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Universiti Sains Malaysia
01 Mar 2012
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) aims to help Malaysia become a major contributor to global knowledge and scientific research in the world's fifth largest continent (and the coldest in the world) Antarctica.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
01 Mar 2012
Prime Minister Dato 'Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak sent his congratulations to the organizing secretariat of the Chinese New Year Festival 2012, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for its success in organizing the program consistently every year.
Nature Publishing Group
29 Feb 2012
Latest news from Nature 01 March 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Feb 2012
Researchers have synthesized a fungal metabolite and derivatives that inhibit crucial enzymes related to cancers
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Feb 2012
A robust approach for preparing polymer-coated quantum dots may find use in a wide range of applications
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Feb 2012
Long diamond tips could broaden the three-dimensional measuring capabilities of atomic force microscopes
Waseda University
28 Feb 2012
Takashi Hamano from Waseda University explores the issues surrounding humans and animals.
Asia Research News
28 Feb 2012
A study carried out by fourth year medical students of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) has shown that taking contraceptive pill is the most common method for birth control.
University of the Philippines Diliman
28 Feb 2012
The Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences (RWUAS), Germany led by its president, Professor Marie Louise Klotz, has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the University of the Philippines Diliman through Chancellor Caesar A. Saloma.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
28 Feb 2012
Children of of Malacca, Malaysia, who are pursuing studies at Higher Education Institutions have been urged to provide new ideas that can help towards the development of Malacca.
Hanyang University
27 Feb 2012
Hanyang University of Korea and RIKEN of Japan, along with other Asian research institutes, are launching the Asian Research Network (ARN). Recently ARN members succeeded in producing transparent touch sensors using carbon nanotubes and ink solutions that can print electronic circuits or change colour in exposure to heat or UV radiation.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
27 Feb 2012
A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME), has signed a collaboration agreement with Petroleum Geo-Services (OSE:PGS), a geophysical company based in Norway that provides a range of services. IME will develop rugged inertial sensing technology to enable PGS to acquire more precise seismic data at higher sensitivity and at ultra-low frequencies.
Nature Publishing Group
27 Feb 2012
Latest News from Nature Journals 27 February 2012
Waseda University
24 Feb 2012
Waseda University Institute of e-Government is pleased to release the 2012 Waseda University International e-Government Ranking. This is the eighth consecutive year of monitoring the development of e-Government worldwide by the research team of Prof. Dr.Toshio Obi, Director of Institute of e-Government.
RIKEN
24 Feb 2012
Researchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics have discovered an answer to the long-standing mystery of how brain cells can both remember new memories while also maintaining older ones.
University of the Philippines Diliman
24 Feb 2012
A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was entered into by UP Diliman through Chancellor Caesar A. Saloma with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) through Secretary Virgilio R. Delos Reyes and the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) led by its president Antonio Kalaw.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
24 Feb 2012
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) provides RM2 million for University Innovation Fund (Innovation Seed Fund) to enable researchers to continue research programs with potential for commercialization.
RIKEN
24 Feb 2012
The RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine is examining how drugs can be matched to a patient’s genetic information through the study of single nucleotide polymorphisms. Taisei Mushiroda from the Laboratory for Pharmacogenetics explains...
RIKEN
24 Feb 2012
By training birds to ‘get rhythm’, scientists uncover evidence that our capacity to move in time with music may be connected with our ability to learn speech
RIKEN
24 Feb 2012
Development of polymer film loaded with antibodies that can capture tumor cells shows promise as a diagnostic tool
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Feb 2012
Cutting-edge technologies to be developed at Baidu-I2R Research Centre (BIRC)
Asia Research News
23 Feb 2012
Albukhary International University is a wholly charitable university located in Alor Setar, Malaysia dedicated to providing students from disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds a high quality education. ResearchSEA visited their campus to find out more.
Toyohashi University of Technology
23 Feb 2012
Late last month, the 'TUT CALL' advisor, Associate Professor Takahiko Hayashi along with Toyohashi Tech's international students from Bangladesh, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and Korea in addition to five Japanese students visited Toyohashi City Hosoya Elementary School to have an exchange party.
Asia Research News
23 Feb 2012
The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) has won the second best award of "The Very Best Innovation Invention Award" in the recent Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) after its researchers bagged four gold, three silver and 10 bronze medals
Universiti Sains Malaysia
23 Feb 2012
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will highlight research findings to various other countries in the future.
Nature Publishing Group
22 Feb 2012
Latest News from Nature 23 February 2012
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
22 Feb 2012
Research institutions in Canada and Southeast Asia are joining forces to boost collaborative research aimed at understanding regional trends in a fast-changing world.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
22 Feb 2012
In a bid to promote the understanding and adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR), the Department of Management and Marketing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) have jointly compiled the Hong Kong SME Business Sustainability Index.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
22 Feb 2012
With the sophisticated use of construction process simulation technology and positioning technologies such as GPS, researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed an integrated system which can uplift the standard of construction safety and enhance project efficiency.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
22 Feb 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently received a generous donation of HK$10 million from Tai Hung Fai Charity Foundation to support the operation of "PolyU – Henry G. Leong Mobile Integrative Health Centre" for the next three years.