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The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
11 Nov 2014
Leading education researchers and practitioners meeting in China make a series of recommendations calling for the wider uptake of inquiry-based science education (IBSE) methods in more countries around the world.
Asia Research News
11 Nov 2014
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and its partner institutions will bring its expertise in aerospace to the Asia Aerospace City in Malaysia
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
11 Nov 2014
An international team of researchers has discovered that genes are linked to humans’ ability to resist typhoid fever. This finding is significant in helping to develop personalised therapies for sufferers of typhoid fever, based on an individual’s genetic code.
Waseda University
11 Nov 2014
An opinion piece by Professor Hiroyuki Sasahara of Waseda University, Japan
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
05 Nov 2014
A combination of X-ray diffraction and computational techniques can determine unknown crystal structures in powder mixtures
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
05 Nov 2014
A multifunctional testing instrument helps improve production of laser-heated hard disk drives with enhanced storage capacities
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
05 Nov 2014
A long-lived catalyst facilitates the first steps toward a viable small-scale on-board hydrogen generator
University of Malaya
04 Nov 2014
In their paper, Prof Ariffin and her collaborators proposed a novel hypothesis that germline TP53 mutation carriers who develop cancer only at a late age may have a form of genetic resistance to early cancer.
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
04 Nov 2014
Scientists at ITbM, Nagoya University and the University of Chicago have discovered the mechanism on how a single hormone manages to trigger two different functions, i.e. seasonal sensing and metabolism, without any cross activity.
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
04 Nov 2014
South African scientist named winner of TWAS's most prestigious award for commitment to life-saving research that protects African women from HIV/AIDS
Asia Research News
04 Nov 2014
- “Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area” is Bangladesh’s first MPA
- New marine protected area announced as run-up to World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia (Nov. 12-19)
Asia Research News
02 Nov 2014
The Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and Select Biosciences South East Asia present the second annual Lab-on-a-Chip Asia – Microfluidics and Point-of-Care Diagnostics.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
30 Oct 2014
Researchers at the University of Lorraine in France say that quasicrystals, a type of complex metal alloy with crystal-like properties, can be useful in the design of new composite materials.
Asia Research News
30 Oct 2014
New photonics institute one of the most advanced in the world
Asia Research News
29 Oct 2014
Masdar Institute Faculty and Students to Showcase Research Capabilities and Explore Collaborations in Statistical Hydro-climatology
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
28 Oct 2014
Attempting to solve the mystery of why Ag-Rh alloy nanoparticles have a similar property to Pd
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
28 Oct 2014
Saint-Gobain, the French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS) and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have just opened the Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK) in the presence of the French Ambassador to Japan, Thierry Dana.
Waseda University
28 Oct 2014
An opinion article by Professor Takashi Ariga of Waseda University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
23 Oct 2014
The collaboration is a significant milestone in PolyU’s engagement in collaborative research with the industry which maximizes the potential of technology development and the applicability of the new technology.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Oct 2014
Miniature two-color barcodes have the potential to combat forgery and track cancerous cells
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Oct 2014
A new technique for heat-assisted magnetic recording media promises improved writeability for next-generation hard drives
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Oct 2014
Quantum effects in nanometer-scale metallic structures provide a platform for combining molecular electronics and plasmonics
Asia Research News
23 Oct 2014
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority approved the reopening of a power plant in Sendai for 2015. This article by Dyna Rochmyaningsih looks at the issue of nuclear power in Japan
Asia Research News
20 Oct 2014
For the first time, two SMART-NUS enhanced driverless buggies to ferry passengers, free-of-charge, around Chinese and Japanese Gardens, as part of the Smart and Connected Jurong Lake District (JLD) Pilots and Trials initiative.
IOP Publishing
20 Oct 2014
The daily trimming of fingernails and toenails to make them more aesthetically pleasing could be detrimental and potentially lead to serious nail conditions.
Asia Research News
17 Oct 2014
Keppel Logistics, Sembcorp and Avaya among companies honoured
Asia Research News
17 Oct 2014
Asia’s leading companies were recognized at the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on 16th October, 2014.
Asia Research News
17 Oct 2014
Frost & Sullivan hosts Growth, Innovation & Leadership (GIL) Asia Pacific Congress in Singapore
Asia Research News
16 Oct 2014
On 15 October 2014, in conjunction with the visit of IFOM Scientific Director Prof. Marco Foiani to Singapore, a mini-symposium was held at the Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore. A reception to celebrate the IFOM-MBI partnership was held at the end of the mini-symposium.
University of Malaya
14 Oct 2014
Dr. Ranga Rao Ambati is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He has been working in the interdisciplinary fields of micro algal biotechnology, food biotechnology, food science and technology, chemistry and biochemistry.