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RIKEN
04 Mar 2011
The structure of a greenhouse gas-producing bacterial enzyme may yield insights into the evolution of our earliest oxygen-breathing ancestors
RIKEN
04 Mar 2011
Calculations can now predict when and how spins of electrons and ions arrange in one-dimensional multiferroic materials
RIKEN
04 Mar 2011
An analysis of the interactions of a gene-reading enzyme with an inhibitor protein provides surprising insights
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
04 Mar 2011
Seafood is known to often contain small quantities of mercury. A team of researchers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have been investigating the impacts of long term exposure to mercury on the brain, determining its effect on protein expression.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
04 Mar 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) will host the fifth International Functional Food Symposium, which is themed on “Promoting Good Health and Developing a Sustainable Environment”, on its campus from 10 to 11 March 2011.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
04 Mar 2011
Sulaiman Mohd Dom of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA has created "MyRabbitBurrow" to calm rabbits in the lab.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
03 Mar 2011
Researchers have measured the genetic diversity of saline tolerant rice from across India. This analysis is used to predict which genotypes should be used to develop higher yields in difficult, salt rich soil conditions, and the work is published in the February edition of Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS).
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
03 Mar 2011
The rapid development of computational tools is shedding light on new genetic and molecular studies, but it is also creating headaches for the scientists involved in this research.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
03 Mar 2011
The patterning of templates using ultraviolet light is a promising new method for assembling transparent microwire networks
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
03 Mar 2011
Researchers have developed a tunable, low-cost laser device that could help advance fiber-optic communications
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
03 Mar 2011
Short pulses of laser light can crystallize amorphous silicon and create a nanostructured surface texture ideal for solar-cell applications
A*STAR I2R
03 Mar 2011
30 international experts gather for workshop organized jointly by the US Board on Global Science and Technology and Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Nature Publishing Group
02 Mar 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Astrophysics: How the Sun loses its spots; Climate science: Local impact of insolation on climate variation; Quantum physics: Another role for Bose–Einstein condensates; And finally… The double life of annelid worms.
Nature Publishing Group
02 Mar 2011
In Nature China this week - Immunology: Allergy control; Medical biology: To my heart's keeper; Organic chemistry: Come together; Plant genomics: Soy story; Metals: Strong and stretchy; Solid-state physics: Small vibrations, big applications.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
02 Mar 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is the first university in the region to take the initiative in conducting research on Orang Utan, the most endangered species in the world.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
02 Mar 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak's (Unimas) ‘Sarawak Dolphin Project' (SDP) took a step forward in combating threats to coastal cetaceans in the region through a regional workshop in Permai Rainforest Resort.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
01 Mar 2011
A team of plant experts from the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, have conducted research on the potential use of the plant growth regulators, paclobutrazol and uniconazole, to enhance flowering in Etlingera elatior.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
01 Mar 2011
It is the responsibility of scientists to work closely with government bodies and developers on the best way to prevent biodiversity loss due to development.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
01 Mar 2011
The global biofuels market is worth US$240B by 2020 according to Pike Research Cleantech Market Intelligence (2009). The conference is a platform to discuss the next generation of biofuels, algal biofuels and cover opportunities and challenges of building a biofuels industry.
Waseda University
28 Feb 2011
In the wake of China overtaking Japan to become the second largest economy ion the world, Satoshi Amako evaluates the likely course of China's foreign policy.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
28 Feb 2011
UiTM food researchers Noriham Abdullah, Marina Zulkifli, Mohd Hilmi Hassan, Wan Nur Zahidah Wan Zainon and Nur Ilmiah Alimin have developed a new process for the formulation of fruit peel based snacks to bridge the gap between fast, on-the-go snacking and meeting consumer health concerns.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
28 Feb 2011
In an attempt to identify the worldview of the Batek tribe, a team of researchers from the Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA embarked on a comprehensive study to document the characteristics and elements found in Batek folklore.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
28 Feb 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently received a generous donation of $2.3 million from Manulife Charitable Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1998 by Manulife (International) Limited (MIL).
Nature Publishing Group
27 Feb 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Chemical Biology: Biofuels by bugs; Geoscience: Weakness in the San Andreas Fault
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
25 Feb 2011
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Nagoya University in Japan and Aalto University in Finland jointly announced on February 7, 2011 that researchers of the two universities succeeded to make high-performance carbon nanotube (CNT) integrated circuits on flexible plastic substrate.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
25 Feb 2011
National Institute for Material Science, Japan Science and Technology Agency and University of Tsukuba announced on February 4, 2011 that they succeeded in detecting nondestructively dynamic behaviors of doped impurities in Si nanowires (Si NWs) coated by SiO2 to make surrounding gate field-effect transistors.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
25 Feb 2011
A specific way of visualizing specimen surfaces at high sensitivity is to use a cathode lens (CL) mode in the SEM. The CL is a zero working distance electrostatic lens with the negatively biased specimen serving as the cathode and the earthed scintillator of the detector as the anode of the CL.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
25 Feb 2011
Kyoto University and University of Illinois announced on 14th January 2011 that they have succeeded in observing half-height magnetization steps in strontium ruthenium oxide (Sr2RuO4).
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
25 Feb 2011
Entanglement is the basis of quantum computing. Although spin ensembles, such as those used in liquid-state nuclear magnetic resonance have been examined, the results contain no entanglement and ultimately constitute classical simulations of quantum algorithms.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
25 Feb 2011
Western Digital® (NYSE: WDC) announced today that it has established a research and development center in Singapore, where the company will leverage the local talent pool and expertise of research organizations, such as Singapore’s A*STAR Data Storage Institute (DSI), and universities in the development of advanced hard drive technologies.