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Asia Research News
21 Jan 2009
There’s an urgent need for new approaches, new products and services, to tackle climate change, and Forum for the Future has teamed up with The Financial Times and HP to unleash the power of innovation by launching a global competition.
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
21 Jan 2009
The scheme provides Malaysian Airlines, its customers as well as corporate partners with the opportunity to participate in efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
20 Jan 2009
This is an ethnographic research on the nautical communities of Sarawak. It seeks to explain their lives in the context of the wider national politics, social, and economic systems. In particular, it seeks to unravel the influences of two motive forces of social change, in Malaysia, the state and the market forces.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
20 Jan 2009
Filling in the void in nematodes studies in Sarawak, a study is being conducted to provide a database on the taxonomy and ecology of free-living nematode species in Sarawak coastal waters.
Asia Research News
19 Jan 2009
This award is bestowed on any scientists, institutions or organization worldwide in recognition of contributions and innovations towards solving problems in the tropics through science and technology and to be awarded to the most deserving based on merit. Deadline 31 March 2009.
University of the Philippines Diliman
19 Jan 2009
On February 17, 2006, a landslide overwhelmed the village of Guinsaugon. It took the lives of more than a thousand villagers, making it the most disastrous landslide event in Philippine history.
Nature Publishing Group
18 Jan 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Fog lifts over Europe, Social isolation as a model of depression, Altering alkaloids in periwinkle, Cold season ozone production, Halting Hedgehog, Inheritance extends beyond the DNA sequence and Sleep on it
IPS Asia Pacific
16 Jan 2009
In the Asia Media Forum this week - Journos Vow to Carry on Slain Editor's Legacy, 'Sunday Leader' Pays Tribute to Murdered Journalist, Israeli Attacks on Gaza Escape Global Media Scrutiny, Corporate Fraud Needs a More Vigilant Media, Global Group Launches Safety Service, Code for Journos
RIKEN
16 Jan 2009
RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori went to Malaysia from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 on a trip to sign an agreement on a joint graduate school program between RIKEN and the University of Science, Malaysia (Universiti Sains Malaysia).
RIKEN
16 Jan 2009
Researchers working in Japan have developed a new theory that may explain the activity of two unusual, but vitally important, enzymes that were discovered over 40 years ago.
RIKEN
16 Jan 2009
A novel numerical technique permits researchers to study the interaction between elementary particles within a material without approximations
RIKEN
16 Jan 2009
Synthetic genetic circuits enable researchers to uncover the mechanisms by which cells set their internal clocks
RIKEN
16 Jan 2009
The Casimir force between objects in a vacuum shows a complex dependence on temperature
Asia Research News
15 Jan 2009
The title for this contest is "Since the world faces many challenges in 2009 including a global economic crisis, climate change, political upheavals and more, what are Asia’s main challenges in 2009 and how will you be affected?" Closing date is 31 March 2009.
Asia Research News
15 Jan 2009
Experts on President Obama's inauguration, The Global Economy, Provincial Elections in Iraq, 30th Anniversary Celebrations of The Islamic Revolution in Iran, Chinese New Year and The Year of the Ox and The International Year of Astronomy
Waseda University
15 Jan 2009
How will be the Obama administration influence the rest of the world? – What Burden-sharing will This Cool Realist Demand? –
Nature Publishing Group
14 Jan 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include The legacy of the Bush presidency, 50 years of pheromones, Polaritons go with the flow and Ancient braincase helps reveal jawbone origins
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
14 Jan 2009
SERDANG, Malaysia 10 Jan – Mathematical Research Institute (INSPEM) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has established collaboration on mathematical research with Institute of Mathematics, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (IM-VAST).
Nature Publishing Group
14 Jan 2009
In Nature China this week - Neurodegenerative diseases: Root of spasm,
Graphene: Carbon magnets, Cognitive neuroscience: Double training, Developmental neuroscience: Sheath netting
Nature Publishing Group
11 Jan 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers including Photonics: One-way photonic street, Genetics: Common mutation underlying epilepsy identified, Geoscience: Is the acceleration of Greenland’s glaciers short-lived?, Physics: Long-range quantum manipulation, and Nature: Natural killer cells never forget.
RIKEN
09 Jan 2009
RIKEN researchers have produced healthy cloned mice from cells taken from bodies frozen for 16 years. Wakayama and his team are making a name for themselves by developing techniques that could help rescue life from unlikely sources.
RIKEN
09 Jan 2009
Japanese researchers have identified two SNPs, which significantly increases susceptibility to the autoimmune diseases rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythmatosus (SLE).
RIKEN
09 Jan 2009
A recently discovered protein works behind the scenes to confer much-needed stabilization to an essential developmental pathway
RIKEN
09 Jan 2009
Computing based on photons rather than electrons, on the other hand, promises significantly faster computation and information processing. An international team of researchers has now developed a theoretical system that would allow single photons to be controlled reliably.
RIKEN
09 Jan 2009
A receptor, induced on the surface of macrophages under stressful conditions, can detect tissue injury, stimulating inflammation and possibly repair, a RIKEN-led team of molecular biologists has discovered. Their work could provide new leads for anti-inflammatory drugs and healing.
IPS Asia Pacific
09 Jan 2009
Also in Asia Media Forum this week - Singapore Gov’t on Facebook – Reaching Out or More Control?, Outrage, Helplessness at Editor's Murder, Can Google Save the Print Media?, Al Jazeera English Beats Israel Ban on Gaza Coverage, China Purges Cyberspace of Porn and 41 Journalists Killed in 2008
University of the Philippines Diliman
08 Jan 2009
The Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development presents the patented inventions and registered utility models of faculty-researchers of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman.
Nature Publishing Group
07 Jan 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Stars add weight to planetary ‘law’, New theory of blood cell development, Early crust formation on asteroids? and Repulsive interactions
Nature Publishing Group
07 Jan 2009
Scitable provides students with free online access to more than 180 overviews of key genetics concepts. The overviews are evidence-based and have been vetted by Nature Publishing Group staff.
Nature Publishing Group
07 Jan 2009
In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have generated induced pluripotent stem cells from rhesus monkeys and more