Press releases on Asia Research News' Newsroom are provided by our partner Institutions keen to connect with journalists and the public.
Get the news in your inbox
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
03 Jul 2017
A new approach could help detect forged parts of photographs faster and more accurately than current methods.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
03 Jul 2017
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology has embarked on a research project to develop a self-powered tracking device for bird flu outbreak prediction.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
03 Jul 2017
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has introduced, for the first time, the organelle-localized self-assembly of a peptide amphiphile as a powerful strategy for controlling cellular fate.
Asia Research News
02 Jul 2017
November 6-8, 2017 - Matrix Auditorium, Biopolis, Singapore
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
02 Jul 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University organised the PolyU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Student Challenge 2017 in Hong Kong this week. The teams from Bangladesh and mainland China clutched top prizes in the university division and the secondary school division respectively.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
02 Jul 2017
Insights into the thermal behavior of metal nitride nanowires could open new avenues in optical electronics.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
02 Jul 2017
The genome sequences of two "false" corals offer a window into the evolution of calcification, which may help their reef-building cousins.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
02 Jul 2017
A technique to create a material for cost-effective water electrolysis uses a simple chemical method for preparing nickel-based anodes to improve the oxygen-evolution reaction. Efficiency gains like this one developed by KAUST are important in evolving renewable energy.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
30 Jun 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University organised the PolyU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Student Challenge 2017 in Hong Kong this week. The teams from Bangladesh and mainland China clutched top prizes in the university division and the secondary school division respectively.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
30 Jun 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University organised the PolyU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Student Challenge 2017 in Hong Kong this week. The teams from Bangladesh and mainland China clutched top prizes in the university division and the secondary school division respectively.
University of Malaya
30 Jun 2017
Ravinder Kaur and her team have been bestowed with the 2017 Future Conservationist Award, a UK-based Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP). Ravinder is the first and only Malaysian to receive the award this year. Her winning project is aimed to provide breeding opportunities for the hornbills.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Jun 2017
Controlled rupturing of thin films can make low-cost nanopatterned arrays for solar cells and biomolecular detection.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Jun 2017
Nanoparticles improve the strength of metallic alloys.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Jun 2017
Better understanding the principles of silicon etching leads to improved surface patterning
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Jun 2017
A new method of modeling drug-target interactions fixes a detrimental bias of past techniques.
University of Malaya
29 Jun 2017
Ezas Faris Aiman Mamat Rohizan, University of Malaya former student, won 2nd Prize of the 2017 UIA-PHG International Young Architect Competition: Smart, Green & Beyond: Healthcare Facility of the Future. His winning design thesis is a small hospital in Pudu, inspired by the social and cultural phenomenon of the Malaysian street.
University of Malaya
29 Jun 2017
Professor Dr. Ling Tau Chuan from University of Malaya has been announced as one of the winner for the Society for Biotechnology Japan’s 2017 Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize.
University of Malaya
29 Jun 2017
Researchers at University of Malaya investigated the venom-gland transcriptomes of monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) from Malaysia and Thailand. Their findings unveil a pool of novel bioactive molecules, and provide a solution to the long-standing puzzle of the geographical variability of venom from this important Asian cobra.
University of Malaya
29 Jun 2017
Understanding the interactions between miRNAs with their specific cancer gene targets is an on-going effort to identify new therapeutic strategies. Researchers from University of Malaya carried out investigations to study the relationship between natural compound and miRNA expression in cancer cells.
University of Malaya
29 Jun 2017
ASEAN is a symbol of regional development in Southeast Asia region. Its Charter envisages legal and institutional frameworks, but ASEAN Member States prefer soft law as compared to the hard law. The importance of legal instruments should be recognized to establish stronger implementation, enforcement, monitoring and reviewing mechanisms.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
28 Jun 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) invited Professor Hau L. Lee, a leading scholar in global supply chain management, entrepreneurship and innovations in developing economies, and value chain strategies, to speak at the PolyU 80th Anniversary Global Leader Lecture Series on 28 June 2017.
University of Malaya
28 Jun 2017
Electricity consumption in buildings will rise and increase GHG emissions. The biggest challenge for energy and carbon emissions reduction, is not only the relatively cheap price of electricity, but to refurbish existing buildings to become more energy efficient and lessen its environmental impact.
Asia Research News
27 Jun 2017
An international team of scientists have developed a method that allows them to engineer crystals with a large fraction of reactive facets.
Nagoya University
27 Jun 2017
Nagoya University team used high-valent transition metal catalysts for an unconventional hydrogenation of carboxylic acid groups, common to biomass feedstocks. The high-valent catalysts showed good selectivity under mild conditions.
Hokkaido University
26 Jun 2017
Studying DNA fragments left by ancient viruses in their host’s genome has shown even non-autonomous viruses could prosper by helping each other.
Wildlife Conservation Society
23 Jun 2017
A first-ever milestone event brought together Cambodian officials and others today to discuss law enforcement options and responses to wildlife trafficking –an increasing threat to the world’s wildlife species.
Asia Research News
22 Jun 2017
Imagine being able to take cells from your skin, transform them into other types of cells, such as lung, brain, heart or muscle cells, and use those to cure your ailments, from diabetes to heart disease or macular degeneration. To realise this, however, challenges still remain, Professor Janet Rossant, a pioneer in the field, says.
University of Malaya
22 Jun 2017
Zero Waste Campaign (ZWC) is one of the university’s longest and most consistent endeavours. It is unique due to the bottom-up and top-down synergy that characterizes its development. It was set-up to spearhead the development of a more sustainable waste management model in the UM campus and ultimately achieve the status of a zero waste campus.
Asia Research News
21 Jun 2017
Professor Terrence Forrester, an expert in childhood malnutrition, warns that the first 1,000 days are among the most important in children’s lives, and more needs to be done to ensure that they get optimal nutrition during this critical period.
Asia Research News
21 Jun 2017
People should be more sceptical about data cited in news reports, and scientists need to do a better job of communicating their research results, says Sir David Spiegelhalter, a British statistician and expert in risk communication.