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Yeast protein as emulsifier
Osaka Metropolitan University
16 Dec 2024
Cell wall proteins exhibit emulsifying action, offer possible alternative to emulsifiers derived from milk, other known allergens
Potential of nanofluidic devices for manipulating individual nanometric objects
Osaka Metropolitan University
16 Dec 2024
Redefining the art of matter manipulation at the nanoscale
Guests at the opening ceremony.
Lingnan University
13 Dec 2024
On 12 December, Lingnan University hosted its biennial fundraising event, Kingrich Charitable Foundation presents: Lingnan University Gala Dinner 2024 for around 300 welcome guests. This year the theme was Lingnan’s Transformation into the Digital Era.
Asia Research News
13 Dec 2024
Asia Research News monitors the latest research news in Asia. Some highlights that caught our attention this week are an AI model trained on ‘plant-speak’, how greedy groundwater use is making cities sink, and a lidar system that could find a needle in a very large haystack.
Kanazawa University
13 Dec 2024
Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, have discovered how a protein called lamin A helps repair the protective barrier around a cell's DNA. The findings reveal lamin A's unique role and its potential for treating Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, a rare disorder that causes premature aging.
Ateneo de Manila University
13 Dec 2024
Installers' credibility, product quality, financing options, and long-term benefits hold equal weight in consumers' minds when it comes to solar power.
Tohoku University
13 Dec 2024
Tsunamis can cause immense physical damage to ports, but the economic cost does not stop there. The resultant disruptions of shipping lanes result in billions of dollars in losses every day, as was seen in the 2011 tsunami that hit the Tohoku Region. To better assess the ripple effect a tsunami could cause to shipping lanes in the South China Sea, a group of international researchers carried out 104 tsunami simulations.
A variety of local traditional foods displayed during a Bakaldyn (celebration) in Kharyalakh, an Evenk settlement of the Arctic region. (Photo: Varvara Parilova)
Hokkaido University
13 Dec 2024
The distribution of traditional wild food sources in the Republic of Sakha could change significantly, affecting the diets and incomes of Indigenous rural communities who depend on them.
Reconstruction of neck skin and jawbone using a pedicled LD flap
Osaka Metropolitan University
13 Dec 2024
Enhanced pedicled latissimus dorsi flap technique achieves 100% success rate in high-risk head and neck reconstruction
Tohoku University
13 Dec 2024
We might all be able to breathe a bit easier thanks to copper nanoclusters that can help us reduce carbon emissions through an electrochemical reaction.
Kanazawa University
12 Dec 2024
In a study recently published in the journal Nano Letters, published by American Chemical Society, researchers from Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, used frequency-modulated atomic force microscopy to reveal the submolecular structure of microtubule (MT) inner surface and visualize structural defects in the MT lattice, providing valuable insights into the complex dynamic processes that regulate microtubule function.
Nitrosophilus labii HRV44T is a thermophilic chemolithoautotroph isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in the Okinawa Trough, Japan. It grows using hydrogen as an electron donor and N2O as an electron acceptor. (Photo by Muneyuki Fukushi, Hokkaido University)
Hokkaido University
12 Dec 2024
Scientists unearth a clue to the molecular mechanisms involved in N2O reduction by deep-sea hydrothermal vent bacteria.
Clostridium perfringens spore formation in the intestines
Osaka Metropolitan University
12 Dec 2024
Amino acid serine inhibits Clostridium perfringens spore formation
Tohoku University
11 Dec 2024
Just like we recycle waste, repurposing excess CO₂ from the atmosphere could be one way to abate the worsening climate crisis. In electrochemical reduction, CO₂ is converted into industrial products like carbon monoxide, methane, or ethanol. However, scientists have difficulty tailoring the reaction to produce specific products. Now, an international research team has harnessed the versatility of copper to find a solution to this conundrum.
Scanning-tunnelling microscopy (STM) image illustrating the formation of nanostructuring in the gold monolayer on iridium upon exposure to boron flux (a), and the theoretically obtained structure of this system, with the unit supercell indicated by a white rhombus, overlapped (black square) with its close-up atomically resolved STM image (b). (Alexei Preobrajenski, et al. Nature Communications. December 10, 2024)
Hokkaido University
10 Dec 2024
Nanostructured two-dimensional gold monolayers offer possibilities in catalysis, electronics, and nanotechnology.
