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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
20 Nov 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) announced on 20th November two new funding programmes, namely HKSTP-PolyU Tech Incubation Fund (TIF) and PolyU Tech Launchpad Fund (TLF)
Asia Research News
20 Nov 2014
Next generation biomarker detects tumour cells and delivers anti-cancer drugs
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
19 Nov 2014
An agent-based model that analyzes commuters’ travel data will improve the Singapore rail experience
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
19 Nov 2014
Waste is reduced through the cheap and green development of a catalyst for the transformation of a commercially important functional group
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
19 Nov 2014
A fluorescent nanoprobe could become a universal, noninvasive method to identify and monitor tumors
Asia Research News
19 Nov 2014
The countries most threatened by the Ebola virus —Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea— are also those with the fewest resources to report on the crisis. Three international organizations have launched an IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign to get vital equipment to local radio stations in the worst-affected areas.
University of Malaya
14 Nov 2014
HIR offers its congratulations to Dr. Chan Yoke Fun from the Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, for being one of the three recipients in this year’s L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science National Fellowship.
University of Malaya
13 Nov 2014
The research paper published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials presents a comprehensive survey on the state-of-the-art channel assignment algorithms in cognitive radio networks and discusses open research issues and challenges of channel assignment in the cognitive radio networks.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
12 Nov 2014
Integrating force feedback into therapies for impaired hands
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
11 Nov 2014
Leading education researchers and practitioners meeting in China make a series of recommendations calling for the wider uptake of inquiry-based science education (IBSE) methods in more countries around the world.
Asia Research News
11 Nov 2014
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and its partner institutions will bring its expertise in aerospace to the Asia Aerospace City in Malaysia
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
11 Nov 2014
An international team of researchers has discovered that genes are linked to humans’ ability to resist typhoid fever. This finding is significant in helping to develop personalised therapies for sufferers of typhoid fever, based on an individual’s genetic code.
Waseda University
11 Nov 2014
An opinion piece by Professor Hiroyuki Sasahara of Waseda University, Japan
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
05 Nov 2014
A combination of X-ray diffraction and computational techniques can determine unknown crystal structures in powder mixtures
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
05 Nov 2014
A multifunctional testing instrument helps improve production of laser-heated hard disk drives with enhanced storage capacities
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
05 Nov 2014
A long-lived catalyst facilitates the first steps toward a viable small-scale on-board hydrogen generator
University of Malaya
04 Nov 2014
In their paper, Prof Ariffin and her collaborators proposed a novel hypothesis that germline TP53 mutation carriers who develop cancer only at a late age may have a form of genetic resistance to early cancer.
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
04 Nov 2014
Scientists at ITbM, Nagoya University and the University of Chicago have discovered the mechanism on how a single hormone manages to trigger two different functions, i.e. seasonal sensing and metabolism, without any cross activity.
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
04 Nov 2014
South African scientist named winner of TWAS's most prestigious award for commitment to life-saving research that protects African women from HIV/AIDS
Asia Research News
04 Nov 2014
- “Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area” is Bangladesh’s first MPA
- New marine protected area announced as run-up to World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia (Nov. 12-19)
Asia Research News
02 Nov 2014
The Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and Select Biosciences South East Asia present the second annual Lab-on-a-Chip Asia – Microfluidics and Point-of-Care Diagnostics.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
30 Oct 2014
Researchers at the University of Lorraine in France say that quasicrystals, a type of complex metal alloy with crystal-like properties, can be useful in the design of new composite materials.
Asia Research News
30 Oct 2014
New photonics institute one of the most advanced in the world
Asia Research News
29 Oct 2014
Masdar Institute Faculty and Students to Showcase Research Capabilities and Explore Collaborations in Statistical Hydro-climatology
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
28 Oct 2014
Attempting to solve the mystery of why Ag-Rh alloy nanoparticles have a similar property to Pd
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
28 Oct 2014
Saint-Gobain, the French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS) and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have just opened the Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK) in the presence of the French Ambassador to Japan, Thierry Dana.
Waseda University
28 Oct 2014
An opinion article by Professor Takashi Ariga of Waseda University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
23 Oct 2014
The collaboration is a significant milestone in PolyU’s engagement in collaborative research with the industry which maximizes the potential of technology development and the applicability of the new technology.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Oct 2014
Miniature two-color barcodes have the potential to combat forgery and track cancerous cells
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Oct 2014
A new technique for heat-assisted magnetic recording media promises improved writeability for next-generation hard drives