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Asia Research News
09 Nov 2009
Press Release - IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced that it has expanded its Asia Pacific presence with new centers in both China and Australia.
RIKEN
09 Nov 2009
Press Release - In a paper to appear in Nature Neuroscience, researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute challenge conventional thinking on neuron function and shed light on the mechanisms governing self-initiated voluntary movement.
Nature Publishing Group
08 Nov 2009
Variants associated with hearing loss in children receiving chemotherapy medication; The long shadows of adversity; Low-level seismicity in Southern California; Smoking and autoimmunity affect rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility; Arthritis is spreading; A deletion is associated with neurodevelopmental problems and more
Nature Publishing Group
06 Nov 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Earthquakes: Long aftershock sequences, Astronomy: A neutron star cloaked in carbon, Evolution: Hedge your bets, Physics: Strong glasses from soft colloids, Immunology: Keeping watch on sentinel proteins, Physics: Peering inside a quantum gas and Nature celebrates a birthday
RIKEN
06 Nov 2009
A new preparation method promises to bring a challenging but clinically important subset of proteins within easier reach of scientists
RIKEN
06 Nov 2009
The daily rhythm of mammals is maintained by a key molecular process that is unaffected by changes in ambient temperature
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
06 Nov 2009
FRIM researcher, Dr Kevin Ng Kit Siong, received the Japan International Award 2009 for Young Agricultural Researchers at University of Tokyo, Japan on 4 November 2009.
Waseda University
06 Nov 2009
New Scholarship Program Established with Ting Hsin International Group
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
06 Nov 2009
BROMELEY PHILIP of UiTM Sarawak won the best PhD thesis of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He invented a metacognitive strategy instruction model for teaching academic reading in universities that he called SMMSI.
Waseda University
06 Nov 2009
This time, I would like to reflect on the significance of modern literary study by focusing on the appeal of Crime and Punishment, which was written nearly 150 years ago.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
06 Nov 2009
Malaysian researchers have produced bio-solid compost, a fertilizer, developed from sewage sludge.
Waseda University
06 Nov 2009
Since high school, I was a precocious student who studied very keenly the subjects I was interested in, but felt that school lessons were too easy, and boring. I read piles of books, thinking to myself, “I want to be a writer,” and studied German passionately.
Asia Research News
04 Nov 2009
Press Release - Greenhouse gas emissions due to the loss of peatsoils have rapidly increased in Southeast Asia in the last twenty years and now have reached a magnitude equal to 70% of all fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions. The report is the first ever inventory of peatland carbon emissions per country.
Nature Publishing Group
04 Nov 2009
In Nature China this week - Chinese-speaking dyslexics lack the phonological skills needed to pronounce Chinese characters and the visuospatial skills needed to judge character size
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
04 Nov 2009
Rohaya Md Noor, Faculty of Accountancy, Research Institute and Research Management Institute, University Teknologi MARA has provided new evidence on the pervasiveness of tax planning activities among the publicly-listed Malaysian firms. The study was completed last year.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
02 Nov 2009
Malaysian researchers found three strains of bacteria in petroleum sludge that could be used to quicken the rate of biodegradation .
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
02 Nov 2009
A group of UiTM researchers, Ali Mohamad Noor, Noriza Ishak, Husin Khan, Hamizad Abd Hadi and Ismayaza Noh invented flour from okra.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
02 Nov 2009
Results of a multi-country research project explain why some children in developing countries are not receiving vaccines. The research also shows how targeted, low-cost interventions can increase vaccination rates, at times doubling or tripling the odds of children being vaccinated.
Nature Publishing Group
01 Nov 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Predicting new protein targets for known drugs, Heartbeat awareness, Gamma-rays from a starburst galaxy, Genome of strains of leprosy sequenced and How air can move the earth
Universiti Sains Malaysia
30 Oct 2009
Researchers at Universiti Sains Malaysia have developed an affordable and effective Hip-spica brace. The invention costs only RM 300 compared to imported equivalent which costs RM 2000 and has the further capability to reduce the load to the hip joint, thus ensuring a rapid rehabilitation for patients.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
30 Oct 2009
The School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is ranked no. 2 in the world among academic institutions in hospitality and tourism...
RIKEN
30 Oct 2009
A new supercomputer developed at RIKEN has set a new record for computing performance by effectively harnessing the parallel processing power of computer clusters.
RIKEN
30 Oct 2009
‘On–off’ fluorescent probes allow multicolor detection of nucleic acid strands within living cells
RIKEN
30 Oct 2009
High-energy proton collisions help solve the puzzle of what determines the proton’s spin
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
30 Oct 2009
Six forest products testing laboratories at FRIM are pursuing MS ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation through the Department of Standards (Standards Malaysia).
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
30 Oct 2009
FRIM and Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 27 October 2009 for collaboration in R&D of bioenergy, biocomposites and special chemicals from biomass.
Nature Publishing Group
28 Oct 2009
In Nature China this week - New dinosaur fossils provide fresh insights into the nature of evolutionary transitions
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
28 Oct 2009
The medals won were a Diamond, the Best Invention by Salon Archimedes (Russia), two gold and 6 silver. The British Invention Show, which was held 14 - 17 Oct 2009, is the largest innovation and technology expo in Britain. UiTM submitted 8 entries of which all had won medals.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
28 Oct 2009
Press Release - Penang, 28 October - The Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia had successfully decoded the rubber tree genome. This accomplishment could potentially place Malaysia as the biggest producer of rubber.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
27 Oct 2009
The IDRC India Social Science Research Award (IDRC SSRA) 2009 is about celebrating best research practices in social sciences in India on the occasion of 25 years of IDRC’s regional office presence in India.