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Universiti Sains Malaysia
13 Dec 2011
A young researcher from the University Sains Malaysia (USM), Yam Mun Fei, was given the international Young Researcher Award for his study, a machine which measures the level of pain from Arthritis, in Taiwan recently.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
13 Dec 2011
River Engineering Research Center and Urban Drainage (REDAC), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is a leader in research on water management in Malaysia and has helped the country toward solving the various issues related to it.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
12 Dec 2011
A first-of-its-kind research facility in South-east Asia
Nature Publishing Group
11 Dec 2011
Latest news from the Nature journals 11 December 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
09 Dec 2011
Systematic study of the switching behavior in differential dual spin valves reveals the role of interlayer couplings
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
09 Dec 2011
Microtextured surfacing may help to eradicate the problem of barnacle larvae in the shipping industry
Waseda University
09 Dec 2011
The Research Institute for Advanced Network Technology (RIANT) at Waseda University has formed the Demand Response Technology Research Program, together with nine other companies.
RIKEN
09 Dec 2011
A treatment that renders brain tissue transparent allows neuroscientists to visualize neural circuitry at once-unattainable depths
RIKEN
09 Dec 2011
A newly developed group of fluorescent probes highlights cancer cells resistant to anticancer drugs
RIKEN
09 Dec 2011
Clarification of the role of a specific protein fragment that forms toxic clumps and damages the brain could lead to therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease
RIKEN
08 Dec 2011
Scientists at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) have uncovered mechanisms that help our brain to focus by efficiently routing only relevant information to perceptual brain regions.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
08 Dec 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy (CoERE) has identified 10 districts in Sarawak as micro hydro dam sites under its Green Energy Island research project said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui today.
Nature Publishing Group
07 Dec 2011
Latest news from Nature 7 December 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
07 Dec 2011
Singapore, 7th December 2011 – Dr. Zhang Rui, a research scientist at A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), has won the “6th IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Best Young Researcher Award” for his outstanding participation and active involvement in IEEE ComSoc publications and conferences in the last 3 years.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
06 Dec 2011
The A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Tezzaron Semiconductor, a leader in 3D-ICs, have today announced a research collaboration agreement to develop and exploit advanced Through Silicon Interposer (TSI) technology.
Asia Research News
06 Dec 2011
Life Sciences, environment and engineering News from the Tokyo Science and Innovation Section 5 December 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
05 Dec 2011
In a bid to promote the best practices of knowledge management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has introduced through its Knowledge Management Research Centre (KMRC) the Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) Award to the Chinese mainland.
Toyohashi University of Technology
05 Dec 2011
Japanese researchers from the Toyohashi University of Technology develop an online search tool for rapidly detecting spoken words in speech and video on the internet
Nature Publishing Group
05 Dec 2011
Latest news from Nature Methods 4 December 2011
Asia Research News
02 Dec 2011
School enrollment and nutrition also suffer, new study says
Asia Research News
02 Dec 2011
Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers uncover the physical interactions between water and minerals that might explain why some fault lines slip without causing catastrophic earthquakes.
Asia Research News
02 Dec 2011
Rice consumers worldwide can now look forward to eating “green” rice with the launch of an initiative that will set environmentally sustainable and socially responsible rice production management standards.
RIKEN
02 Dec 2011
Real-time x-ray measurements of remarkable rare-earth/transition metal clusters expose the secrets of storing and releasing hydrogen gas
RIKEN
02 Dec 2011
A single sugar molecule plays an outsized role in helping a glucose-transporting protein respond promptly to insulin signals
RIKEN
02 Dec 2011
Based on non-linear optical effects, imaging with light has reached atomic precision in the most precise microscope ever built.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
01 Dec 2011
More than 20 years after the introduction of aquaculture, fish farmers are thriving in Kulekhani, Nepal.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
01 Dec 2011
A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Peking University (PKU) have announced to jointly collaborate in research interests spanning areas in emerging non-volatile memory (NVM) technologies such as RRAM.
Nature Publishing Group
30 Nov 2011
Latest news from Nature 30 November 2011
Asia Research News
30 Nov 2011
The Tokyo Institute of Technology Bulletin highlights cutting edge research projects being conducted at the University.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
30 Nov 2011
The International Development Research Centre hosted its 2011 Annual Public Meeting on October 28 in Ottawa.