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The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
12 Feb 2016
The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), a global network of science and medical academies, publishes ‘Doing Global Science: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in the Global Research Enterprise’. The book offers guidance on conducting research responsibly in a research environment that is increasingly international and multidisciplinary.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
11 Feb 2016
A ‘conductor’ that ensures simultaneous processing tasks keep time could dramatically increase the efficiency of ‘cloud’ simulations.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
11 Feb 2016
Single step process transforms carbon dioxide into star-shaped molecules that are promising building blocks for useful polymeric materials.
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Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University
10 Feb 2016
New discoveries are bringing scientists closer to understanding how DNA repairs itself with a chemical modification which, when absent, can lead to tumour formation.
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Tohoku University
10 Feb 2016
Infants aged between 5 and 7 months hold the representation of color categories in their brain, even before the acquisition of language, according to a new study in Japan.
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Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
08 Feb 2016
Researchers in Russia have addressed technical questions concerning routine analytic characterization and provided a concise description of the most important features regarding the accuracy and sensitivity of NMR, EI-MS and ESI-MS measurements.
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Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
08 Feb 2016
A group of biologists, theoretical chemists and synthetic chemists at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) at Nagoya University, Japan, have come together to develop a small molecule that slows down the circadian clock rhythm through binding to the CRY clock protein.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
05 Feb 2016
The Asia Pacific Biotech News covered five major biotechnology research projects sponsored by the Korean government in the areas of biofuels, biomedicine, bio-nano healthcare, and biorefinery.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
05 Feb 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University hosts the Global Food Safety and Technology Forum (GFSTF) on February 4-5, 2016 in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
05 Feb 2016
Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization and Special Representative for Antimicrobial Resistance in the Office of the WHO Director-General have presented an inaugural Distinguished Lecture entitled "Antimicrobial Resistance: Global Challenges and Ways Forward" at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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Tohoku University
04 Feb 2016
A group of researchers, led by Prof. Yuji Matsuura of the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering at Tohoku University, Japan, has developed a method of measuring blood glucose using far infrared light, which is both harmless and non-invasive.
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
03 Feb 2016
Seagrass genome reveals the structural and physiological adaptations needed for plants to survive and thrive in the marine environment.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
01 Feb 2016
The Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology (ABCT) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed fluorescent probes for rapid detection of formaldehyde in food.
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Tohoku University
01 Feb 2016
Unanticipated Response to Intense Laser Light Has Broad Implications for Ultrafast X-ray Science.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
01 Feb 2016
The National University of Malaysia (UKM) has launched an Islamic Knowledge Development and Expansion Research Fund to elevate the role of the UKM Islamic Centre on the international stage.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
01 Feb 2016
A more efficient DNA technology to detect and treat infectious diseases and cancer has been developed by researchers at Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).
UNIST research team, developed a new simple nanowire manufacturing technique.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
29 Jan 2016
A new simple, cost-effective approach that may open up an effective way to make other metallic/semiconducting nanomaterials.
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
29 Jan 2016
A biochemical compound developed as a radioactive tracer for cell proliferation shows increasing potential for use in cancer imaging, according to a recent paper published in the Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology.
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
28 Jan 2016
Young people in Hong Kong are shifting their perceptions of parenthood from traditional Chinese cultural values, which emphasize family relationships and family loyalty, toward global values, such as individualism and consumerism, according to a recent study in the Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
28 Jan 2016
An inexpensive, flexible and simple solution for developing countries.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
28 Jan 2016
Education experts from Malaysia and Indonesia have reached a consensus on the integration of children with disabilities or special needs into mainstream schools and universities during a recent international seminar held at the National University of Malaysia.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
28 Jan 2016
World’s leading universities presented campus sustainability case studies at a conference during the 2016 World Economic Forum held on January 20-23 in Davos, Switzerland.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
28 Jan 2016
Innovative molecule helps palladium catalyst create complex compounds.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
28 Jan 2016
Waves of charge scudding across gold surfaces are shown to create wakes that are readily manipulable.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
28 Jan 2016
Separating the electric and magnetic components of light scattered by silicon nanoparticles enables more precise control of light.
Figure 1- Location of the UM-UPSI radio telescope in Tanjung Malim Perak -yellow triangle and the future big radio telescope in Jelebu Negeri Sembilan- blue triangle
University of Malaya
27 Jan 2016
The Radio Cosmology Research Group in University of Malaya is the first research group in this country that uses radio astronomy to study the sky at radio wave especially for cosmology since 2005. Radio telescopes with diameter of 3-meter and 7-meter were constructed in 2009 and 2013, respectively. Bigger telescopes are planned for the future.
Figure 1- The flexible and reversible structures of micelles
University of Malaya
26 Jan 2016
A collaborative work by a group of researchers from Malaysia and Australia have lead to the discovery of a significant novel finding on the ultrasound-induced formation of a new type of super viscoelastic micelles.
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
26 Jan 2016
—100 Times Brighter Than Current Electron Sources and Paving the Way for the Development of the Next-Generation Electron Microscopes—
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
26 Jan 2016
Université Laval, Canada, launched a new Chair on Education Leadership in Development Economics.
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Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
25 Jan 2016
For the first time, an international team of researchers has found that the connection between a galaxy cluster and surrounding dark matter is not characterized solely by the mass of clusters, but also by their formation history.