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RIKEN
10 Oct 2008
Researchers in Japan have developed a design concept for a device that allows imaging at scales previously impossible for optical instruments.
RIKEN
10 Oct 2008
Researchers in Japan have identified part of the mechanism responsible for preventing prolonged—and potentially dangerous—activation of immune cells called T lymphocytes .
RIKEN
10 Oct 2008
Molecular geneticists in Japan and China have identified a previously unknown gene associated with susceptibility to osteoarthritis, a common disease affecting knee and hip joints through abnormal wearing of the cushioning cartilage.
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
09 Oct 2008
This book describes the many research and development activities and the birth of products that have penetrated local and international markets and contributed to the country’s economic growth.
Keio University
09 Oct 2008
Since 2000, Malaysian-manufactured exports performance has been declining mainly due to the downturn of the global electronic industry and the rise of China's economy. The competitiveness of Malaysian manufactured exports can be improved by examining the pattern of revealed comparative advantage.
Keio University
09 Oct 2008
This paper examines how recent increases in offshoring by Japanese firms relates to the changes in the composition of export, the structure of national production, and the international distribution of manufacturing value-added in Japan, China, East Asian countries, the US and Europe
Keio University
09 Oct 2008
China has been accused of exchange rate manipulation that has caused large U.S. trade deficits, which have reduced U.S. welfare by increasing unemployment and reducing wages.
Keio University
09 Oct 2008
This paper argues that declining transaction costs in exporting on the one hand and the structural and institutional barriers to importing and consumption on the other hand are the main causes for China's rising current account surplus.
Keio University
09 Oct 2008
This paper examines U.S. goods trade with China, focusing on the performance of exports. The authors present evidence that the United States underperforms as an exporter relative to a peer group of high-income European countries and Japan.
Nature Publishing Group
08 Oct 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Pluripotent cells from human testis, Stabilizing the roof of the world, Insight into an early star-forming galaxy, Protein linked to antibody production, Opening the door to thermo-spintronics and The key to sound distortion
Nature Publishing Group
08 Oct 2008
In Nature China this week - Researchers have found evidence that a magma plume under South China contributed to the break-up of the supercontinent Rodinia and more.
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
06 Oct 2008
The Forest Research Institute of Malaysia announces the publication of 4 new books inlcuding A dictionary of Malaysian timbers, An in-depth look at enrichment planting, Nature's choice to wellness: antioxidant vegetables/ulam, Activities in wetlands and Birds of FRIM
Nature Publishing Group
05 Oct 2008
A fragment of the Pacific tectonic plate beneath Tokyo may be the source of recurring large earthquakes. Other newsworthy papers include Crick hypothesis vindicated, Silicon solar cells bent on success, The genetic origins of cleft lip, Linking schizophrenia to neuronal changes, Magnetization switching using only spin and more.
RIKEN
03 Oct 2008
Repetition is essential for acquisition and retention of new information and skills. Researchers uncover a mechanism by which the brain regulates restructuring of neuronal connections during the processes of learning and memory-building
RIKEN
03 Oct 2008
An international team of scientists including Koji Yamanaka and colleagues at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, have found that damage to brain cells other than motor neurons is critical to the onset of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
RIKEN
03 Oct 2008
Mapping of electron distribution in highly unusual hypervalent atom will advance our understanding of rare carbon compounds
RIKEN
03 Oct 2008
Each moment that we are awake, our senses are bombarded with stimuli. Focusing our attention on the few stimuli that are important allows us to filter out the ones irrelevant to the task at hand. RIKEN researchers have found that attention does in fact modulate primary cortical responses to both auditory and visual stimuli.
RIKEN
03 Oct 2008
Japanese researchers provide the first large-scale identification of protein control sites from the model plant Arabidopsis
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
03 Oct 2008
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, IDRC would like to document the impact IDRC-supported research have had in people's lives. They would like to hear from you. Deadline: December 15, 2008
Nature Publishing Group
01 Oct 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Biopsy sample sheds light on HIV-1 evolution, Magnetic imaging and sensing using diamond spins, The glaciation threshold, An earlier dawn for microRNAs, Measuring the magnetic field of a distant galaxy, Knock-out blow for Chlamydia and Evolution in action
Nature Publishing Group
01 Oct 2008
Avatars can walk down a virtual red carpet this week at a film premiere in Second Life. On Thursday Nature Video, will screen two documentaries on the future of physics in Second Nature, NPG’s island in the virtual world.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
01 Oct 2008
His presentation tackled such sweeping themes as imperialism, democracy, religion, poverty, war, and terrorism. He spoke about the evolution of India and Pakistan, and about Afghanistan and press freedom in his home country.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
01 Oct 2008
In Sri Lanka, a grassroots pilot study combines advanced communication technologies with local volunteer networks to alert coastal villages to danger coming from the sea.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
01 Oct 2008
In Jakarta, Indonesia, a program to convert sediment from gutters into bricks is transforming a public health hazard into a resource that fills a social purpose while generating income for the community.
Nature Publishing Group
01 Oct 2008
In Nature China this week - Cotton plants that have been genetically modified to produce insecticidal toxins could reduce pest populations in unmodified crops nearby
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
29 Sep 2008
Beatriz Barbuy, a Brazilian astrophysicist who has made a major contribution to the study of the evolution of the chemical composition of stars, and Roddam Narasimha, an Indian engineer and physicist whose work in fluid dynamics has increased understanding of turbulence, have been awarded the 2008 Trieste Science Prize.
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
28 Sep 2008
The books include - Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Common Commercial Timbers of Peninsular Malaysia, Timber Technology Bulletin 46, Pocket Check List of Timber Trees and Foresters’ Manual of Dipterocarps
Nature Publishing Group
28 Sep 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Thwarting tumour invasion, Glacier acceleration through subsurface ocean warming, Complement enhances tumour evasion, Groundwater levels determine land response to climate and A century of artificial nitrogen fertiliser
RIKEN
26 Sep 2008
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology is an internationally recognized research institute working to elucidate the principles of animal development and regeneration, as well as develop innovative cell manipulation techniques. They are currently seeking 2 Team Leaders.
RIKEN
26 Sep 2008
The conference has been a forum for plant metabolomics researchers from all over the world to meet every one to two years since 2002. It was held in Asia for the first time this year.