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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
28 Feb 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently received a generous donation of $2.3 million from Manulife Charitable Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1998 by Manulife (International) Limited (MIL).
Nature Publishing Group
27 Feb 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Chemical Biology: Biofuels by bugs; Geoscience: Weakness in the San Andreas Fault
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
25 Feb 2011
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Nagoya University in Japan and Aalto University in Finland jointly announced on February 7, 2011 that researchers of the two universities succeeded to make high-performance carbon nanotube (CNT) integrated circuits on flexible plastic substrate.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
25 Feb 2011
National Institute for Material Science, Japan Science and Technology Agency and University of Tsukuba announced on February 4, 2011 that they succeeded in detecting nondestructively dynamic behaviors of doped impurities in Si nanowires (Si NWs) coated by SiO2 to make surrounding gate field-effect transistors.
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
25 Feb 2011
A specific way of visualizing specimen surfaces at high sensitivity is to use a cathode lens (CL) mode in the SEM. The CL is a zero working distance electrostatic lens with the negatively biased specimen serving as the cathode and the earthed scintillator of the detector as the anode of the CL.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
25 Feb 2011
Kyoto University and University of Illinois announced on 14th January 2011 that they have succeeded in observing half-height magnetization steps in strontium ruthenium oxide (Sr2RuO4).
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
25 Feb 2011
Entanglement is the basis of quantum computing. Although spin ensembles, such as those used in liquid-state nuclear magnetic resonance have been examined, the results contain no entanglement and ultimately constitute classical simulations of quantum algorithms.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
25 Feb 2011
Western Digital® (NYSE: WDC) announced today that it has established a research and development center in Singapore, where the company will leverage the local talent pool and expertise of research organizations, such as Singapore’s A*STAR Data Storage Institute (DSI), and universities in the development of advanced hard drive technologies.
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RIKEN
25 Feb 2011
Insights into a specific secretion mechanism in the brain could lead to a better understanding of anxiety in unfamiliar or stressful environments
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RIKEN
25 Feb 2011
Exotic entities that arrange into a crystalline structure at near room-temperature could lead to a new approach to electronic memory
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RIKEN
25 Feb 2011
Particular types of neuronal loss and brain damage are caused by a molecular mechanism associated with calcium signaling
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
24 Feb 2011
A professor from the Department of Computer and Communication Systems, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Prof. Dr. Mohd. Adzir Mahdi had been awarded COMSTECH Young Scientist Award.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
24 Feb 2011
A group of academic specialists in competition law and economics today (24 February) jointly responded to criticisms of the Competition Bill currently before Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo).
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
24 Feb 2011
Five students from the Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication (FBMK), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) had the opportunity of a lifetime when they were flown to Université de Franche-Comte to hone their French language skills.
Nature Publishing Group
23 Feb 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Climate science: Not a drop to drink; News Features and Comment: The animal-testing conflict; Neuroscience: Helpless neurons; Earth science: Volcanic tremor explained; Physics: Coupled quantum pendulums; And finally… A leg-up for arthropod evolution
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Feb 2011
The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), today announced that it has developed and successfully demonstrated an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radio for use in Pirelli’s Cyber™ Tyre.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Feb 2011
Current R&D success with A*STAR’s IMRE prompts Nitto Denko to invest more in Singapore by building a prototyping centre, which will be incubated at local research institute.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Feb 2011
A tiny silicon–oxygen-based polyhedron enters cellular nuclei to light them up selectively
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Feb 2011
A new architecture for optical fiber networks promises more cost-efficient fiber-optic networks for the consumer market
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Feb 2011
Nonvolatile memory based on ferroelectric–graphene field-effect transistors is now a step closer to reality
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Waseda University
23 Feb 2011
“Reefs at Risk Revisited” report presents comprehensive analysis threats to coral reefs.
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Waseda University
23 Feb 2011
An exhibition titled “Saneatsu and Red Porcelain” will be held in March and April at the Shigenori Tomioka Collection Gallery which opened in May 2009. This is an exhibition which takes the shape of word-association game-like concept linking Saneatsu Mushakoji to Naoya Shiga to Wanli red porcelain to five-colored Ming Dynasty porcelain.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
22 Feb 2011
By NASER FARUQUI The political dramas unfolding in Tunisia, Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries present pivotal opportunities: They improve the prospects for harnessing science and its values to advance sustainable and equitable development, openness and democracy in the Islamic world.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
21 Feb 2011
India’s labour force is fast approaching half a billion people, with about 8 million people added every year between the early 1990s and 2004-2005, but there remains a wide wage gap between different sectors of the Indian workforce.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
21 Feb 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to have received a $2 million donation from Dr Hari N. Harilela for the establishment of the "Padma and Hari Harilela Scholarship" at its School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM).
Waseda University
21 Feb 2011
By Hatsuko Kawana, Associate Professor, School of Human Sciences, Waseda University It started with the news that on Christmas Day in 2010, ten school bags were delivered to a child guidance center in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, along with a card signed by Mr. Naoto Date, the hero of the cartoon “Tiger Mask.”
Nature Publishing Group
20 Feb 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Neuroscience: Understanding relapse; Immunology: Maintaining calm in the gut; Cell Biology: p53 mutations affect cancer cell metabolism; Cell Biology: Fine-tuning the DNA damage response for survival; And finally…Geoscience: Early Cretaceous warmth
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RIKEN
18 Feb 2011
Molecular simulations explain how enzymatic pumps transport calcium ions within muscle cells
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RIKEN
18 Feb 2011
Experimental evidence adds to the likelihood of the existence of supersolids, an exotic phase of matter
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
18 Feb 2011
Based on the concept of ‘Prevention is better than cure’, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) researchers have found a way to stop the spread of cancer cells in the human body with a product derived from the oak galls plant.