Tohoku University
10 Dec 2024
When a quantum computer processes data, it must translate it into understandable quantum data. Algorithms that carry out this ‘quantum compilation’ typically optimize one target at a time. However, a team led by Tohoku University’s Dr. Le Bin Ho has created an algorithm capable of optimizing multiple targets at once, effectively enabling a quantum machine to multitask.
Hiroshima University
10 Dec 2024
Helical structures are ubiquitous across biology, from the double-stranded helix of DNA to how heart muscle cells spiral in a band. Inspired by this twisty ladder, researchers have developed an artificial polymer that organizes itself into a controlled helix.
The University of Osaka
10 Dec 2024
A research team at Osaka University developed a compact microresonator device that generates vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) light at 199 nm. This innovation addresses the growing demand for VUV light in fields like micromachining and wafer inspection. Unlike existing gas lasers, this device offers a compact, efficient solution, potentially revolutionizing light source technology and enabling advanced applications like high-resolution medical imaging.
Lingnan University's research projects win three awards in the 4th Asia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventions Hong Kong.
Lingnan University
09 Dec 2024
Lingnan University participated for the first time in the 4th Asia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventions Hong Kong (AEII) held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 5 to 6 December. Lingnan University won a total of three awards, including 1 Gold Medal and 2 Silver Medals, among more than 140 innovative projects from all over Asia.
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo (UTokyo-IIS)
09 Dec 2024
Experts from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, team up with their Indian counterparts to make IIT Hyderabad’s stunning new campus a reality
Duke-NUS Medical School
09 Dec 2024
Duke-NUS researchers have discovered that foetuses can manage their own immune responses to combat diseases and infections like Zika
Asia Research News
06 Dec 2024
Asia Research News monitors the latest research news in Asia. Some highlights that caught our attention this week are the genetics behind cat coat color, how AI and rat urine can help a robot fit in, and how plastic damages coral reefs.
Ateneo de Manila University
06 Dec 2024
A boon to solar power, agriculture, and other industries, ADMU and MO scientists have found a way to improve sunny weather forecasts by as much as 94%.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
06 Dec 2024
- The Times Higher Education (THE) in the UK has published its first Interdisciplinary Science Research Rankings... by evaluating 749 universities from 92 countries - DGIST ranks second in Korea after Yonsei University and receives global recognition for its convergence research capabilities
Editor's Choice
Asia Research News
06 Dec 2024
Venice of the Pacific, Membrane transformers, Diverse meals, Nano dots and spirals & Extinct swimmers. Read all in the latest Editor's Choice.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
05 Dec 2024
- DGIST officially launches the DGIST Development Foundation on its 20th anniversary. - It is expected to secure future growth engines through diversified fundraising efforts.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
05 Dec 2024
- Demonstrated its technological excellence by earning top honors in prominent smart construction competitions organized by the MOLIT - Won the prestigious “Best Innovation Award (Minister’s Award)” at the Smart Construction Challenge through its collaboration with Samsung C&T
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
05 Dec 2024
- Revealing how astrocytes interact with nerve cells to generate a stress response - Suggesting a new direction in the development of treatments for stress-related mental disorders
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
05 Dec 2024
- DGIST Prof. Jongsung Yu and colleagues enhance platinum-cobalt alloy durability to boost green fuel cell performance and sustainability - The study results published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society
Lingnan University confers two honorary doctorate degrees. (From left: Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science; Treasurer of the University Council Ms Katherine Cheung Marn-kay; Prof Yau Shing-tung, Prof Nieng Yan; Council Chairman Mr Andrew Yao Cho-fai )
Lingnan University
05 Dec 2024
At the Honorary Doctorate Conferment Ceremony 2024 today (5 December), Lingnan University conferred two honorary degrees in recognition of outstanding professional achievements and valuable contributions to society. Renowned mathematician Prof Yau Shing-tung received a Doctor of Science, honoris causa, and distinguished structural biologist Prof Nieng Yan received a Doctor of Science, honoris causa.