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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
25 Apr 2016
Simple and safe monitoring of fetal movement to ensure fetal well-being.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
25 Apr 2016
Compression Hosiery and Knee Brace for Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) and Knee Pain.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
25 Apr 2016
The Greater Mekong Subregion Research Network (GMS-Net), together with Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), launched a call for proposals to gather high-quality development research on better job prospects for youth, women, and low-skilled workers in the Mekong countries.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
22 Apr 2016
Researchers from Hong Kong and the U.S. have developed a new statistical and mapping method that could help identify drug targets for treating leukaemia.
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Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
21 Apr 2016
An international research team has observed cell fusion in flowering plants for the first time in more than a century. The discovery demystifies how plants prevent the attraction of excessive pollen tubes after a successful fertilisation.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
20 Apr 2016
A revolutionary novel robotic mannequin system for the fashion industry with the ability to change shape and dimensions.
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
20 Apr 2016
Researchers are harnessing the energy of moving seawater that is being used to cool a power plant in Malaysia.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
20 Apr 2016
A sensor node processor for networked sensor applications achieves ultra-low power consumption by using ultra-low voltage operation, hardware acceleration and cognitive sensing techniques.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
20 Apr 2016
Helping computers learn to tackle big-data problems outside their comfort zones.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
20 Apr 2016
Silicon-based films that are useful for waveguides have been made at temperatures low enough to be compatible with standard manufacturing processes.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
20 Apr 2016
A frictionless drive system achieves stable nanometer positioning precision over an unprecedented distance
Professor Kyunghan Lee of UNIST
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
20 Apr 2016
A Korean research team, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has been selected to receive the 2016 IEEE William R. Bennett Prize Paper Award.
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University of Malaya
19 Apr 2016
If Malaysia doesn’t take action to control its carbon emissions through a carbon tax, the damage caused by climate change over a 95-year period could cost the country more than 40 trillion Malaysian ringgits (US$9.1 trillion).
Tohoku University
19 Apr 2016
Two academics at Tohoku University, Japan, have made it onto this year's Thomson Reuters list of Highly Cited Researchers. They are Professor Shinjiro Yamaguchi and Associate Professor Shusei Sato, both from the Graduate School of Life Sciences.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
18 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has brought glory to Hong Kong by winning a total of 14 prizes at the 44th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Covering a wide range of application areas, these breakthroughs not only expanded the boundaries of knowledge, but also enhanced the well-being of our society on different fronts.
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Hokkaido University
18 Apr 2016
Transposable elements (transposons) are activated by environmental stress to create stress tolerant plants.
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Hokkaido University
18 Apr 2016
Clover yellow vein virus produces a truncated form of the P3 protein that is indispensable for viral infection and multiplication.
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
18 Apr 2016
Malaysians should undergo screening for Colon Cancer once they reach the age of 40, says Gastroenterologist specialist Assoc Prof Dr. Raja Affendi Raja Ali of the Tuanku Muhriz Chancellor Hospital (HCTM).
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
15 Apr 2016
Findings provide deeper understanding of the disease which affects mainly ageing Asians, and open up new possibilities for the delivery of precision medicine.
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IOP Publishing
15 Apr 2016
Researchers have developed artificial whiskers that allow robots to “see” the surroundings in dark and murky places by analysing the way the whiskers respond to water and air flow.
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Hokkaido University
14 Apr 2016
By using a photoelectrode in which gold nanoparticles are loaded on an oxide semiconductor substrate, a research at Hokkaido University, Japan, has worked to develop a method of artificial photosynthesis that has received attention as an ultimate light energy conversion system.
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14 Apr 2016
BANGI – Prof Datuk Dr Mohamed Amin Embi, a a professor of technology-enhanced language learning at the Faculty of Education, The National University of Malaysia (UKM) has done the university proud by winning two prestigious international education awards for distance learning and open online courses.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
13 Apr 2016
Led by a feminist network based in India, researchers and advocates across South Asia are building the case for new legal and medical responses to sexual violence, while empowering victims to speak out.
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
13 Apr 2016
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) recently launched Centre of Sustainable Palm Oil Research (CESPOR), which focuses on improving the various aspects of the palm oil industry.
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University of Malaya
13 Apr 2016
The KeepAble Cancer Community is a cancer survivorship research with aims to spread awareness and promote cancer-related engagement with the public. Its primary aim for survivors is to facilitate their community wellness engagement and meeting point for survivors reach out for support, during the survivorship phase where they adjust to a new norm.
Figure 1 - Novel palm oil-based polymers for different applications
University of Malaya
12 Apr 2016
Palm oil is not a polymer; but through chemical reactions it can be converted to intermediates with different functional groups that could interact with other monomers, either through condensation reactions or free radical additions or a combination of both mechanisms to form novel materials with interesting properties and applications.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
12 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has successfully developed perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with the world’s highest power conversion efficiency of 25.5% recently.
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
12 Apr 2016
Rohingya refugees living in a camp in Bangladesh have developed a multi-dimensional social fabric that is more complex than the common refugee narratives depicted in some reports.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
11 Apr 2016
A new method could allow physicians to diagnose fetal genetic abnormalities during pregnancy without the risks involved in current techniques.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
11 Apr 2016
Five recipients of research grants on "Promoting Specialty Textile and Fabrics in Least Developed Countries” provided by Canada's International Development Research Centre and Trade Facilitation Office Canada announced.