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Nature Publishing Group
26 Nov 2008
Fed up of years of arguments about the pros and cons of GM crops, the African Union brought together key individuals and institutions to discuss the issue ; A new generation of lithium-ion batteries, coupled with rising oil prices and the need to address climate change, has sparked a global race to electrify transportation.
Nature Publishing Group
26 Nov 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Protein complex influences body clocks and metabolism, The rise and fall of thermotolerance, Photons drive tiny device, Binding too tight, Atom economy raises the stakes, Earliest evidence of subduction?, Iron storage in phytoplankton, Unexpected organic-matter-munchers live in deep waters and Heroes in a half shell
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
26 Nov 2008
SERDANG, 25th Nov – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and a leading company Sunzen Biotech Berhad agreed on academic collaboration in research and development involving animal health products (R&D).
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
26 Nov 2008
The association formed by Asian fisheries experts is intended for developing the fisheries sectors by enhancing collaboration among researchers, engineers and share holders from the fisheries industry and aquaculture production.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
26 Nov 2008
Researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) successfully seized 9 medals in Brussels Innova 2008 in conjunction with 57th International Innovation exhibition held in Belgium recently. This included a special award for the Best Invention Produced by a Woman.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
26 Nov 2008
“The outcome of the research done by the Bangladeshi scholars will also improve the research discoveries of UPM in aid of their quest to become the best research university in the region.”
Keio University
26 Nov 2008
The agreement marks the first MBA double degree set up by Keio Business School with a school from another country at MBA level, as well as this is the first time that ESSEC has established such a partnership with a Japanese Business School.
Nature Publishing Group
26 Nov 2008
In Nature China this week - Derivatives of a Chinese medicinal plant may inhibit the growth of cancer cells by inducing apoptosis and more
Nature Publishing Group
23 Nov 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Sticky seizures, Predicting vaccine immunogenicity, Inside-out antivirals, Uncoupling cannabinoid effects, Wind-resistant ocean currents and Making connections for face recognition
RIKEN
21 Nov 2008
The origin of superconductivity in iron-based materials can now be studied using a basic theoretical model
RIKEN
21 Nov 2008
The discovery of an inhibitor of the production of bone-resorptive cells opens new possibilities for regulating bone loss.The work is important because an excess of osteoclasts has been implicated in diseases like osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and bone cancer.
RIKEN
21 Nov 2008
A RIKEN-led research group has uncovered another class of plant hormones involved in regulating shoot branching. The identity of the compounds suggests a means by which plant form can be linked to the level of nutrients in the soil.
RIKEN
21 Nov 2008
RIKEN researchers have uncovered the significant role played by a little-known gene regulator in determining which cells in developing mammalian embryos eventually give rise to sperm and eggs in the adult.
RIKEN
21 Nov 2008
The first integrated database of terahertz data in the world opened on September 15 at RIKEN and the Next Generation Network Center at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Waseda University
21 Nov 2008
Some interest facts on Okinawa is how 4 different languages have developed in such a small geographical area. Okinawa is a perfect field in which to consider the question of "what is language?" There is also the tradition in which only women have spiritual vocations and perform Shinto rituals.
Waseda University
21 Nov 2008
Herbert von Karajan, who was called the "Caesar of the conductor' s podium" , was born in Salzburg in 1908. Beginning with his first trip to Japan in 1954, he visited Japan 11 times.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
21 Nov 2008
The study by the researcher at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak investigates the service quality provided in Bako National Park by evaluating tourist’s expectation relative to their actual experience while visiting the park. Complaints from tourists have been heard indicating that the services provided need attention from its management.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
21 Nov 2008
This UNIMAS project investigates the feasibility of automatic real-time translation of text on a street sign and displaying it within the user’s field of view using a head-mounted display. The system has been developed for street and road signs, and can be expanded to constrained environments such as museums.
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
21 Nov 2008
A workshop was held at the Belum Rainforest Resort, Banding Island working on the Integrated Management Plan for the magnificent 130 million year old Belum-Temenggor Forest Complex.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
20 Nov 2008
IDRC’s regional office for Southeast and East Asia celebrated the power of photography this fall with its “Research and Development in Pictures” photo competition, and the results are in.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
20 Nov 2008
This book addresses the growth of regional trade agreements (RTAs) which have mushroomed since the 1990s, and considers their potential as a tool for reducing inter- and intra-state conflict.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
20 Nov 2008
Nurses on the front lines against AIDS, Countries unite to battle bird flu, mines of information, Tobacco and taxes: A winning strategy, Deadly delays and other health inequalities
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
20 Nov 2008
M.J. Akbar on the "Arc of Turbulence", Pratap Bhanu Mehta on India's Great Transformation, Alka Acharya on India-China relations and Rajeev Bhargava on Multiple Conceptions of Secularism
Nature Publishing Group
19 Nov 2008
The application ‘Google Flu Trends’, launched last week, attracted a great deal of attention and the research behind the tool is published online in Nature today.
Nature Publishing Group
19 Nov 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Mixed-up waters influence greenhouse gases, Possible signature of dark matter annihilation?, A role for Rhesus factors, Stripy nanowires fine-tuned, Inflammatory mutation found in liver cancer and Lava dome soufflé
Nature Publishing Group
19 Nov 2008
After thousands of years of extinction, the woolly mammoth has its DNA decoded this week in Nature. The study marks the first report of nuclear genome sequencing for an extinct animal. Also, this week’s features celebrate the anniversary of Darwin’s Origin of Species.
Nature Publishing Group
19 Nov 2008
In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have found two supporting factors that make the production of human-induced pluripotent stem cells much more efficient and more.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
19 Nov 2008
In a press conference on Thursday, 20 November, Prof. Darah Ibrahim from Universiti Sains Malaysia a new chemical free paper recycling technology which uses sugar cane and palm oil waste to absorb ink from the paper to be recycled.
Keio University
19 Nov 2008
Keio SFC Jr. & Sr. High School, the newest secondary school affiliated with Keio University, is urgently seeking applicants for a part-time teaching position(s) from April, 2009.
Keio University
19 Nov 2008
In the main venue of Hiyoshi Campus, about 8,300 people including guests, students, graduates, students' parents and faculty and staff gathered, as well as about 3,100 people in Mita Campus, about 600 in Shonan Fujisawa Campus and about 500 people in the Osaka venue (Dojima River Forum), all to celebrate the 150th anniversary.