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University of Malaya
23 Nov 2015
DOHA - Qatar University has signed a five-year agreement with University of Malaya, Malaysia, to renew collaboration in the field of education and research.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
20 Nov 2015
Researchers in Korea have developed a technique that can easily analyze the optical activity of charged compounds by using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
19 Nov 2015
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak organises its fifth indigenous knowledge fair with a keynote speech “Community-based co-design of Indigenous Knowledge Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities” delivered by a professor from Namibia and presentations by researchers in Malaysia and UK.
Tohoku University
19 Nov 2015
Scientists from Tohoku University in Japan have developed a method to produce sweeter, well-growing tomatoes.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
18 Nov 2015
Investigating how droplets move around on a surface shows us why it is important to set boundary conditions.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
18 Nov 2015
Graphene and metal nitrides improve the performance and stability of energy storage devices
University of Malaya
18 Nov 2015
A collaborative project by researchers in Malaysia and UK aims to achieve sustainability-led design for the existing non-domestic buildings. It will use 'Building Information Modelling' in these countries to reduce or completely avoid depletion of critical resources and also to prevent environmental degradation.
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
18 Nov 2015
Nagoya, Japan – RaQualia Pharma Inc. and the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) of Nagoya University have announced a joint research agreement for the discovery of small molecules to control the circadian rhythms of mammals.
Tohoku University
18 Nov 2015
High quality natural meteoritic magnet successfully produced in a short time
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
18 Nov 2015
Under the Economic Transformation and Human Capital Project, students at The National University of Malaysia are helping single mothers to establish a joint venture company. The main goal of this project is to encourage entrepreneurship among single mothers and human capital development of youths in the neigbourhood.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
18 Nov 2015
A student of Universiti Putra Malaysia, has succeeded in creating a smart phone application using a GPS Augmented Reality technology to look for halal restaurants within the vicinity of a consumer’s living area.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
17 Nov 2015
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is proud to have invited Professor Lars Peter Hansen, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 2013, to give a public lecture on “Confronting Uncertainty in a Changing Environment” on 19 November 2015.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
17 Nov 2015
Researchers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology will lead an IdeasLab on biotechnology for an aging society while HUBO, the winner of the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge, will interact with the forum participants, offering an experience of state-of-the-art robotics technology.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
17 Nov 2015
The 5th Annual South Asian Regional Meeting of the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) will take place in Sohna, India, from November 18-20, 2015.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
17 Nov 2015
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the World Health Organization are co-organizing a meeting entitled “The 4th WHO Informal Consultation for Improving Influenza Vaccine Virus Selection” to be held in Hong Kong from 18th to 20th of November, 2015.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
16 Nov 2015
As a one-stop spot for native and exotic plants, Universiti Putra Malaysia Conservatory Park features a collection of nearly 500 species of such plants.
Singapore Management University
16 Nov 2015
A team of researchers at Singapore Management University investigates the complex relationships between economy, geography, real estate and health to unravel important policy implications.
Singapore Management University
16 Nov 2015
A researcher at Singapore Management University delves deep into the complex world of international corporations to understand how they and their investors make decisions about money.
Singapore Management University
16 Nov 2015
The Singapore Management University Centre for Marketing Excellence is partnering with Asia’s luxury sector to navigate trends that are changing the face of retail.
Singapore Management University
16 Nov 2015
Data mining is not just about numbers: It is premised on human behaviour, and the multitude of decisions that we make every day. A researcher from Singapore Management University is trying to identify useful patterns from large amounts of information.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
16 Nov 2015
The Aviation Services Research Centre (ASRC) co-founded by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Boeing enters its second anniversary this year and is a successful example of research and innovation collaboration between academia and industry.
Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
16 Nov 2015
Pd/NHC Catalytic system, developed in the Ananikov laboratory, targeted on alternative technology of chemical utilization of organic sulfur species from crude oil (DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b01815).
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
13 Nov 2015
A research group led by National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, improved the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells to over 16% while employing cells that were greater than 1 cm2.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
13 Nov 2015
The University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University jointly announced the establishment of a foundation to be named the "Respiratory Virus Research Foundation".
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
12 Nov 2015
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have announced the findings of a study on “Enhancing Hong Kong’s Competitiveness as a Regional Cruise Hub from a Policy Perspective”.
University of Malaya
12 Nov 2015
The Medical Physics Subgroup of Institute of Physics, Malaysia and University of Malaya (UM), is organising an international imaging physics workshop at Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya on 11-14th November 2015.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
11 Nov 2015
A new molecular biology tool derived from a bacterial defense system has been used for the first time by KAUST researchers to demonstrate a novel way to protect plants against viral pathogens.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
11 Nov 2015
Medical application of photoactive chemicals offers a promising therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
11 Nov 2015
Cambodia has sought the help of The National University of Malaysia (UKM) to research an archaeologist’s theory that Iron-smelting was introduced to South-East Asia in the 5th century A.D. by travelers from the Indus valley located in present-day North-West Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
11 Nov 2015
A recent MEng graduate of Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, won the First Prize Poster Presentation Award at the Second Asia-Oceania Sonochemical Society Conference (AOSS-2) held at Westin Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.