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The University of Tokyo
24 Aug 2015
University of Tokyo researchers discovered an increase in a helium isotope during a ten-year period before the 2014 Mount Ontake eruption in central Japan. The finding suggests this anomaly is related to activation of the volcano’s magma system and could be a valuable marker for long-term risk mitigation.
Singapore Management University
24 Aug 2015
SMU Assistant Professor Yang Hwajin studies how language shapes our ability to process information.
Singapore Management University
24 Aug 2015
SMU Assistant Professor Song Jiyoung works on migration management, a multidisciplinary field that helps vulnerable migrants and mobile populations.
Singapore Management University
24 Aug 2015
SMU Assistant Professor Travis Chow studies how tax influences the behaviour of companies and their shareholders.
Singapore Management University
24 Aug 2015
Deciphering real world issues in economics is like solving a Rubik’s Cube, says SMU Assistant Professor Zhang Haiping.
Singapore Management University
24 Aug 2015
Researchers at the SMU School of Economics are studying how education and trade form two basic pillars of a robust economy.
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
21 Aug 2015
In a new study reported in Science, scientists have developed a new visualizing molecule to examine the process of Striga germination. The outcome of this study is expected to accelerate research to control Striga growth and to save crop losses worth of billions of U.S. dollars every year.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
21 Aug 2015
A direct relationship exists between stress and globalisation – i.e. transnational corporations and transnational economics – according to a recent study published in the Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities.
Asia Research News
21 Aug 2015
Held in conjunction with Pharma+Bio Asia 2015
Kuala Lumpur, Convention Centre, 2-3 September 2015
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
20 Aug 2015
Levels of economic development, population, investment, openness and education can all impact the total amount of human misery and economic devastation caused by floods, according to a study published in the Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
19 Aug 2015
A joint research has demonstrated experimentally that single photons can be used to make decisions in uncertain, dynamically changing environments.
Tohoku University
19 Aug 2015
Researchers in Japan have developed a sensor for the living body that can detect the bio-magnetic field with high sensitivity and high resolution.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
19 Aug 2015
Researchers in Malaysia are using plant materials to produce a bio-sourced hybrid composite for aerospace and automotive application.
Wildlife Conservation Society
19 Aug 2015
The Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Sarawak has issued a video statement highlighting his intention to protect orangutans in a biodiverse-rich region in Malaysia.
Asia Research News
19 Aug 2015
Frost & Sullivan’s New Mega Trends, ‘impact on convergence in the future’ has identified 4 types of convergence: Products, Technologies, Industries and Competition.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
18 Aug 2015
A new study shown that meteorite impacts on ancient oceans may have created nucleobases and amino acids.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
18 Aug 2015
A durable catalyst developed for green biodiesel production from low grade feedstock through one-step catalysis
IOP Publishing
18 Aug 2015
Scientists in Korea and Germany have developed a brain-computer control interface for a lower limb exoskeleton by decoding specific signals from within the user’s brain.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
18 Aug 2015
A novel nanocomposite paste for green building application
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
18 Aug 2015
Dr. Masamitsu Hayashi of NIMS's magnetic materials unit was awarded the IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Magnetism at the 20th International Conference on Magnetism (ICM).
Singapore Management University
17 Aug 2015
A country’s constitution protects the rights of its citizens. But who protects the constitution? SMU Assistant Professor Maartje de Visser looks to answer this question.
Singapore Management University
17 Aug 2015
What is leader humility? Is leader humility in Singapore the same as elsewhere? How much do Singaporeans value humble behaviour from their leaders? SMU Professor Gary Greguras investigates.
Singapore Management University
17 Aug 2015
SMU Assistant Professor Hsu Wen-Tai uses mathematical models to study urban landscapes and what makes big and small cities different.
Singapore Management University
17 Aug 2015
SMU Associate Professor Goh Beng Wee investigates the benefits and consequences of internal controls to corporate organisations.
Singapore Management University
17 Aug 2015
Research on financial reporting and disclosure examines issues at the heart of business, say Professors Cheng Qiang and Holly Yang from the SMU School of Accountancy.
Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
14 Aug 2015
Scientists from St.Petersburg University and Zelinsky Institute, Russia investigated chemical applications of calcium carbide. The project advances the idea of diverse acetylene chemistry on the basis of carbide technology. Cheap carbide raw material has been transformed into valuable products for material science and organic synthesis.
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
14 Aug 2015
Professor Peter Leggat AM from James Cook University, Australia, partners with The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) in the area of geospatial technologies used by public health sector in disaster management.
Asia Research News
14 Aug 2015
Researchers in India and France have shown the biomarker role of certain circulatory microRNAs characteristic of ‘Asian Indian phenotype’ in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
12 Aug 2015
A research team in Korea has reported for the first time the production of 1,3-diaminopropane via fermentation of an engineered bacterium.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
12 Aug 2015
A community programme initiated by researchers in Malaysia aims to increase livestock in a rural area as well as producing income for goat breeders by equipping them with expert knowledge through training.