molecule in the body shows promise for the treatment of Alzheimer’s.
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Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
10 May 2018
Supersonic gas streams left over from the Big Bang likely gave rise to early massive black holes.
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Tohoku University
10 May 2018
A team from RIEC has tested the human spatial ability to percieve our surroundings without actually seeing it.
Surface current velocity (arrows) and bottom topography (shading) at the western North Pacific, emphasizing bottom rises at the depth of 5,000 meters to 6,000 meters.
Hokkaido University
10 May 2018
Low rises on the ocean floor at a depth of 5,500 meters in the western North Pacific regulate surface flows and create sharp sea surface temperature (SST) fronts, which have tremendous effects on the climate and marine resources.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
08 May 2018
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) establishes today the University Research Facility in Big Data Analytics (UBDA), the first university-wide research facility in big data analytics among universities in Hong Kong
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
07 May 2018
Color changes in the northern Red Sea indicate rising sea temperatures could significantly impact tropical marine ecosystems.
Shark and sensor
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
07 May 2018
An electronic tag that stretches and flexes while it records location and environmental data can monitor marine animals in their natural habitat.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 May 2018
In the past decade after the devastated 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake in Sichuan, academics and students from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have been working on a series of inter-disciplinary projects to help enhance the resilience of the affected communities.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
04 May 2018
HKUST Launches a Transformative Degree Program in Integrative Systems and Design First Experiential Learning Program in Hong Kong that Allows Students to Plan What and How to Learn.
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
03 May 2018
Custom-made gas-sensing material could lead to inexpensive devices for real-time air quality analysis.
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
03 May 2018
Precise control of the atomic structure of gallium-oxide layers improves the development of high-power electronic devices.
Moeraki boulders
Nagoya University
02 May 2018
Researchers at Nagoya University resolve the formation mechanism of “spherical carbonate concretions” and find they form much more rapidly than previously recognized.
Differences between conventional metabolome analysis for dissected brain samples and the newly developed in vivo real-time monitoring system
Nagoya University
01 May 2018
Nagoya University-centered researchers develop novel system for in vivo real-time monitoring of metabolites in a living mouse brain.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
30 Apr 2018
KAUST has appointed Dr. Tony Chan as its third president, to assume office on September 1, 2018. Chan joins KAUST after nearly a decade as president of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
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Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University
27 Apr 2018
New carbon-dioxide-adsorbing crystals could form the basis of future biomedical materials that rely on the shape-memory effect.
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Asia Research News
27 Apr 2018
Some tropical diseases are neglected because they generally afflict the world’s poor, and historically have not received as much attention or funding as other diseases.