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Asia Research News
09 Mar 2018
Have you got a story to tell? An education success story you can’t wait to share? Regardless of whether you’ve taken to the stage dozens of times before, or if you’ve always wondered whether you could keep a room full of your peers enthralled, this could be your chance.
University of Malaya
09 Mar 2018
The cognizance in Machinoeki concept is to provide pedestrian a resting place, get some information about the town, and a pit stop for toilet use. Researchers from University of Malaya try to implement the Machinoeki concept in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.
Hokkaido University
08 Mar 2018
A stable organic compound has been synthesized with a record length for the bond between its carbon atoms, exceeding the assumed limit.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
08 Mar 2018
Yangon, Myanmar - Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar, a CAD 10.7 million dollar partnership with Global Affairs Canada, is helping women and men from all ethnic background in Myanmar to benefit from a transition to democratic development.
Asia Research News
08 Mar 2018
Osman Sultan: “Telecommunications is the smart city’s corner stone”
Asia Research News
07 Mar 2018
The Conference on the Emerging Technologies That Matter
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI)
06 Mar 2018
A research team has developed a cup holder that wirelessly charges smart phones at the same rate as wired chargers. The charger uses magnetic resonance technology to generate and transfer energy from the cup to the electronic devices.
University of Malaya
06 Mar 2018
The quality of life of young adults who survived cancer as children could improve due to a new understanding about why they age earlier than their healthy peers.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
06 Mar 2018
A simple chemical surface treatment improves the performance of nanowire ultraviolet light-emitting diodes.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
06 Mar 2018
Understanding how bacteria help convert glacier bedrock into soil could help address desertification.
Nagoya University
06 Mar 2018
Nagoya University researchers produce valuable esters in high yield using environment-friendly catalyst.
Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University
05 Mar 2018
A new combination of chemical compounds could lead the way to more cost-effective stem cell cultures.
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
05 Mar 2018
New data has provided further evidence that could explain an imbalance between the two main types of matter in the universe.
Qatar University
05 Mar 2018
Ranked among the top 400 universities in the Electrical Engineering subject.
Asia Research News
05 Mar 2018
New study shows that female hunting spiders do not respond to chemical signals given out by potential mates, preferring silk-wrapped food gifts instead.
Asia Research News
01 Mar 2018
-Grants to support three teams in Singapore to prevent, intercept or cure myopia, cancer, liver disease
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
01 Mar 2018
Children without any parent at home score much lower on primary school exams than children with one or both parents, which can hinder future prospects.
Asia Research News
01 Mar 2018
The ASEAN Premier Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Show (ASEAN M&E) is gearing up for the 7th edition of ASEAN M&E that will take place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 17 – 19 July, 2018.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
28 Feb 2018
More accurate statistical modeling of extreme weather will improve forecasting and disaster mitigation.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
28 Feb 2018
A technique of microwave synthesis of layered oxides enables high-capacity aqueous zinc-ion batteries.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
28 Feb 2018
Corals living in highly saline waters may be more tolerant to rising water temperatures.
Asia Research News
28 Feb 2018
EnigmaCG’s Analytics Leaders Summit is back to Singapore on 17-18 April,2018 bringing together the stalwarts of the industry under one roof to deliberate and discuss the latest trends such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and AI Chatbots etc.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
26 Feb 2018
An international multi-disciplinary research team led by scientists at HKUST has discovered for the first time a computational framework that could map out the fitness landscape of a crucial protein in the HIV, potentially paving the way for rational design of a vaccine that may force the deadly virus to mutate into forms that lead to its demise.
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
26 Feb 2018
Researchers identify and synthesize a sugar chain critical for plant fertilization. They call it AMOR.
Asia Research News
26 Feb 2018
What does the super early bird catch? The lowest price. EduTECH Asia 2018 tickets are now on sale for just S$365 each.
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
23 Feb 2018
An amateur astronomer testing his new camera captures the moment a supernova became visible in the night sky, which has helped an international team of researchers to test their theory about the beginning stages of a stellar explosion.
Tohoku University
22 Feb 2018
Researchers have identified the first spontaneous mutant coral symbiont alga to not maintain a symbiotic relationship with its host.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
21 Feb 2018
A soft, stick-on patch collects, analyses and wirelessly transmits a variety of health metrics from the body to a smartphone.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
21 Feb 2018
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), in terms of citations, has been ranked 1st in South Korea and 3rd in Asia in the 2018 THE Asia University Rankings.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
21 Feb 2018
Four students from South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have won prizes at the 2018 HCI Korea Creative Awards, one of the largest academic conferences in the field of Human-Computer Interaction.