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RIKEN
10 Jul 2009
‘Metamaterials’ — artificially created materials with nanostructures designed to control light — are attracting considerable attention for the development of a range of new technologies, such as very thin eyeglass lenses, optical microscopes that will allow the observation of atoms and optical fibers with no transmission loss.
RIKEN
10 Jul 2009
RIKEN has implemented significant changes since the previous external evaluation in 2006 by the RIKEN Advisory Council (RAC). At the seventh meeting, held in April 2009, the RAC made several new recommendations. RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori and RAC Chair Zach Hall discuss RIKEN’s progress and future directions.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
09 Jul 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia recently hosted two programmes on national television, the Gen Y TV1 Programme on Green Technology for a Sustainable World and a Forum on Islamic Issues on the topics 9 Doors to Good Fortune and Sustainable Environment, Sustainable Ummah.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
09 Jul 2009
According to the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Omar Osman, USM is providing this service in view of the fact that some of the participants at the Asia Pacific Regional Symposium (APPS 2009) held in one of the hotels in Penang from 26 June till 1 July 2009 were confirmed positive for the H1N1 flu virus last week.
Nature Publishing Group
09 Jul 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Going the distance, Drug extends lifespan of mice, The greening of the Earth, Getting the most out of nanotechnology, The role of black holes in galaxy evolution, Late Cretaceous ocean flux and Sorting nanotubes with DNA
Nature Publishing Group
08 Jul 2009
In Nature China this week - A novel class of nanoparticles formed by the self-assembly of antimicrobial peptides is extremely effective against brain infections
RIKEN
07 Jul 2009
Scientists are a step closer to pinning down the functions of the different regions of the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for high level cognitive behaviour such as decision making and social conduct.
Waseda University
06 Jul 2009
It may be a poor choice of words, but I have always lived by going with the flow. I have written what I wanted to at my own pace, and all of the sudden I became known as an author. However, I never even once felt the desire to become an author, and I have never promoted myself or taken actions to become an author.
Waseda University
06 Jul 2009
The situation encompassing Japanese returning from China has changed greatly in the last 20 years. In the past, returning to Japan meant giving up the entire lifestyle built during many years of living in China.
Nature Publishing Group
05 Jul 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Disrupting viruses, microRNA implicated in cell fate decisions, Methane bubbling up, Action representation in the autistic brain, A common susceptibility locus for several types of cancer, Getting to the root of oculo-facial-cardio-dental syndrome, A tale of two spores and Specialized skin helpers
RIKEN
03 Jul 2009
In the process of exploring the formation of primordial germ cells (PGCs), the precursors to both sperm and ova, RIKEN researchers have uncovered findings which could have a profound effect on fertility research and help scientists to better understand the earliest stages of reproductive development.
RIKEN
03 Jul 2009
A team of RIKEN researchers has synthesized a key fragment of the natural product called physalin B, which shows both antitumor and anti-inflammatory activity. The work will make an important contribution towards the goal of synthesizing the whole compound, which has eluded chemists since its discovery in 1969.
RIKEN
03 Jul 2009
A chance observation leads to potential insights into the basis for cell damage associated with disorders like Alzheimer’s disease
Nature Publishing Group
03 Jul 2009
Three papers in Nature this week provide new insights into genetic variation and schizophrenia risk. Using combined data from three large cohorts, the papers jointly reveal significant associations to individual loci that implicate immunity, cognition and brain development.
Nature Publishing Group
03 Jul 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Heart progenitors yield diverse cell types, Cells remember where they came from, Plant power, ‘Ethical’ stem cells under the spotlight, How cells get a LIF to pluripotency, A single-molecule optical transistor and A black hole not too big and not too small
Nature Publishing Group
01 Jul 2009
In Nature China this week - A new study estimates the prevalence of mental disorders among Chinese adults to be 17.5%
Waseda University
30 Jun 2009
Affairs which may erode trust in the mass media have recently happened one after another. They were not management or sales scandals, but ones casting a doubt on the manner of gathering and reporting news, which are the core operation of the mass media. Many of them were caused by publishing companies and TV stations.
Waseda University
30 Jun 2009
The following quotation is part of the explanation about the new trial process that a judge gave to people who had been selected as citizen judges in a mock court simulating a trial by citizen judges in which I was involved:
Waseda University
30 Jun 2009
Before the Japanese economy rapidly grew, there was an obvious difference between urban (e.g., cities and towns) and rural areas in Japan. When the modern municipality system was established in Japan in 1889, even districts which were regarded not as cities, but as towns had small but condensed urban areas.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
29 Jun 2009
Enviroplast or more commonly known as green plastic, created by Professor Hanafi Ismail is an alternative to the petroleum-based plastic.
Asia Research News
29 Jun 2009
26 June 2009 - ID Business Solutions Ltd, a leading provider of innovative data management solutions to multinational R&D organisations, today announced that it has concluded an unconditional agreement to acquire InforSense Ltd, a company providing award-winning scientific and business intelligence technologies.
RIKEN
29 Jun 2009
In a press conference today BSI-TOYOTA Collaboration Center announced that they have succeeded in developing a system which utilizes one of the fastest technologies in the world, controlling a wheelchair using brain waves in as little as 125 milliseconds. A link to the demonstation video is provided.
Nature Publishing Group
28 Jun 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Stopping the pumps in chemotherapy-resistant tumours, Mississippi drowning, Genetic variants associated with kidney stones, Solid-state quantum circuits, Mystery solved for immunoglobulin D role, Future forest changes, Efficiently moving through chemical space, Tropical rain shift 600 years ago
RIKEN
26 Jun 2009
An international team, led by Shingo Nagano from the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima and Hiroyasu Onaka from Toyama Prefectural University, has uncovered the vital role of water in the generation of the antitumor drug staurosporine
RIKEN
26 Jun 2009
A recently discovered structure in plant cells functions to transport proteins and glycans around the cell
RIKEN
26 Jun 2009
Research on the function of a type of RNA called ‘Gomafu’ is the primary field of study at RIKEN’s Nakagawa Initiative Research Unit.
RIKEN
26 Jun 2009
The program aims to strengthen collaborative ties between RIKEN and IITB by offering a top-class research environment for talented young IITB graduate students.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
25 Jun 2009
The alumni of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, together with the University's Industrial Centre, have recently raised nearly HK$1.9 million for the establishment of a scholarship in memory of the late Dr YK Ching, the last Principal of the Hong Kong Technical College (predecessor of PolyU).
University of the Philippines Los Baños
25 Jun 2009
In a recent study by pesticide toxicologists at UP Los Baños, the injection of neonicotenoid pesticides such as thiametoxam, imidachloprid and clothianidin in coconut trunks was found safe and effective in controlling the coconut leaf beetle (Brontispa longgisima).
Nature Publishing Group
24 Jun 2009
The metabolic hormone adiponectin could serve as a predictive biomarker for type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study published online in this week’s Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics.