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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
10 Dec 2015
Researchers from Hong Kong and China jointly developed a microsatellite platform and a deployment system that was successfully applied to "Kaituo-1B", an achievement to bring low-cost aerospace technology to a wider range of civil uses.
Tohoku University
10 Dec 2015
Damage to Steel Wires Inside External Cables Now Visible through Non-Contact/Non-Destructive Methods.
Tohoku University
09 Dec 2015
Researchers in Japan have created a new technique for visualizing the dynamics of nitrate (NO3-) and nitrite (NO2−), both markers of nitric oxide in a cell.
University of Malaya
09 Dec 2015
Researchers in Malaysia are using blowflies to sample mammal DNA and develop a mammal monitoring tool.
Asia Research News
09 Dec 2015
Shanghai, China, 8 Dec, 2015 – International and private schools across the world are quickly moving away from rote learning towards a more learner-centered, interactive and collaborative approach in order to improve learner engagement and learning outcomes.
Asia Research News
08 Dec 2015
PARIS, FRANCE – Economic losses from the impacts of climate change in Southeast Asia could be 60% higher than previously estimated, reducing the region’s gross domestic product (GDP) by up to 11% by 2100, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
08 Dec 2015
Researchers from Hong Kong have developed a novel intelligent transportation system, utilizing integrated algorithm for real-time journey time estimation.
Tohoku University
08 Dec 2015
An international research team has found a surprising three-dimensional arrangement of electrons in the Y-based high-temperature superconductor.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
08 Dec 2015
Canada's International Development Research Centre’s 2014-2015 annual report is now available online.
University of Malaya
07 Dec 2015
Initiated in 1982, the collaboration between The French National Centre for Scientific Research and University of Malaya led to the creation of a joint laboratory called Laboratoire International Associé.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
07 Dec 2015
PARIS, December 4, 2015 – Jean Lebel, President of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), today announced a $4 million investment to help cities in the developing world be better prepared for climate change impacts and the risks these impacts pose to people, economies, and infrastructure.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
07 Dec 2015
PARIS, December 3, 2015 – Jean Lebel, President of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), along with Aron Cramer, President and CEO of Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), today announced a joint initiative to help companies protect their businesses and assets from the impacts of climate change.
Asia Research News
07 Dec 2015
This year is particularly special as it marks the 10th year that Frost & Sullivan is hosting the excellence awards in Australia recognising and celebrating exemplary practices and best-in-class companies in the country.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
03 Dec 2015
‘Non- evolvable’ essential cells can be targeted to predict and lower possibility of drug resistance
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
02 Dec 2015
The Index was launched on 1 December following the announcement of the index results in a ceremony held at Hotel ICON in Hong Kong.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
02 Dec 2015
Robotic therapy works better if stroke patients’ brains are stimulated by electricity.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
02 Dec 2015
Nanoscale ribbons of a new phase of gold have been produced with a different crystalline structure.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
02 Dec 2015
Tiny particles with varied shapes scatter light in useful and unusual ways.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
02 Dec 2015
Canada’s International Development Research Centre is joining the Government of Canada’s official delegation to the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
01 Dec 2015
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has approved funding of $1.5 million for King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to conduct scientific research towards eradicating a destructive parasitic weed in croplands throughout sub-Saharan African countries.
Tohoku University
01 Dec 2015
Associate Professor Masahiro Hiratsuka at Tohoku University, Japan, has received the 2016 Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Divisional Scientific Promotions.
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
01 Dec 2015
The Malaysian Government has awarded The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus a 5-star rating for the quality of its research and innovation, making it the highest rated international university in Malaysia.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
01 Dec 2015
Researchers in Malaysia have successfully developed a device called Plant Mobiliser-Flora which can shorten the time for the transfer of seedlings for 400 polybags time from eight hours to 10 minutes per session by just a single person.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
30 Nov 2015
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University joined hands with sister institutions in Hong Kong and Macau to hold the Alliance of Sino-Russian Technical Universities.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
27 Nov 2015
Five sets of ultrasound machine equipment as well as infrastructure development training will be provided to the The National University of Malaysia’s Medical Centre by the South Korean-based Samsung Sono School.
University of Malaya
26 Nov 2015
On 12 October 2015, results of the Eduniversal annual ranking for the best 1000 business schools in 154 countries were announced and Faculty of Business & Accountancy (FBA), University of Malaya has again made its mark as the only business school in Malaysia being awarded 4 Palmes of Excellence.
Asia Research News
26 Nov 2015
~Technology will be ubiquitous in every aspect of business and everyday living~
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
25 Nov 2015
Korea’s largest scale personal genome project which aims to sequence 10,000 people and patients was launched in Ulsan Metropolitan City on November 25th, 2015.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
25 Nov 2015
The champion will represent Hong Kong to attend the Global Healthcare Innovation Day at Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 2016 to compete with other champions from different parts of the world for the Innovation for Health Award of Excellence.
IOP Publishing
25 Nov 2015
The Institute of Physics has responded to the Government’s spending plans as announced by George Osborne today, Wednesday 25 November, in Parliament, and detailed by the Treasury.