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Universiti Sains Malaysia
16 Apr 2012
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) further strengthened its relationship with the universities of higher learning in Japan through the signing of two memorandums of understanding (MoU) recently.
Nature Publishing Group
15 Apr 2012
Latest news from Nature 15 April 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
12 Apr 2012
"KineLabs" is a free software platform with three rehabilitation games for elderly people and persons after stroke to have fun while enhancing their motor skills in a 3D virtual environment.
Toyohashi University of Technology
12 Apr 2012
The 2nd Conference of University Presidents in Japan and Vietnam was held at the University of Kyoto on March 12 and 13, and in which Toyohashi Tech President Sakaki and Vice President Tsunoda participated.
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
12 Apr 2012
TWAS and ISTIC are collaborating on a project aimed at identifying, rewarding and disseminating best practices in the innovative use of science and technology in the development of new products, processes or services that have had impacts on economic development in the South.
University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
12 Apr 2012
Summary
Pakistan Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 9 No. 1 will be published in the first week of June and No. 2 will be published in the first week of January 2013
Nature Publishing Group
11 Apr 2012
Latest press release from Nature, 11 April 2012
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
11 Apr 2012
Guest article by Rohan Samarajiva
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
11 Apr 2012
A new design for nanoparticles that absorb low-energy light and emit high-energy light may find use in biological imaging
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
11 Apr 2012
A low-temperature method could be used to ‘grow’ transparent zinc oxide films for use in displays and solar cells
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
11 Apr 2012
The dissipation of energy from a vibrating gold nanoparticle is strongly influenced by the surrounding environment
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
11 Apr 2012
A pioneering error correction technique developed at the A*STAR Data Storage Institute holds promise for the development of next-generation computers
Asia Research News
11 Apr 2012
Albukhary Foundation is pleased to announce its 2012/2013 scholarships for disadvantaged, underprivileged and marginalised applicants for admission into AiU, in Kedah, Malaysia.
Waseda University
10 Apr 2012
OPINION - The big issue currently faced by contemporary society is how it can redevelop a modern “principle of freedom” in a more real way.
Waseda University
10 Apr 2012
OPINION - Politics used to be a risky business, but politicians these days seem to regard politics as an arena that is tranquil and uneventful, where they can make a fortune if they declare that their efforts are for the sake of the nation and the people or that they think from the standpoint of the people.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
10 Apr 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) will make further contribution to China's High-Speed Rail through its Shenzhen Base.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
10 Apr 2012
This new method is capable of reducing the price of carbon nanotubes from USD100 - USD700 to just USD 15 to USD 35 for each gram, much lower than world market prices
Universiti Sains Malaysia
09 Apr 2012
SAITAMA, JAPAN, 6 APRIL 2012: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with RIKEN Institute Japan to further strengthen the research initiatives and sharing of technology between the two institutions.
Nature Publishing Group
08 Apr 2012
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Converting human skin cells into neurons more efficiently; Evolution in the oceans; Telling the good from the bad in the gut and Efficient genome-scale genetic engineering in bacteria
Wellcome Trust
05 Apr 2012
Evidence that the most deadly species of malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is becoming resistant to the front line treatment for malaria on the border of Thailand and Myanmar is reported in The Lancet today. This increases concern that resistance could now spread to India and then Africa. Eliminating malaria might then prove impossible.
National University of Singapore
05 Apr 2012
This conference is jointly organised by the Changing Family in Asia Cluster, Asia Research Institute, the Family, Children and Youth Cluster, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, & Scientific Group on “Marriage Transition in Asia”, Asian Population Association.
DATES: 15-16 NOVEMBER 2012
Nature Publishing Group
04 Apr 2012
Latest news from Nature 04 April 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
04 Apr 2012
Nishioka and Ichikawa, researchers from Japan’s largest steel production company, describe recent developments in TMCP Technology in the latest issue of Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Vol. 13 (2012).
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
03 Apr 2012
Panels always seem to damage during the installation of kitchen cabinets in Malaysian kitchens. The damages are in the form of split holes, loose holes and delamination. Hence Falah Abu and Mansur Ahmad of UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia studied the quality of particleboard panels in 28 Malaysian kitchens.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
03 Apr 2012
An elderly resources centre unveils high-technology home care...
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
03 Apr 2012
On April 1, 2012, MANA enters its second term. This is an accomplishment in which all of us at MANA take great pride, and one that would not be possible without your support over the last four and a half years.
Asia Research News
03 Apr 2012
The March edition of the newsletter from the UK’s Science and Innovation team in Japan is now ready.
Asia Research News
02 Apr 2012
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
02 Apr 2012
The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) announced on 6th March 2012 that an international research team led by Professor Takao Someya has succeeded in manufacturing the world’s first flexible organic transistor on a polymeric film.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
02 Apr 2012
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) announced that they have developed a current-injection photonic-crystal laser with ultralow power consumption, which can be applicable to both off-chip and on-chip optical data transmission for microprocessors.