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Nature Publishing Group
11 Mar 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Link between cancer and dietary restriction, Was the Wenchuan quake an indicator of crustal shortening?, The smart way to beat hunger, Sorting senses in the fruitfly, Real time light–matter mix and A new super-battery!
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
10 Mar 2009
The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) researchers clinched one gold, three silver and five bronze awards for their innovations at the 8th Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2009, the largest invention and innovation event in Asia held from 19 to 21 February in Kuala Lumpur
Waseda University
10 Mar 2009
Originally, the Japanese and Chinese languages are quite different from each other. The Japanese originally had no written characters, but they adopted Chinese characters and adjusted them accordingly for use in a variety of societies within Japan.
Waseda University
10 Mar 2009
A large headline at the top of the first page of the January 19th evening edition of The Asahi Shimbun reported, "Yokohama city to start unified elementary and junior high school education."
Nature Publishing Group
08 Mar 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers in Nature and Nature research journals including: Turning decision-making on its head, Weaving a web of tiny reactors and Neuroscience: Forming first impressions.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
06 Mar 2009
SERDANG, 2 March – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has entered into collaboration with Solution Engineering Holdings Bhd. (SEH) in designing and producing a pilot plant in Puchong, Malaysia worth RM4 mil (USD1.1 mil) that will be capable to produce bio based vegetable oil.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
06 Mar 2009
PETALING JAYA, February 16 - Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Dutch Lady Milk Industries (M) join hands in a research project to study on milk nutrition and mental performance of Malaysian pre- school children.
RIKEN
06 Mar 2009
The powerful x-rays from a RIKEN synchrotron can provide high-contrast images of biological specimens
RIKEN
06 Mar 2009
A new theory predicts an unusual excitation spectrum for a chain of ultracold gas atoms
RIKEN
06 Mar 2009
Genomic studies have now provided enough understanding to design clock genes
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
04 Mar 2009
HONG KONG, 4 March - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has signed an agreement with the CareLife Healthcare Limited (CareLife) today and received a strong boost of HK$30 million from the company to support further research and development of its patented, award-winning "Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Meter".
Universiti Sains Malaysia
04 Mar 2009
LEMBAH BUJANG, 4 March. – Researchers from the Centre for Global Archaeological Research (PPAG) Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) have once again created history by discovering the remains of an iron smelting site, dating back to the 3rd Century AD, at Sungai Batu, Lembah Bujang, Kedah.
Nature Publishing Group
04 Mar 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: HIV: Microbicide curbs virus transmission in monkeys; Astrophysics: Binary black hole system discovered; Microbiology: Antibiotic design questioned and We cannot live by scepticism alone
Nature Publishing Group
04 Mar 2009
In Nature China this week - Children exposed to melamine-tainted formula were seven times more likely to have urinary stones than those exposed to melamine-free formula and more
Universiti Sains Malaysia
01 Mar 2009
Malaysia’s Minister of Higher Education Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin launched the Accelerated Programme for Excellence (APEX) Transformation Plan for University Science Malaysia (USM)
Nature Publishing Group
01 Mar 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include ‘PiggyBac’ to pluripotency; Where decisions are made; Microtubes made easy; First-rate help; Managing iron overload and Clostridium virulence factor identified
Keio University
27 Feb 2009
Koji Ishizaka currently co-hosts the TV antique show “Kai-un! Nandemo Kanteidan” (We’ll Appraise Anything) and has acted in many films. In the film “The Last Game The Final So-kei sen” released last August, he played the role of President Shinzo Koizumi.
Keio University
27 Feb 2009
Keio University's President Anzai participated for his third time in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting attended by world leaders in Davos.
RIKEN
27 Feb 2009
RIKEN and the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) hosted an international conference, ‘Molecular Imaging 2008 — Breaking New Ground in Drug Discovery and PET Diagnosis’ in Kobe on Dec 14 and 15.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
27 Feb 2009
SINGAPORE, February 25, 2009 — A new map has been released which shows the regions of Southeast Asia most vulnerable to climate change.
RIKEN
27 Feb 2009
A metal–organic framework that contains ordered channels of two different sizes can separate different gases
RIKEN
27 Feb 2009
Cells control interactions between two proteins with an important role in Alzheimer’s disease by stranding them on discrete membrane ‘islands’
Nature Publishing Group
26 Feb 2009
In Nature China this week - Researchers have identified a key region of the avian influenza virus that is responsible for viral replication and transcription in the nucleus of infected cells
Asia Research News
26 Feb 2009
OTTAWA, Feb. 25 - The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canada Research Chairs Program are pleased to announce eight research partnerships between outstanding university scholars in Canada and their peers in the developing world.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
25 Feb 2009
IDRC President David Malone discussed reasons and remedies for rising food prices in India during his Millennium Lecture, “The Political Economy of Food Security,” at the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai, India.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
25 Feb 2009
UNIVERSITI Sains Malaysia (USM) hosted the first Regional Conference on Materials (RCM) in Penang recently.
Nature Publishing Group
25 Feb 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Prehistoric sex, The missing asteroid mystery, Melding brain and machine, Unexpected prion link in Alzheimer’s disease, Atlantic seesaw, Friction on a small scale and Giant sand dune formation explained
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
25 Feb 2009
The Director General (DG) of Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Tan Sri Dr Sulaiman Mahbob, accompanied by his wife and a delegation of EPU staff including Puspanita members, paid an official visit to the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) on 15 February 2009.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
25 Feb 2009
Recent examples of IDRC-supported research and its impact can be found in this two-CD set. IDRC has worked with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.
Nature Publishing Group
22 Feb 2009
Body-friendly nanomaterials; Childhood abuse permanently modifies stress genes; A human hand in Indonesian fires; HIV sweetly slips by; Jump-starting cancer-gene discovery; Imaging colour centres on the nanoscale; Aerosols and underlying clouds lead to warming; THz phase modulator and How your genes can make you fat