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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
30 Nov 2011
Sarawak has proposed a study to look into reducing infrastructure cost due to the peat soil in the areas under the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score).
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
30 Nov 2011
The Centre for Technology Transer and Consultancy (CTTC), the business arm of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), introduced its newly re-designed corporate video yesterday.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
30 Nov 2011
Researchers at the National Institute for Materials Science, in collaboration with members of the Magnetic Materials Unit, have demonstrated a scissors-type trilayer magnetoresistance device that is promising for narrow readers of ultra-high density hard disk drives (HDD).
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
30 Nov 2011
Ukraine visit Japan's National Institute for Materials Science
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
29 Nov 2011
An exhibition titled "Supporting Ageing with Design: Process and Results of the i•do workshops 2009-2011" is being held on the campus of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) from now until 9 December 2011.
Prince of Songkla University
29 Nov 2011
Prof. Dr. Saowapa Angsupanich and a research team from the Department of Aquatic Science, Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, have discovered 2 new species of shrimp in Songkhla Lake soil sediment.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
29 Nov 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has made history once again by winning 14 medals in three international exhibitions held recently in Germany and Poland.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
28 Nov 2011
A tiny generator built from silicon nanowires can harness energy from the surplus heat produced in electronic circuits
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
28 Nov 2011
Singapore, 28 November 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
28 Nov 2011
Short, capped single-walled carbon nanotubes may serve as ideal probing tips to study friction, lubrication and wear at the microscale
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
28 Nov 2011
Nanoparticles offer insights into interactions between single-stranded DNA and their binding proteins
Nature Publishing Group
28 Nov 2011
From materials to neuroscience and much much more - latest news from the Nature journals 27 November 2011
RIKEN
25 Nov 2011
Copper–carbene catalysts reveal the critical interactions needed to turn waste carbon dioxide into chemical feedstocks
RIKEN
25 Nov 2011
Research on the mechanism that controls neuron firing in the rat brain reveals a surprise for neuroscientists
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
24 Nov 2011
GOMBAK A team from Universiti Teknologi MARA called 'Yogi Bear' won 3rd place in ACM-ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Contest) Al-Khawarizmi National Programming Contest, held on 29th October 2011 at International Islamic University Malaysia (UIAM), Gombak.
The WorldFish Center
24 Nov 2011
November 21 was World Fisheries day this year, proudly supported by WorldFish.
Nature Publishing Group
24 Nov 2011
Latest news from Nature Reviews Cancer
RIKEN
24 Nov 2011
Brain imaging experiments uncouple two apparently intimately connected mental processes
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
24 Nov 2011
The International Development Research Council is pleased to announce that 23 candidates have received IDRC Doctoral Research Awards to conduct field research in 19 developing countries, on topics corresponding to IDRC's research priorities.
Nature Publishing Group
23 Nov 2011
Latest News from Nature 23 November 2011
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
23 Nov 2011
NIMS and the University of Queensland Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, the Dalian Polytechnic University and the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics clarified for the first time the cluster structure which has an extremely large effect on the long-term stability of solid oxide fuel cells for independent distributed power generation.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
23 Nov 2011
A research group at the NIMS International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) has proved that the electrical resistance of a metal single atomic layer on a silicon surface becomes zero by superconductivity.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
23 Nov 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) is to start producing biofuel extracted from palm 'sago' (stem pith) waste - the first of its kind - through its Sago Research Centre.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Nov 2011
SIMTech established Singapore’s first Large Area Processing Research Programme as it sets sights on creating a new industry to produce innovative large area printed electronics and functional films that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
21 Nov 2011
Why don't woodpeckers injure themselves? Researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Beihang University in Beijing have been investigating...
Universiti Sains Malaysia
21 Nov 2011
Two of USMs masters degree schemes have been ranked in the world's top 100 by eduniversal website.
RIKEN
18 Nov 2011
The development of electrolytic in-process dressing grinding more than 20 years ago set in motion a revolution in nanoprecision machining that continues today
RIKEN
18 Nov 2011
Minor differences in receptor structures account for variation in the selectivity and side effects of antihistamine drugs
RIKEN
18 Nov 2011
Molecular ‘handles’ that allow on-demand growth of thick columnar films make enhanced liquid crystal devices viable.
The WorldFish Center
17 Nov 2011
The latest news in aquaculture research from the WorldFish Centre