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22 Apr 2025
Singapore, 21 April 2025 – A worldwide field experiment conducted by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School has revealed that individuals demonstrate a marked increase in honest behaviour when they are offered the option of being monitored and subsequently choosing it.
Tohoku University
22 Apr 2025
Researchers at Tohoku University explored a colloidal crystal model to produce specific polymorphs, required for use in materials science and pharmaceuticals.
Osaka Metropolitan University
22 Apr 2025
New light-powered DNA detection enables more accessible, affordable genetic analysis
National Taiwan University
21 Apr 2025
A new hybrid surface design improves condensation heat transfer even at high temperature differences.
Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. (Photo: Takuya Takata)
Hokkaido University
18 Apr 2025
Colder temperatures are linked with increased risk of diarrhea among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, emphasizing the need for climate-sensitive health strategies in refugee settings.
Generative AI and diagnostic accuracy
Osaka Metropolitan University
18 Apr 2025
Meta-analysis of medical research with LLMs reveals diagnostic accuracy
National Taiwan University
18 Apr 2025
By tailoring crystal shape, researchers boost oxygen reduction performance, paving the way for cost-effective fuel cell technologies.
Tohoku University
17 Apr 2025
Conventional thinking holds that the metal site in single atom catalysts (SACs) has been a limiting factor to the continued improvement of the design and, therefore, the continued improvement of the capability of these SACs. More specifically, the lack of outside-the-box thinking when it comes to the crucial hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), a half-reaction resulting in the splitting of water, has contributed to a lack of advancement in this field.
Professor Carlos M. Duarte
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
17 Apr 2025
Professor Carlos M. Duarte, Ibn Sina Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), has been awarded the Japan Prize. Second time a KAUST scientist receives the award.
Hokkaido University
Hokkaido University
17 Apr 2025
Shin-Etsu Chemical and Hokkaido University have developed system for the production of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) that incorporates a microfluidic device.
Osaka Metropolitan University
17 Apr 2025
Widespread contamination by emerging foodborne pathogen detected in retail chicken meat
17 Apr 2025
An analysis of satellite imagery of major river systems in the Philippines has revealed surprising insights into how rivers behave, with significant implications for river management in tropical settings.
President S. Joe Qin and Prof Bradley R. Barnes meet with Prof Frances Bowen, Vice-Principal for Humanities and Social Sciences, and other colleagues from Queen Mary University of London. The meeting focuses on potential dual degree programmes in business, humanities and social science, as well as student exchange opportunities (From left: Prof Bradley R. Barnes, President S. Joe Qin, Prof Frances Bowen, Dr Matthieu Burnay and Mr Ceri Bevan).
Lingnan University
17 Apr 2025
To further strengthen Lingnan University’s global academic network, Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science of Lingnan University; Prof Bradley R. Barnes, Interim Associate Vice-President (Global Affairs) cum Director of Global Education; and Prof Li Jia, Associate Professor of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, visited several well-known universities in the UK respectively.
National Taiwan University
17 Apr 2025
Phosphorylation of tau protein triggers the formation of phase-separated liquid droplets of tau, known as liquid-liquid phase separation, in a temperature-dependent and reversible mechanism. The modified tau protein (p-tau) had a looser and more flexible shape, as shown by advanced protein analysis. Intracellular tau aggregation formed surrounding the cell nucleus only when cells were treated with this form of tau, similar to what is seen in Alzheimer’s disease brains.
A farm robot using lidar shows it can harvest strawberries from a high-bed cultivation field.
Osaka Metropolitan University
16 Apr 2025
Autonomous driving algorithm for robot using lidar shows promise with high-bed cultivation methods
Tohoku University
16 Apr 2025
Why does dementia affect more women than men? To help solve this mystery, researchers uncovered a new risk factor: age of menopause onset.
National Taiwan University
16 Apr 2025
Graph neural networks with uncertainty quantification enable reliable exploration of vast chemical spaces for material and drug discovery.
Tohoku University
15 Apr 2025
Quasicrystals are intriguing materials with long-range atomic order that lack periodicity. It has been a longstanding question whether antiferromagnetism, while commonly found in regular crystals, is even possible in quasicrystals. In a new study, researchers have finally answered this question, providing the first definitive neutron diffraction evidence of antiferromagnetism in a real icosahedral quasicrystal.
Unsupervised clustering results
Hiroshima University
15 Apr 2025
Researchers discover that inflammation and aging contribute to non-viral liver cancer development. Green tea's role in reversing some of the pathway dysregulation that may contribute to the cancer development and other therapies explored.
Tohoku University
15 Apr 2025
Back in 2021, MLB decided to crack down on pitchers’ use of resin to grip the ball better. As a result, the average spin of a pitch dropped, and batters hit more balls. A team of researchers has explored the phenomenon behind this.
A passenger ferry, left, and a cargo ship sail the Akashi Strait in Japan.
Osaka Metropolitan University
15 Apr 2025
New AI model explains the basis for its decisions and the intention behind actions
National Taiwan University
15 Apr 2025
A sustainable technology is unveiled to decouple chemical biomass oxidation from hydrogen production, offering new opportunities for carbon-neutral manufacturing.
Osaka Metropolitan University
14 Apr 2025
Light conditions in the morning before waking up affect restfulness
National Taiwan University
14 Apr 2025
Real-time X-ray analysis reveals how single atoms dynamically adapt to boost CO2-to-CO conversion.
Kanazawa University
14 Apr 2025
Scientists at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University and colleagues have developed a promising new approach to cancer treatment. By using tiny, naturally occurring particles called extracellular vesicles (EVs), they have created a way to boost the body’s immune system to fight tumors more effectively. This breakthrough could lead to more targeted cancer therapies with fewer side effects.
Kanazawa University
14 Apr 2025
Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, demonstrates a novel approach for nanoscopic profiling of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) using high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) videography. This pioneering method provides an unprecedented level of detail in characterizing sEV subpopulations, offering new insights into their biological roles and potential applications in disease diagnostics.
Lingnan University wins a record-breaking number of 5 awards at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva.
Lingnan University
13 Apr 2025
Lingnan University has achieved a historic milestone at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, winning a record-breaking number of five awards.
(From left: Prof Li Donghui, Associate Vice-President (Experiential Learning Projects); Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning ; Prof Chen Shiyi, Lingnan Fellow ; Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science ; Prof Zhou Dingxuan, Senior Lingnan Scholar ; Prof Yang Qiang, Lingnan Fellow ; Prof Raymond Chan Hon-fu, Vice-President (Academics) cum Provost and Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Scientific Computing)
Lingnan University
11 Apr 2025
Lingnan University held the conferment ceremony for the Lingnan University Institute for Advanced Study (LUIAS) today, 11 April, welcoming three leading international scholars―Prof Chen Shiyi , President of the Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, and Prof Yang Qiang, Professor Emeritus of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), who were made Lingnan Fellows, and the title of Senior Lingnan Scholar was conferred on Prof Zhou Dingxuan, Professor and Head of the School of M
Kanazawa University
11 Apr 2025
Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, report in "Nature Communications" how the targeted suppression of lysosome function may lead to brain cancer therapy.
Kanazawa University
11 Apr 2025
Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University and colleagues have achieved a major breakthrough in understanding sperm DNA packaging. Using high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM), they captured the real-time process of protamine (PRM)-induced DNA condensation, providing critical insights into fertility, genome stability, and future applications in medicine. Their findings are published in "Nucleic Acids Research".