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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
15 Dec 2010
Treating and reusing water from sinks and baths has helped many small farming families in the Middle East deal with an extreme water shortage. This, in turn, has significantly boosted their incomes.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
15 Dec 2010
Highly effective yet simple BioSand Filters are providing clean water in more than 300,000 homes around the world.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
15 Dec 2010
Cutting-edge computer modelling and consultation with local communities allowed Bolivia’s Agua Sustentable to find political solutions to potentially disastrous clashes over water.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
14 Dec 2010
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received another strong boost to achieve further internationalization with the award of South East Asia's first Erasmus Mundus (EM) Mobility Grant of nearly €1.4 million by the European Commission.
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RIKEN
14 Dec 2010
Researchers at RIKEN have linked a specific type of cellular stress to neuronal cell death leading to brain damage. The findings overturn existing assumptions on the role of a key neuronal protein in cellular stress response, opening up new avenues for research on a range of neurodegenerative diseases.
Nature Publishing Group
12 Dec 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Neuroscience: Synaptic loss in a mouse model for Alzheimer’s disease; Methods: Peering deep into the lung; Nanotechnology: Tissue engineering—how nanotechnology fits in; Geoscience: Heatwaves and soil moisture; Nature: The origin of Saturn’s rings
RIKEN
10 Dec 2010
On September 17–18, the RIKEN Harima Institute hosted the second Noyori Summer School, a retreat for PhD students in the International Program Associate (IPA) and Junior Research Associate (JRA) programs conducting research at RIKEN.
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RIKEN
10 Dec 2010
Linking silicon and carbon double bonds into an extended network with bulky molecules produces air-stable and photo-responsive crystals
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RIKEN
10 Dec 2010
The toolbox for imaging DNA now comes with an artificial DNA fluorescent base that can be ‘switched off’
Universiti Sains Malaysia
09 Dec 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia, through the School Of Educational Studies, is planning to introduce a special diploma programme to produce qualified trainers in ‘Orientation and Mobility’. It will be the first academic programme in the field of ‘Orientation and Mobility’ in Malaysia.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
09 Dec 2010
Prof. Baharuddin said that the low level of awareness regarding the dangers of mycotoxin contamination of food in Malaysia is alarming. He stated this during a press conference in conjunction with the First International Mycotoxin Conference 2010, which was officiated by Prof. Asma Ismail, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), USM.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
09 Dec 2010
Prof. Ahmad Shukri Mustapa Kamal, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), launches the International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries at Hotel Vistana, with a speech on how the implementation of a well planned ‘green’ concept in buildings and in the city can boost the quality of life in society.
Nature Publishing Group
08 Dec 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Cancer: Getting to the root of brain cancer; Climate: Meltwater variability drives ice-sheet acceleration; Astronomy: Probing the early Universe with a single dipole antenna; And finally… Resisting everything except reward cues
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RIKEN
06 Dec 2010
Tokyo, 6 Dec - Researchers at RIKEN, Japan’s flagship research institution, have successfully devised the world’s first experimental technique for measuring ground-state hyperfine transitions of antihydrogen.
RIKEN
06 Dec 2010
Tokyo, 6 December - Researchers in Japan have launched FANTOM5, Functional Annotation of the Mammalian Genome, an international effort to globally map transcription initiation in every human cell type.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
06 Dec 2010
US, European and Japanese companies join A*STAR’s Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint (ICON) to engineer marine life-inspired anti-microbial surfaces for use on ships, lenses and even medical devices.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
05 Dec 2010
The 1st issue of Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology 2011 has just been published ahead of time.
Nature Publishing Group
05 Dec 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Neuroscience: Linking deafness and cardiac arrhythmia; Geoscience: Deep burn; Neuroscience: Sizing up visual perception; Genetics: Variants associated with kidney cancer and Photonics: Taking off using light
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RIKEN
03 Dec 2010
‘Green’ catalysts transform carbon dioxide gas into valuable building blocks for organic synthesis
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RIKEN
03 Dec 2010
RIKEN biochemists decipher how the precisely choreographed activity of a pair of enzymes helps protein synthesis move forward
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RIKEN
03 Dec 2010
Advances in our understanding of basic biological processes and human disease owe much to the groundbreaking research of scientists at the Chromosome Dynamics Laboratory at RIKEN Advanced Science Institute.
Nature Publishing Group
02 Dec 2010
Genetics: LMO1’s dual role in neuroblastoma; Comment: When small got big; Neuroscience: Simple sex-specific circuits; Ecology: Biodiversity and infectious disease; Physics: ‘Stripes’ and the pseudogap in a high-temperature superconductor and Atmosphere of a ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
01 Dec 2010
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) won five (5) gold medals and two (2) special awards through an entry of nine (9) innovation products at the recent World Exhibition on Innovation, Research and New Technologies (INNOVA 2010) in Brussels, Belgium. The other four (4) of UNIMAS showcased products managed to grab one (1) silver medal each.
Nature Publishing Group
01 Dec 2010
In Nature China this week - Organometallic chemistry: Reel in the rhodium wire; Synthesis: Cage trapping; Genomics: Searching for hidden threats; Plant genetics: Mix and match; Rice genetics: Dissecting complex rice traits; Optoelectronic materials: From spheres to dots; Cognitive neuroscience: Keeping flies in the dark;
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
01 Dec 2010
19 new plant species described in Sarawak by researchers from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
29 Nov 2010
The STAM article titled “Challenges and Breakthroughs in Recent Research on Self-Assembly,” which was published in March 2008 issue by Dr. Ariga, MANA PI, and Dr. Hill, MANA Scientist, et al., was ranked No. 1 Hot Paper in Materials Science by the Essential Science Indicators on November 1 (provided by Thomson Reuters).
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
29 Nov 2010
A specific genre of documentation was produced by student of UiTM, Malaysia.
Nature Publishing Group
28 Nov 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers:A boost for Alzheimer’s disease; Why diamond can be polished; Targeting AID for immunoglobulin genes; Risk variant for hypospadias and How to reverse age-related tissue degeneration
RIKEN
26 Nov 2010
Large tree-like sugar clusters provide potential in vivo probes for cancer cells
RIKEN
26 Nov 2010
Frame-by-frame observations of the ionization of argon atoms under extremely bright and energetic illumination could prove a boon to research