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National Taiwan University
01 Jul 2025
A new self-powered water sensor uses wave energy to monitor pollutants like heavy metals, microplastics, and pesticides—no battery needed.
The University of Osaka
30 Jun 2025
Inspired by a simple children's toy, a jumping popper toy, researchers have unlocked a key to designing more agile and predictable soft robots. Soft robots, made from flexible materials, hold immense promise for delicate tasks, but their complex movements have been difficult to predict and control, especially dynamic actions like jumping.
National Taiwan University
30 Jun 2025
The high recurrence rate of bladder cancer is often attributed to inadequate tumor visualization and localization. To address this limitation, the Hotliposome group at National Taiwan University has developed a mucoadhesive nanoplatform, HMSN(E)-SH, which selectively targets tumor tissue and enhances imaging precision, supporting the advancement of non-invasive diagnostic strategies.
Tohoku University
27 Jun 2025
A group of researchers have observed images from the James Webb Space Telescope. The images were like a time machine, allowing the researchers to understand how these galaxies built their disks over history and compare this to how our own Milky Way formed.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
27 Jun 2025
- DGIST’s proximity to Harvard’s and Caltech’s rankings demonstrates world-class research power
Lingnan University
27 Jun 2025
Lingnan University in Hong Kong welcomes the Audit Report by the Quality Assurance Council (QAC) of the University Grants Committee (UGC) today, 27 June. The Audit Panel praises Lingnan’s robust governance and quality management systems for managing academic standards and academic quality, and commends their proactive approach to digital innovation as reflected in the Strategic Plan since the appointment of the President, Prof S. Joe Qin.
27 Jun 2025
Chinese and Australian scientists have reported the discovery of twenty new bat viruses in research published this week.
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo (UTokyo-IIS)
27 Jun 2025
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, have developed nanoscale ‘molecular flasks’ based on single molecules of bottlebrush polymers to carefully control polymerization reactions in extremely small spaces
Osaka Metropolitan University
27 Jun 2025
Lifesaving deep learning model developed using standard radiographs
University of the Philippines Diliman
27 Jun 2025
After nearly a decade of laboratory work, the research team has confirmed three new forest mice species. This raises the number of endemic mammals on Mindoro to twelve, cementing the island as the smallest known island where mammal speciation has taken place.
National Taiwan University
26 Jun 2025
In the 2D ferromagnet Fe5GeTe2, researchers reveal atomic-scale coherence linking charge density waves, Kondo physics, and ferromagnetism—the first direct observation of synchronized electric and magnetic quantum states.
The University of Osaka
26 Jun 2025
Researchers from The University of Osaka observed the reactions of Japanese macaques to the deaths of their companions. They found that some macaques remained near and even groomed the dead, especially if they had been close companions. These findings suggest that macaques, like humans, may exhibit emotion-based responses to death.
Kanazawa University
26 Jun 2025
Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, report in Small, a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering nanotechnology, published by Wiley-WCH, Germany, how short peptides self-assemble linearly on atomically-thick solid surfaces, such as graphite and MoS₂.
The University of Osaka
25 Jun 2025
A groundbreaking study led by a global research consortium offers new hope for patients with mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease. Researchers using an insect model and transcriptome analysis have unravelled the mechanism of iron regulation between host tissue and the mycetoma grain, a fungal mass characteristic of the disease.
Tohoku University
25 Jun 2025
It’s common knowledge that preventing diabetes decreases the chance of mortality. But even within those with “normal” blood glucose levels, is there an optimal number for reducing the risk of other diseases such as heart disease or cancer? A small farming community in the Tohoku region may have provided medical researchers with the clues they have been looking for.
Impart
25 Jun 2025
In 1938, archaeologists discovered an ivory statuette of a goddess in the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii, which was buried under ash for thousands of years after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Who was this goddess — Lakshmi, the Hindu deity of wealth and prosperity or Venus, the Roman goddess of beauty — and why was she in Pompeii?
National Taiwan University
25 Jun 2025
Scientists at National Taiwan University have developed a new microfluidic system that can detect subtle chemical fingerprints from bacteria—helping identify even antibiotic-resistant strains. This technology could help physicians quickly and accurately diagnose infections in hospitals.
The University of Osaka
24 Jun 2025
Researchers from The University of Osaka found that both inhibitory and activating killer immunoglobulin-like receptors on natural killer (NK) cells were able to bind repetitive interspersed family proteins expressed on the surface of malaria-infected red blood cells. The role of these proteins in triggering both inhibitory and stimulatory responses from NK cells makes them extremely promising targets for the development of therapies and vaccines for malaria.
Osaka Metropolitan University
24 Jun 2025
Stress-responsive gene pushes pancreatic insulin-producing cells toward dysfunction, fueling diabetes
YOKOHAMA National University
24 Jun 2025
Researchers find solution to ‘static friction paradox’ — apparent stick state with slow slip is purely mechanical
Lingnan University
24 Jun 2025
The School of Graduate Studies (GS) at Lingnan University hosted the opening ceremony of the Postgraduate Summer School 2025 on campus today, 24 June. This highly regarded and prestigious annual flagship event has been organised with Hertford College of the University of Oxford and is a UK-based exchange programme that reflects Lingnan’s resolve to broaden students’ international exposure and global research commitment.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
23 Jun 2025
- Beginning on July 14th, the practice-oriented “Fragrance Industry Professional Training Course” will be offered at no cost
- Faculty members from Côte d'Azur University in France will come to South Korea to provide olfactory training and analytical techniques
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
23 Jun 2025
- Curbing brain drain and drawing future talent to Korea…the Ministry of Science and ICT begins full-scale recruitment and settlement support for global postdoctoral researchers
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
23 Jun 2025
- Real-time X-ray scattering analysis reveals the synthesis mechanism of eco-friendly ternary quantum dots
- This eco-friendly PV hydrogen production technology is expected to be implemented and used in various next-generation semiconductor optoelectronic devices
- The research results have been published in Advanced Science, a leading international journal in the field of multidisciplinary convergence
Ehime University
23 Jun 2025
How halogens uncover the hidden history of lunar crust formation and the striking lunar surface dichotomy.
Asia Research News
23 Jun 2025
Cyborg jellyfish, 3D collagen, Light, light go away, AI electronic nose, FLASHing cancer, Hydrogen storage in nanoscales & Can I drink this? Read all in the latest Editor's Choice
National Taiwan University
20 Jun 2025
The study reveals that uneven buildup of amyloid beta between the eyes may cause thinning differences in the retina, appearing early in cognitive decline. This eye-based asymmetry could offer a simple, non-invasive way to detect cognitive frailty at its earliest stages.
Osaka Metropolitan University
20 Jun 2025
Using iPS cells, veterinary medicine has made a step forward in creating a stable MSC supply
The University of Osaka
20 Jun 2025
Researchers from The University of Osaka have developed a way to efficiently prepare the “magic states” necessary for quantum computers to be resistant to errors. Their technique, called “zero-level distillation,” involves working with qubits at the physical or zeroth level as opposed to higher, more abstract levels.
Singapore University of Technology and Design
20 Jun 2025
A research team led by SUTD has created nanoscale glass structures with near-perfect reflectance, overturning long-held assumptions about what low-index materials can do in photonics.