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RIKEN
02 Aug 2011
New robot boasts the latest in sensor technology, promises a brighter future for Japan’s elderly population
Nature Publishing Group
31 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Medicine: Making clinical diagnoses affordable; Geoscience: Nitrogen and climate; Genetics: Variants associated with asthma; Geoscience: Carbon emissions from hydroelectric reservoirs; Nature: Attractive improvements in data recording; Immunology: Tolerance inducer; Chemical Biology: Mussels stick to it
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
29 Jul 2011
Scientists and peasants combine traditional farming techniques and cutting-edge research to grow food sustainably in the high Andes, where the ecology is rapidly changing.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
29 Jul 2011
CCW’s Adaptation H2O Graduate Research Awards aim to build research capacity by providing funding to graduate students working on subjects related to climate change and water. Its deadline is Thursday, September 1, 2011 (before 4:00 p.m. Ottawa time)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
29 Jul 2011
Program Leader - Think Tank Initiative Position #: 838 Location: Ottawa, Canada Salary Range (CAD): $100,135 - $125,169 Duration: Term until June 30, 2015 - Strong Possibility of Extension Closing Date: 14/08/11
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
29 Jul 2011
Position #: 835 Location: Ottawa, Canada Salary Range (CAD): $63,240 - $76,193 Duration: Indeterminate Closing Date: 02/08/11
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
29 Jul 2011
Program Management Officer - Supporting Inclusive Growth Position #: 292 Location: Ottawa, Canada Salary Range (CAD): $63,240 - $76,193 Duration: Term - 3 Years Closing Date: 14/08/11
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
29 Jul 2011
The IDRC research awards aim to provide exposure to research for international development through a program of training in research management and grant administration under the guidance of IDRC program staff. All applications must be submitted electronically and by/before September 12, 2011
RIKEN
29 Jul 2011
RIKEN invites applications for the position of Chief Scientist to lead a new laboratory working on The Advanced Science Institute (ASI). All applications should reach RIKEN by August 15, 2011.
Nature Publishing Group
29 Jul 2011
Summary of news: Closing the season for stem cell tourism
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
28 Jul 2011
A joint research group of International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, NIMS, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles succeeded in developing a new inorganic device named "synapse device"
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
28 Jul 2011
Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world’s first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute, have developed a new genetic engineering technique that promises safer stem cell therapy for cancer patients
Nature Publishing Group
27 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Fossils: The last straw for the first bird?; Planetary science:; Earth's Trojan companion; Neuroscience: Bringing back memory; Neuroscience: Tipping the balance; Solar physics: Wave power; Climate change: Substantial carbon release from burning Arctic tundra and more
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
27 Jul 2011
The Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint (ICON), which is helmed by the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), is ready to put roll-to-roll nanoimprint manufacturing to the test.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
27 Jul 2011
A comparison of three techniques to detect changes in mangrove forest areas suggests one gives more reliable results than the other two, and this finding will help researchers better understand growth and loss of this important habitat. The work is published in the Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology.
Nature Publishing Group
24 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Neuroscience: Making cocaine less palatable; Climate Change: When to move species; Climate Change: Pollutants from the past ; Geoscience: Rare lunar volcanism
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
22 Jul 2011
With the opening of its Shenzhen Base in the Nanshan District's High-Tech Industrial Park, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is well poised to further strengthen its collaboration with enterprises in Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region.
Nature Publishing Group
22 Jul 2011
Summary of news: Regulating research at the animal-human interface (AOP)
RIKEN
22 Jul 2011
A calcium-driven signaling pathway helps prevent immune cells from contributing to autoimmune disease
RIKEN
22 Jul 2011
As in other multicellular organisms, plants have evolved mechanisms to maintain genome stability and integrity
RIKEN
22 Jul 2011
Researchers at the SPring-8 Photon Science Research Division are developing a range of imaging tools to reveal the remarkable mechanism of bacterial locomotion
Nature Publishing Group
21 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Genetics: That’s not my cup of tea; Evolution: How spiders make all-weather ‘superglue’
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
21 Jul 2011
The deadline to receive nominations for the 2011 Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize has been extended to 31 July. This year's prize will be given in the field of materials science.
Nature Publishing Group
20 Jul 2011
Summary of News: Genetics: The changing landscape of recombination
Nature Publishing Group
20 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Genomics: DNA sequencing technique is cheap as chips; Comment: Freeze the footprint of food; Neuroscience: Humans, the robust sharers; Microbiology: Lethal secret of bacterial secretion; Battle of the sexes
Nature Publishing Group
19 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers: A new combo for chemo; Absorbing low-cost CO2 capture; Building an insect colony; Polo-like kinase 1 inhibitors safe in the mouse; Ranking information in a complex network
Nature Publishing Group
19 Jul 2011
Summary of news: Effects of maternal stress on later life
Nature Publishing Group
19 Jul 2011
Summaries of newsworthy articles: Sociology: How New York Beat Crime; Neuroscience: How to Build a Better Learner; Science Agenda: We Need Excellent Science Teachers ; Forum: How to Develop New Drugs of Mental Illnesses ; Human Origins: The Evolution of Grandparents
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
19 Jul 2011
Researchers from A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have developed a lateral silicon-based drug screening tool that has demonstrated simultaneous capture of 12 individual cells – 12 times higher throughput than conventional patch clamping.