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RIKEN
31 Mar 2010
Press Release - Electrons that carry orbital angular momentum are generated for the first time by researchers at RIKEN, Japan
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
31 Mar 2010
The Flood Hazard Research Centre (FHRC) has won one of the first ALINe Farmer Voice awards for its work with more than 200 community-based organizations (CBOs) improving floodplain management in Bangladesh.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
31 Mar 2010
USM undergraduates joined others around the world in making Earth Hour 2010 a success by switching off all lights in all the Residential Halls for one hour, from 9.00pm to 10.00pm last Saturday.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
31 Mar 2010
Through “The Brand Laureate Awards 2009-1010”, the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation has once again acknowledged Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for its corporate branding.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
31 Mar 2010
The Raja Muda Perak, D.Y.T.M. Raja Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah had dinner with undergraduates from Perak (Kusisdari), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) here, recently.
Waseda University
29 Mar 2010
Education is a collaborative work by children, parents and guardians, and teachers. Education becomes difficult and may be compromised if the relationship between these three parties is not stable. In order to ensure a stable relationship between these three parties, the “role” of each must be made very clear.
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Asia Research News
28 Mar 2010
The top three finalists in each category will be sponsored to present their work in a public symposium to be held the first week of July 2010 at Tongji University in Shanghai.
Nature Publishing Group
28 Mar 2010
Superconductivity in just four molecules; Removing the guesswork from multiple sclerosis; Anti-RNA therapy counters breast cancer spread; Truffle genome unearthed; The immunology of epilepsy; Chemoprevention cocktail for colon cancer; Genetic risk variant for urinary bladder cancer; Addicted to junk food
Universiti Sains Malaysia
26 Mar 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) researchers have successfully invented a palm-sized antenna for communication, known as the Dielectric Resonator Antenna. Although the ceramic-based antenna is smaller than the conventional antennas that are currently in the market, it has features that are far superior.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
26 Mar 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Pro-Chancellor, Tan Sri Razali Ismail called upon everyone to ensure that whatever development was carried out did not destroy the environment and that it should be sustainable in nature.
RIKEN
26 Mar 2010
Initiated with the goal of spotlighting leading advancements in a given field, the RIKEN Conference series provides a unique opportunity for scientists to build and expand international networks for cutting-edge research.
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RIKEN
26 Mar 2010
Using a simple glass capillary, atomic physicists at RIKEN are developing an ultra-narrow ion beam that pinpoints a part of organelles in a living cell, enabling biologists to visualize how the damage affects cell activities.
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RIKEN
26 Mar 2010
By examining the structure of songs of various animals, researchers at the Laboratory for Biolinguistics hope to unveil clues to the origin of human language
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RIKEN
26 Mar 2010
Introducing additional complexity to a simulation gives researchers better insight into how cellular signaling networks might operate
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RIKEN
26 Mar 2010
Different cell types in the visual cortex respond differently to changes in visual experience
Nature Publishing Group
24 Mar 2010
Sequencing of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) identifies a previously unknown hominin who lived in the mountains of central Asia between 48,000 and 30,000 years ago.
Nature Publishing Group
24 Mar 2010
How to predict memory strength; Imaging and identifying atoms one-by-one; New oxygen-producing pathway discovered in bacteria; Finding missing galaxies; Soil respiration mystery resolved; Geometry holds the key to self-assembly; Muscle cells regenerate ‘broken’ hearts
Nature Publishing Group
24 Mar 2010
In Nature China this week: A genome-wide association study has identified susceptibility genes that increase Chinese people's risk of developing diabetes
Nature Publishing Group
24 Mar 2010
In Nature China this week: A genome-wide association study has identified susceptibility genes that increase Chinese people's risk of developing diabetes
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
24 Mar 2010
Suriana Rofie of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, UiTM, Malaysia compared the properties of glass fiber reinforced with polyester composites from (EFB) of oil palm.
Nature Publishing Group
21 Mar 2010
Clinical promise for RNA interference; To catch a virus; The helping and hurting hands of microglia; Sugar assembly line in tuberculosis; Hemoglobin variants associated with malaria parasite transmission; Niche genetics influence leukaemia; Vitamin A biofortification in corn; Intense star formation in distant galaxies
Nature Publishing Group
19 Mar 2010
A macroscopic mechanical milestone, Pain’s evolutionary past, A not-so-hot Jupiter, 'Pro-ageing’ therapy for cancer?, Dust-free quasars in the early Universe, You can’t teach an old dog new SNPs, Choosy plant pathogens, ‘Smart dust’ brings new shine to spectroscopy, A quantum hybrid and Male seahorses have the last word
RIKEN
19 Mar 2010
In January this year, RIKEN and the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) co-hosted Molecular Imaging 2010, a two-day symposium reviewing five years of research conducted under the Molecular Imaging Research Program with funding from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
RIKEN
19 Mar 2010
Anindya Datta writes to Tahei Tahara at the Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
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RIKEN
19 Mar 2010
Ten years of painstaking research has reaped rewards with valuable insights into the mechanism of cellular motion
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RIKEN
19 Mar 2010
The identification of a gene involved in the response of plants to water stress should help breed better crop varieties
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RIKEN
19 Mar 2010
A ‘family’ tree of enzymes from protists in the termite gut may help boost biofuels research
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
18 Mar 2010
Press Release - Making use of advanced ultrasound technology, researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have successfully developed a low-cost and compact Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging System for the examination and diagnosis of breast cancer.
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RIKEN
18 Mar 2010
Press Release - Researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center have clarified the function of three proteins that play a central role in the circadian clock in plants. The finding, to appear in the journal The Plant Cell, opens the door to the engineering of plant clock systems, with powerful applications to agriculture.
Nature Publishing Group
17 Mar 2010
In Nature China this week- Protein acetylation regulates Salmonella metabolism through the modification of enzymes that participate in central metabolism