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Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
01 Feb 2018
Skin squames are a source of food for the bacteria found in air-cooling units, which produce odours even in a dust-free air-conditioning system, a research by Hong Kong Baptist University scholars revealed.
Qatar University
31 Jan 2018
Researchers at Qatar University have provided an immense development in the field of fertilization and assisted reproduction technology by revealing major technical issues in the debate regarding the identity of the “sperm factor”.
Hokkaido University
31 Jan 2018
A team of researchers from Hokkaido University and Kansai University has developed DNA-assisted molecular robots that autonomously swarm in response to chemical and physical signals, paving the way for developing future nano-machines.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
30 Jan 2018
A method to visualize hidden statistical structure helps make sense of environmental data.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
30 Jan 2018
Ultrathin, rigid silicon segments that are wired through interdigitated metal contacts produce ultraflexible high-performance solar cells.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
30 Jan 2018
A comparison of the genomes of two species of coral demonstrates unexpected genetic diversity.
Qatar University
30 Jan 2018
Students from Qatar University College of Health Sciences (QU-CPH) Department of Biomedical Sciences, in collaboration with external researchers from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), innovated a unique approach to understand the underlying mechanism of a special type of leukemic cancer.
Asia Research News
29 Jan 2018
The new Japanese facility, to be ready by the year’s end, will be Asia’s first detector and the world’s first below ground
Asia Research News
29 Jan 2018
Natural evolution has given us opposable thumbs, the ability to walk fully upright and brains that can reason. Now, scientists are poised to revolutionise fields from drug discovery to goods manufacturing by further harnessing evolution’s power in the laboratory.
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI)
26 Jan 2018
Researchers in South Korea have developed Aldebaran5, a processor for self-driving cars that provides high computing power as well as safety mechanisms to ensure reliability for automotive applications while exhibiting industry leading power efficiency in a tiny, smaller-than-a-nail-head size.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
26 Jan 2018
A team of researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has succeeded in developing world's first stretchable aqueous Li-ion batteries that may power the next generation of wearable devices.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
25 Jan 2018
In a recent study, an interdisciplinary team of scientists from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) discovered that two large protein kinases, ATM and ATR, cooperate to help establish the go/stop balance.
Asia Research News
25 Jan 2018
People should be able to read scientists’ research papers for free, and governments and universities should evaluate researchers based on the merits on their work, and not by which journals their findings are published in.
Asia Research News
25 Jan 2018
The standard unit for mass will have a new definition before the year is out
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
24 Jan 2018
Six startup companies, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have been selected to partake in Prestigious Tech Incubator Program for Startup (TIPS) by the Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
24 Jan 2018
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has announced that two of its students have donated their hematopoietic stem cells to help treat patients with incurable diseases.
University of Malaya
24 Jan 2018
The Colon Cancer Awareness Talk Intervention (CATI) aims to investigate the compliance of taking immunochemical based fecal occult blood test (IFOBT) screening among local community. There is a timely need to destigmatize cancer and have more community engagements on cancer awareness.
Tohoku University
24 Jan 2018
Detailed sorting of scrap car parts could boost recycling rates to over 97%, saving billions spent on new materials and slashing associated greenhouse gas emissions.
Hokkaido University
24 Jan 2018
Joint press release by Hitachi, Ltd. and Hokkaido University
Hitachi Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Real Time Image Gating Motion Management for its Proton Therapy System
Tohoku University
24 Jan 2018
Scientists have derived and grown trophoblast stem cells for the first time, which will lead to better understanding of the human placenta.
Tohoku University
24 Jan 2018
Researchers have made a discovery that could see a drastic reduction in power consumption for data recording.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
24 Jan 2018
A team of students, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has succeeded in developing a smart baby pillow to help prevent and correct mild cases of flat head syndrome. This innovative device has also recently won a gold award at a business idea competition.
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
23 Jan 2018
In the University of Nottingham Malaysia, a team of chemical and food engineers from the Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering Research Group are investigating drying and dehydration of various food materials using advance dryers.
Asia Research News
23 Jan 2018
The Conference on the Emerging Technologies That Matter
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
22 Jan 2018
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University entered into a licensing arrangement with Vision Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (VST), a local start-up supported by HKSTP-PolyU Tech Incubation Fund and PolyU Tech Launchpad Fund, for commercializing PolyU’s Defocus Incorporated Soft Contact lens for myopia control in children.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
22 Jan 2018
Geophysical modeling of one of the world’s most important fossil sites reveals the history of the site where early humankind evolved.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
22 Jan 2018
The protein CD34 is predominantly regarded as a marker of blood-forming stem cells but it helps with migration to the bone marrow too.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
22 Jan 2018
Fine tuning the composition of nitride alloys can further the development of optical and electronic interface devices.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
22 Jan 2018
Atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy of electron beam-sensitive crystalline materials
IOP Publishing
22 Jan 2018
A new method for controlling pigmentation in fabricated human skin has been developed by researchers from A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP) at Nanyang Technological University.