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Figure 1. A nickel catalyst triggers the cross-coupling reaction between aromatic esters and boronic acids
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
29 Jun 2015
Making carbon-carbon bonds continues to be an important strategy to synthesize useful pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and organic materials. Chemists have expanded the scope of a Nobel Prize-winning carbon-carbon bond forming reaction by using esters and boronic acids as coupling partners in the presence of an economically friendly nickel catalyst.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
29 Jun 2015
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a new method for rapid authentication of edible oils and screening of gutter oils.
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
29 Jun 2015
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) won numerous awards at the recentInvention, Innovation & Design Exposition (iidex 015), an annual International Exhibition and Competition organised by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).
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The University of Tokyo
29 Jun 2015
Shedding light on adaptive systems responding to illumination
The University of Tokyo
29 Jun 2015
New observation data from infrared astronomical satellite AKARI have become available for world-wide researchers
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The University of Tokyo
29 Jun 2015
A step towards redefining the time standard
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The University of Tokyo
29 Jun 2015
Production of unique peptides for positive selection of killer T cells in the thymus
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
25 Jun 2015
Malaysian scientists recommend ways for sustainable tilapia farming, an important resource for the country’s freshwater fish needs.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
25 Jun 2015
Researchers at Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed a drug-delivering hydrogel to treat chronic diseases such as hepatitis C, a liver disease that kills around 500,000 people worldwide every year.
University of Malaya
University of Malaya
24 Jun 2015
University of Malaya Student won the Best Poster Award at the 8th ACCMS conference at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), Taipei, Taiwan from June 16-18 2015
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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
24 Jun 2015
Researchers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have developed a 3D gap-plasmon antenna which can focus light into a few nanometers wide space.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
24 Jun 2015
A nanostructure design enables pixels to produce two different colors depending on the polarization of the incident light
KAHA ligation to make amide bonds
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
23 Jun 2015
The development of new methods for the chemical synthesis of proteins is highly significant to access a range of proteins inaccessible by conventional approaches. Chemists at ETH-Zürich and ITbM have succeeded in the first synthesis of oxazetidine amino acids as a new ligation partner for the rapid and chemoselective synthesis of proteins.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
23 Jun 2015
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved a breakthrough in the cancer genomics by developing a novel big data analysis platform for analyzing the interactions among genes.
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
23 Jun 2015
Researchers in Malaysia are recommending an assessment tool for measuring whether university graduates have the practical skills required to enter the work force.
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The University of Tokyo
22 Jun 2015
Evolution of structural fluctuations in a supercooled liquid
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The University of Tokyo
22 Jun 2015
Anomalous spin ordering revealed by brilliant synchrotron soft X-rays
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The University of Tokyo
22 Jun 2015
Paving the way to future superconducting spintronics devices
horseshoe crab
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
19 Jun 2015
Human activity is affecting the population of Asian horseshoe crabs in the state of Sabah in Malaysia, possibly by disrupting the male to female ratio – that is the conclusion of a study that surveyed two populations of Mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda) and studied their mating behaviour.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
18 Jun 2015
Japanese researchers at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have achieved a 15% energy conversion efficiency in perovskite solar cells for the first time in the world, as officially recognized by an international public test centre. The research group was led by Dr. Liyuan Han, leader of the Photovoltaic Materials Unit at NIMS.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
18 Jun 2015
IME’s rare cell isolation technology will eliminate risk of pregnancy loss associated with invasive diagnostic testing, paving the way for effective therapy treatments of genetic fetal abnormalities.
Professor Keiko Torii
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
18 Jun 2015
Professor Keiko Torii and her colleagues have revealed that the patterning of plant stomata is controlled by two peptides, which work as antagonists and compete for the same receptor.
Sago palm
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
17 Jun 2015
Waste material generated by Malaysia’s sago palm industry has potential for use as an adsorbent for cleaning up oil spills, according to a study published in the Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology.
Flexible PRAM
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
16 Jun 2015
Professors Keon Jae Lee and Yeon Sik Jung of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at KAIST have developed the first flexible PRAM enabled by self-assembled block copolymer (BCP) silica nanostructures with an ultralow current operation.
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Tohoku University
15 Jun 2015
A new method of converting squalene, which is produced by microalgae, to gasoline or jet fuel, has been developed by the research group of Prof. Keiichi Tomishige and Dr. Yoshinao Nakagawa from Tohoku University's Department of Applied Chemistry, and Dr. Hideo Watanabe from the University of Tsukuba.
Electroluminescent images
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
11 Jun 2015
The first graphene quantum dot light-emitting diodes (GQD-LEDs), fabricated by using high-quantum-yield graphene quantum dots through graphite intercalation compounds, exhibit luminance in excess of 1,000 cd/m2.
Star-shaped network
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
10 Jun 2015
A three-dimensional star-shaped polymer network enhances cell adhesion and growth for tissue regeneration.
Metallic glass
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
10 Jun 2015
An interdisciplinary study exposes how structural flaws dictate failure strength and deformation in nanosized alloys with super-resilient properties.
Changes in clock rhythm by molecules (image)
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
09 Jun 2015
Scientists at ITbM have come together to discover for the first time, a rhythm-changing molecule with period-shortening activities that targets the clock protein, which open doors to molecule-based solutions for circadian-related diseases and improving food production in animals.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
08 Jun 2015
DRC-HUBO finished all eight assignments in less than 45 minutes, taking first place among 24 international teams and claiming the USD 2 million prize offered by a US defense research agency.