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Waseda University
14 May 2010
The Meyerhold Exhibition has opened.
A mountain of collected photographs, objects from the 1920s that have been sleeping in storage at the Theatre Museum, and, seeming to proclaim itself as projecting those materials, a model that replicates the New Meyerhold Theatre.
Waseda University
14 May 2010
I would like to discuss the history of our theater group and to introduce the work “Hamure: Hamlet of Northern Japan during the final days of the shogunate” which will be performed at the event.
Waseda University
14 May 2010
Nanotechnology is technology for the complete control of materials in the extremely microscopic field of nanometers (1 nanometer = 10-9 meters). Many unknown areas still exist in this field of manipulating materials on a scale that is close to an atomic level.
Waseda University
14 May 2010
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Private University Academic Research Development Promotion Project is a project to ensure private universities become a foundation for research and development and a pillar for promoting development.
Waseda University
14 May 2010
"Research organizations", independently introduced by Waseda University, are the organizational framework meant to fulfill a general role, as well as to promote strategic research activity on the part of the university.
Waseda University
14 May 2010
In April 2009 Waseda University opened the new “Center for Research Strategy.(CRS)” A research university is one which uses public and private funding as a base and excels in carrying out high level research activities and quality personnel training which contributes to a global society.
Waseda University
14 May 2010
The essence of the hardware design for TWENDY-ONE is “the softness of machines.” By adding softness to the skin and joints of the arms and trunk, it is possible to protect people from the shock of the unexpected conflict with the robot.
Waseda University
14 May 2010
I am specialized in ergonomics and am focusing my research on the next generation media, which is currently not yet prevalent but have a potential in the near future. When I was an undergraduate student, I undertook a research evaluating 3D images from the human perspective for the first time.
Waseda University
14 May 2010
Just over 25 years ago, computer development was centered around hardware with little importance placed on software. The dominant way of thinking in Japan was that if hardware was produced, software would naturally follow. But I thought this was the wrong line of thinking.
Waseda University
14 May 2010
In my early student days at School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University, I put hard work into my theoretical economics and international finance studies in order to become an elite businessman (laughing). But at the time of graduating, new jobs were scarce and I couldn’t find employment.
Nature Publishing Group
12 May 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Burgess Shale-like fossils live on; Taking the global temperature; White dwarfs — the inside story; Let’s vaccinate before the next pandemic; Erosion of confidence; A quantum-optical transistor; Phosphatase helps maintain brain integrity; Spider silk’s dual identity
Nature Publishing Group
11 May 2010
A collaboration to define how biomarkers can be used in preclinical drug trials to the satisfaction of health authorities is discussed in this month’s special focus issue of Nature Biotechnology.
Nature Publishing Group
10 May 2010
A soy by-product linked to health benefits inhibits two enzymes involved in the production of testosterone in human cells.
Prince of Songkla University
10 May 2010
The National Innovation Agency (NIA) recognizes an innovation by Prince of Songkla University, the PSU-Carpal Tunnel Retractor developed by Asst. Prof. Sunton Wongsiri, MD., Assoc. Prof. Boonsin Tangtrakulwanich, MD., Asst. Prof. Sitichok Anantaseri, MD., Porames Suwanno, MD., Varah Yuenyongviwat, MD., and Ekkarin Wongsiri
Prince of Songkla University
10 May 2010
National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology under the Patronage of H.M. the King have awarded the 2009 NSTDA New Generation Technologist to Asst. Prof. Jesada Wannasin.
Prince of Songkla University
10 May 2010
Prince of Songkla University has studied the death of mussels farmed in Amphoe Kantang, Trang Province and found that it was caused by stress and weaknesses resulted from sudden environmental changes and suggested reducing the number of the mussels and the size of the rafts to sustain the balance of nature.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
10 May 2010
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FPV) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) will collaborate with Royal Terengganu Endurance Stable (RTES) on the teaching, research and profesional service related to field of equine.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
10 May 2010
Andy Knight wins Trailblazer award and Denis Desautels is appointed Chair of Accounting Council
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
10 May 2010
IDRC is the Government of Canada’s lead for its new $225 million Development Innovation Fund, an initiative aimed at bringing together Canadian and developing-country scientists, and the private sector, to tackle persistent health challenges facing poor countries.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
10 May 2010
Early signs of a sustainable African green revolution
Universiti Sains Malaysia
10 May 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) recorded another overwhelming success when it was selected as the Most Trusted Brand for Universities 2010, based on Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Survey.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
10 May 2010
PENANG, 7 May: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) today widened its networking to two other countries with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Asia Pacific Centre for International Understanding (APCEIU) in Korea and Syed Ammal Engineering College (SAEC) in India.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
10 May 2010
PENANG, 6 May: A premier university not only needs to be recognized for its scientific excellence but also as a treasure house for art and cultural heritage. In this way, there won’t be a divide between these two fields.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
10 May 2010
MALAYSIA'S bid to be an exporter of quality tertiary education will see Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) establish an offshore presence in India by the middle of this year.
Nature Publishing Group
09 May 2010
Recognizing one’s own brood with new neurons; Herbicide-hunting bacteria; Variants associated with rheumatoid arthritis; Seasonal changes in glacier movement; Single drugs for multiple diseases; Surprising regulator of long-term antibody production; Direct detection of methylated DNA; Crumpling up graphene to make fullerenes
RIKEN
07 May 2010
The first total synthesis of the complex natural product chaetocin expands the tools to reverse lethal gene expressions
RIKEN
07 May 2010
A large-scale genetic study reveals a novel risk factor for a potentially fatal kidney disorder associated with diabetes
RIKEN
07 May 2010
A superconducting circuit that strongly interacts with light paves the way for optical computing schemes
Prince of Songkla University
05 May 2010
This application is for the “surgical visual field enhancer apparatus”