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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
01 Dec 2014
Hub will leverage strategic public-public and public-private partnerships to accelerate market readiness of locally developed diagnostic products
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
01 Dec 2014
Companies in an A*STAR IMRE-led industry consortium will have access to new active packaging that protects perishables with a layered plastic that is not only extremely effective at keeping out oxygen and moisture, but extends the shelf-life of food by absorbing oxygen that may be present in packaging.
Waseda University
01 Dec 2014
An opinion article by Professor Sunao Uchida of Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Japan.
University of Malaya
01 Dec 2014
High Impact Research congratulates Prof. Dr. Ng Kee Peng, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, for the recent publication of the book “A Guide to the Study of Basic Medical Mycology”.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
28 Nov 2014
Laurent Gutierrez and Valérie Portefaix, faculty members of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) School of Design (SD)’s Environment and Interior Design discipline, are exhibiting their project ‘Hong Kong Is Land’ at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)’s Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
27 Nov 2014
Rainwater collection system to be used by residential houses in countries with abundant rainfall.
University of Malaya
27 Nov 2014
High Impact Research (HIR) is pleased to announce “twin” publications in the Journal of Pathology (Impact factor 7.33; Ranked 3/76 in Pathology and 15/203 in Oncology) by Dr. Yap Lee Fah and her research team from the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya.
Asia Research News
26 Nov 2014
Integration of South Korean research into the Web of Science will advance the nation’s position as an emerging research center within the global scholarly community
Asia Research News
25 Nov 2014
A research team led by Prof. Keon Jae Lee of KAIST provides an easier methodology to realize high performance flexible electronics by using the Inorganic-based Laser Lift-off (ILLO), which enables nanoscale processes for high density flexible devices and high temperature processes that were previously difficult to achieve on plastic substrates.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
25 Nov 2014
SIMTech invention can be used in an array of industries, and is critical for next generation ultra-precision systems
Asia Research News
24 Nov 2014
As one of the most diverse plant family, orchid now has its first genome sequenced and the result is published at Nature Genetics as a cover article.
Asia Research News
24 Nov 2014
The International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) has held on 24 November its press conference for ISSCC 2015.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
20 Nov 2014
Saint-Gobain and CNRS, both headquartered in France, jointly established UMI-LINK at NIMS in Tsukuba City, Japan, where the three organizations launched research and development activities.
University of Malaya
20 Nov 2014
The University of Malaya (UM) is pleased to announce that its international palaeontology team has now confirmed the presence of another important dinosaur fossil in Pahang, Malaysia.
Asia Research News
20 Nov 2014
It is claimed one in five students have taken the ‘smart’ drug Modafinil to boost their ability to study and improve their chances of exam success. But new research into the effects of Modafinil has shown that healthy students could find their performance impaired by the drug.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
20 Nov 2014
Dr. Masamitsu Hayashi, senior research scientist of NIMS, the Magnetic materials unit, was awarded the Sir Martin Wood Prize at the Millennium Science Forum.
Waseda University
20 Nov 2014
An opinion article by Professor Kimiko Murakami of Waseda University, Japan
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
20 Nov 2014
A lecturer from Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FPSK), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), was awarded the Merit Award for Excellence and Award for Excellence from the Nigerian government recently.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
20 Nov 2014
RSPO and UPM to instill sustainable agenda amongst tertiary youth in Malaysia
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
20 Nov 2014
The Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules（WPI-ITbM）has been highlighted as a 'ChemSites' article in SYNFORM (2014/12).
Asia Research News
20 Nov 2014
More than 100 Pre-orders Prior to Product Launch Made
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
20 Nov 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) announced on 20th November two new funding programmes, namely HKSTP-PolyU Tech Incubation Fund (TIF) and PolyU Tech Launchpad Fund (TLF)
Asia Research News
20 Nov 2014
Next generation biomarker detects tumour cells and delivers anti-cancer drugs
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
19 Nov 2014
An agent-based model that analyzes commuters’ travel data will improve the Singapore rail experience
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
19 Nov 2014
Waste is reduced through the cheap and green development of a catalyst for the transformation of a commercially important functional group
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
19 Nov 2014
A fluorescent nanoprobe could become a universal, noninvasive method to identify and monitor tumors
Asia Research News
19 Nov 2014
The countries most threatened by the Ebola virus —Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea— are also those with the fewest resources to report on the crisis. Three international organizations have launched an IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign to get vital equipment to local radio stations in the worst-affected areas.
University of Malaya
14 Nov 2014
HIR offers its congratulations to Dr. Chan Yoke Fun from the Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, for being one of the three recipients in this year’s L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science National Fellowship.
University of Malaya
13 Nov 2014
The research paper published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials presents a comprehensive survey on the state-of-the-art channel assignment algorithms in cognitive radio networks and discusses open research issues and challenges of channel assignment in the cognitive radio networks.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
12 Nov 2014
Integrating force feedback into therapies for impaired hands