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RIKEN
21 Jun 2011
RIKEN and Fujitsu have taken first place on the 37th TOP500 list announced at the 26th International Supercomputing Conference (ISC'11) held in Hamburg, Germany. This ranking is based on a performance measurement of the "K computer," currently under their joint development.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
20 Jun 2011
FXMedia Internet, A*STAR’s first licensee of the 3D Face Modeling technology, will launch the e-greeting card application – e-motions at CommunicAsia 2011.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
20 Jun 2011
Organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) as a major initiative to embrace internationalization, innovation and entrepreneurship, PolyU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Student Challenge (GSC) 2011 has attracted more than 190 teams from secondary schools and universities from 27 countries and territories.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
20 Jun 2011
Organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PolyU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Student Challenge (GSC) 2011 has come to a fruitful close. After rounds of keen competition, the Gold Award of the University Division went to Purdue University, US. As for the Secondary School Division, ‘Iolani School, US snatched the Gold Award.
Nature Publishing Group
19 Jun 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Materials: Targeting tumours through nanoparticles that scout, broadcast and recruit; Geoscience: Marginal temperature benefits from forest regrowth; Climate Change: Tell-tale signs of tipping; Climate Change: A push from pathogens; And finally…Neuroscience: Flies learn to smell friend from foe
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RIKEN
17 Jun 2011
Memories are more likely to stick if learning includes regular periods of rest. Now researchers think they know why
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
17 Jun 2011
Long before the term “global warming” appeared in headlines, Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) was supporting research on climate change.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
17 Jun 2011
A joint research project of the University of Waterloo in Canada and the Universidad Mayor in Chile has been investigating ways to accurately identify rock glaciers.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
17 Jun 2011
For Canadian youth, questioning their place in the world has become something of a rite of passage. But on the nation’s northern fringes, where few communities are accessible by road, the vision of young people is decidedly less far-sighted.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
17 Jun 2011
Multi-disciplinary series to showcase emerging topics in economic, political, social, environmental, and technological development around the world.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
17 Jun 2011
The Citizen Lab, an IDRC grantee at the University of Toronto, has won this year’s Canadian World Press Freedom Award for its dedicated defence of free expression online.
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RIKEN
17 Jun 2011
Research into cellular sugar chains is revealing a series of new properties and functions with potential application in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
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RIKEN
17 Jun 2011
A previously unknown and unexpected mechanism gives rise to superconductivity in specific types of materials
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RIKEN
17 Jun 2011
Identification of the transcription factor that regulates a protein that dampens immune responses could aid the fight against autoimmune disease
Nature Publishing Group
15 Jun 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers- Astronomy: Hidden secrets of black hole growth; Geoscience: Seismic slip from the March 2011 Japanese earthquake; Astronomy: Voyager 1 charts new territory (and theory); Chemistry: ‘Lock-and-key’ preparation of molecular co-crystals; And finally… Anaesthetics that make you feel better
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RIKEN
15 Jun 2011
First-Ever Global Assessment Of Environmental Costs Of Aquaculture Shows Farmed Seafood To Be Less Ecologically Damaging Than Livestock Production; Great Potential For Improvements In Efficiency
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
15 Jun 2011
Research Consortium launched to address challenges in advanced packaging technology
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
14 Jun 2011
NIMS has developed a new material which enables long-term immobilization of highly concentrated cesium.
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
14 Jun 2011
The NIMS International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), in joint research with other institutions, developed a novel method, "chemical soldering", which enables us to connect single conductive polymer nanowires to individual organic molecules.
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
14 Jun 2011
The 4th World Materials Research Institutes Forum (4th WMRIF) was held at the Institute of Metal Research　(IMR), Chinese Academy of sciences, at Shenyang, China, during May 22-26, 2011.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
14 Jun 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) welcomed the Report from the Quality Assurance Council (QAC) released 9 June 2011. The report concluded that "PolyU has a long-standing and firm commitment to quality assurance" and that "there is a strong culture of quality assurance in the University".
RIKEN
14 Jun 2011
In an effort to help rebuild research communities in areas devastated by the recent earthquake, the RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC), together with bioinformatics solution provider CLC bio Japan, will provide a free software environment for advanced DNA/RNA/protein analysis to researchers in affected areas.
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Waseda University
14 Jun 2011
Waseda University’s green computing system links the world’s highest-performing fundamental technology to the competitive industry of Japanese industry. The system also contributes to the formation of a sustainable global society.
RIKEN
13 Jun 2011
RIKEN and the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) have successfully produced a first beam of X-ray laser light with a wavelength of 1.2 Angstroms.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
13 Jun 2011
Researchers from Institute of Materials Research and Engineering have invented new ‘smart’ biomaterials including a unique hydrogel that has an on-off switch to precisely control its density and a new modular block copolymer that can be tailored to be triggered by specific temperatures.
Nature Publishing Group
12 Jun 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Chemistry: Finding a ‘Goldilocks’ catalyst; Photonics: A cellular laser; Methods: Fast and sensitive sequencing; Geoscience: Rain in the Sahel; Immunology: Inducing lung immune centers; And finally…Genetics: Variants associated with migraine
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RIKEN
10 Jun 2011
The year 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of Japan–Germany relations as well as the centennial of the Max Planck Society (MPG), an important international partner for RIKEN.
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RIKEN
10 Jun 2011
Tiny membrane pockets that gain catalytic activity upon self-assembly in water shed light on biological enzymatic processes
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RIKEN
10 Jun 2011
Brain structure is maintained during development by two distinct mechanisms that regulate the production and movement of cells
Chiang Mai University
09 Jun 2011
CMU researchers invented an analyzer capable of measuring the quantity and size of pollutants and aerosols in smoke emissions, providing an equally accurate, lower-priced, local Thai substitute for pollution monitoring equipment imported from abroad.