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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
20 Feb 2009
For many centuries, the rural communities have developed their own, locality-specific knowledge or culture and practices regarding agriculture, natural resource management, health and also education, and this is believed to be part of their survival strategies.
RIKEN
20 Feb 2009
Scientists have discovered magnetic nanoparticles that, unlike most materials, shrink when they are heated
RIKEN
20 Feb 2009
Cellular proteins assist plant cells to ensure their offspring inherit the capacity to support themselves
RIKEN
20 Feb 2009
Muons are obscure particles that only appear naturally on Earth when high-energy cosmic rays collide with the upper atmosphere. So why do RIKEN scientists travel all the way from Japan to study muons on a remote hill in England?
RIKEN
20 Feb 2009
The project aims to clarify the mechanism of information processing in shogi players’ intuitive thinking, and thereby shed light on rapid perception and decision-making in the human brain.
Nature Publishing Group
18 Feb 2009
In Nature China this week - A national study shows that cigarette smoking remains a major risk factor for mortality in China
Nature Publishing Group
18 Feb 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include MRI: The big picture; Climate: Carbon storage in African forests; Neuroscience: We know what you’re thinking; Molecular pathway for neuronal cull and Self-assembled ‘daisies’
Waseda University
18 Feb 2009
(IAS Center General Office at Waseda University)
Islamic civilization has spread throughout the world over the centuries; from the East to the West, from Southeast Asia, passing through the Middle East and Eastern Europe, and extending through to Western Africa.
Waseda University
15 Feb 2009
As the proverb says, too much water drowned the miller. Mothers’ too much care can break children’s sense of independence. For example, birth is a kind of antagonism if it is regarded as escape from protection inside the body, and weaning means an end of the protection named “mother’s milk.”
Waseda University
15 Feb 2009
It was a banner Nobel year for Japan last year. It was an exceptional feat that Japanese both captured the Nobel Prize for Physics, and we also shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Nobel Prize, of course, is not awarded to a nation, but rather to individuals in honour of their remarkable contributions to society.
Nature Publishing Group
15 Feb 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Erasing fearful memories, Lighting up brain maps, Relicts of martian ice?, Common variants that regulate blood pressure, Nitrous oxide hot spots and Once a boggy plant, always a boggy plant?
Universiti Sains Malaysia
13 Feb 2009
The product, known as Contactless Active Integrated RFID System (CAIRFID) is capable of identifying data at a distance of between 30 to 45 meters. The capacity of CAIRFID which has touched 2.45 GHz, is also the first product in the world to incorporate Zigbee technology.
RIKEN
13 Feb 2009
A standard measurement of resistance, the quantum Hall effect, changes dramatically at the edge of a sample
RIKEN
13 Feb 2009
On December 15, 2008, 150 people gathered at RIKEN’s Wako campus for the RIKEN-Nishina Memorial Symposium on ‘Charging Molecules: Fundamental Chemical Physics and Analytical Applications.’
RIKEN
13 Feb 2009
Two RIKEN researchers have developed a switch to control the formation and separation of DNA duplexes that may have implications in many biological processes, such as gene regulation.
RIKEN
13 Feb 2009
A team of scientists in Japan has demonstrated the possibility of switching the magnetization of a thin magnetic film with a non-conventional and innovative method, achieving a considerable step forward in magnetic data storage and the field known as spintronics.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
11 Feb 2009
At Sri Lanka’s largest agricultural market a large projection screen overlooks 12 acres of stalls brimming with produce. Traders at the Dambulla market consult the screen to receive up-to-the-minute pricing information on produce being sold in the market.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
11 Feb 2009
Cananda's IDRC in partnership with CIGI has helped build a pioneering research network on poverty and inequality in China
Nature Publishing Group
11 Feb 2009
Researchers in China have used lentiviruses to reprogram adult rat fibroblasts and bone marrow cells into induced pluripotent stem cells
Nature Publishing Group
11 Feb 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Going ape, Blood cell ‘birth’ caught on camera, Petite press breaks the mould and Gene influences stem cell fate, Should scientists study ‘race’ and IQ?
Asia Research News
08 Feb 2009
The 30th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran; Valentine's Day, Mate Selection Theory and College Students and the “Scientific Study of Love”; The Hollywood Oscars and “The Demise of the System Known as Film Studios”; World Agricultural Forum; End of U.N. Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
08 Feb 2009
“The research would focus on the traces of protein and chemical contents in the gloves in order to identify the level of sensitivity especially those with high possibilities to react actively with the contents,”
Nature Publishing Group
08 Feb 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Neurotrophins to the rescue; Susceptibility to heart attack; Flies go large on RNAi; Zinc irritates an ion channel and The memory of things past
RIKEN
06 Feb 2009
Using moss to remove heavy metal contaminants from water; X-ray charge density to directly observe chemical interactions at the molecular level; new fluorescent probes to discover unknown functions and potential in living things; iPS cells against cancer; Omics Science Centre and The X-Ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL)
RIKEN
06 Feb 2009
Long-range spin currents induced by heat herald a new era for spintronic applications
RIKEN
06 Feb 2009
The application of sophisticated imaging techniques illuminates spatio-temporal regulation critical for T cell activation
RIKEN
06 Feb 2009
Unscrambling the link between molecular bonding and distributing pigment leads to potential therapeutics for a rare skin disease
RIKEN
06 Feb 2009
Statistical analysis helps the search for fundamental causes of disease. Most Japanese people fall into one of two distinct groups genetically, biostatisticians from RIKEN’s Center for Genomic Medicine in Yokohama have shown.
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
06 Feb 2009
The objectives of the seminar is to discuss issues in furniture industry and trade, to explore, exchange and update scientific technological findings as well as to provide a platform for stakeholders to share their findings.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
06 Feb 2009
A research is conducted at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak to design a solar-based pepper-berries dryer.