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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) School of Accounting and Finance hosted on 4-5 January the JCAE (Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics) Symposium 2011.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 Jan 2011
To identify the future direction of education and research, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) jointly organized a cross-discipline international forum.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently won one Gold and three Silver Medals at the 62nd International Trade Fair "Ideas - Inventions – New Products" (IENA) of Nuremberg, Germany, for its innovations in health technology, novel use of optical fibres and digital image processing.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
07 Jan 2011
Singapore, 7 January 2011 - The Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R) and Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL), both units of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), have entered into a research and development (R&D) agreement with Huawei to co-develop new areas of infocomm technologies in Singapore.
RIKEN
07 Jan 2011
Masao Ito, founder of the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI), is famous as one of the pioneers in a research movement that has shed light on the deeper functions of the cerebellum. Ito recounts the story of this research in his own words.
RIKEN
07 Jan 2011
Research at the Electron Microscope Laboratory is shedding light on the elegant mechanisms that control the push and shove of cells in living organisms
RIKEN
07 Jan 2011
The first Japanese human genome sequence suggests that genetics researchers may be overlooking rare but potentially important variations
RIKEN
07 Jan 2011
The ability of bacteria to change the body color of aphids has ecological consequences
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
07 Jan 2011
The separation of proteins into relatively homogeneous groups and sizes has been very important in biopharmaceuticals and medicines. Researchers at NIMS have fabricated tight mosaic cage silica nanotubes inside anodic alumina membranes as a promising candidate nanofilter for high-speed size-exclusion separation of high concentration macromolecules.
RIKEN
07 Jan 2011
The interaction of electrons in an unusual oxide reveals new ways to tune electrical conductivity
RIKEN
07 Jan 2011
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory report for the first time how animals' knowledge obtained through past experiences can subconsciously influence their behavior in new situations.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
06 Jan 2011
The design of social protection policies should take into account the complexity and diversity of family arrangements. Families have different needs and structures as well as various ways of reacting and adapting to changes in their economic environment.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
06 Jan 2011
The Institute of Microelectronics and GLOBALFOUNDRIES are joining hands to develop MEMS Capacitive Sensor Platform Technology for power-efficient and highly sensitive motion sensing applications that are relevant to consumer electronics, automotive and aerospace industries.
Nature Publishing Group
05 Jan 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Special: International Year of Chemistry 2011; Materials science: Polycrystalline graphene — the big (and small) picture; Chemistry: Large molecules from small templates; World View: Legal highs – the dark side of medicinal chemistry
Nature Publishing Group
05 Jan 2011
In Nature China this week - Pharmacology: Brain protection; Catalytic materials: All that glitters is not gold; Catalytic materials: Works in water; Photonics: A complete makeover; Neuroimaging: Mind the details; Acoustics: A one-way street.
Nature Publishing Group
04 Jan 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Chemical Biology: Cysteine naturally sweetened.
Nature Publishing Group
26 Dec 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Neuroscience: Social networks in the amygdala; Genetics: One type of chocolate genome sequenced; Genetics: Strawberry genome sequenced; Structural & Molecular Biology: Taming RNA toxicity; And finally… Chemical Biology: Hydrogen peroxide does a stem cell good.
RIKEN
24 Dec 2010
The discovery that particles called antiprotons collide with molecules and atoms in different ways is contrary to theoretical expectations.
RIKEN
24 Dec 2010
A newly characterized protein promotes embryonic brain formation by hiding a receptor with the potential to undermine this process.
Nature Publishing Group
23 Dec 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Get Attached, The pain of exclusion, Feeling blue about brainpower
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Dec 2010
Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology and Singapore’s Agency for Science Technology and Research announce the second Keystone Symposia conference on “Biofuels” in Singapore from 1-6 March 2011.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
23 Dec 2010
Researchers at NIMS have succeeded in the batch fabrication of suspended structures (cantilevers and bridges) of single crystal diamond for nano/micro electromechanical systems.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
23 Dec 2010
Researchers have succeeded in controlling the few-particle quantum state of a semiconductor quantum dot, and changing its correlation energies.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
23 Dec 2010
Start of Joint Development of Next-generation Library System
Nature Publishing Group
22 Dec 2010
Summaries of newsworthy articles: Infectious Disease: Flu factories; Science Agenda: A political wish list; TechnoFiles: Don’t worry about who’s watching; Forum: Diplomacy’s meltdown; Computer Science: Rise of the robo scientists; And finally…The Science of Health: Curing the common cold.
Nature Publishing Group
22 Dec 2010
Summary of newsworhty papers: Genomics: Digital DNA; Genetics: The genetics of impulsivity; Genomes: Functional elements on the fly
Waseda University
22 Dec 2010
As expected, the Republican Party won the U.S. midterm elections by a landslide. No one is boasting foresight at this point, but it was obvious that the Republican Party would gain much momentum this time.
Waseda University
22 Dec 2010
This year marks the 1300th anniversary of the transfer of the national capital to Heijo-kyo in Nara. Also, the regular exhibition of Shosoin, the treasure storehouse built in the eighth century at Todai-ji Temple in Nara, was held at the Nara National Museum until November 11th.
Waseda University
22 Dec 2010
On October 11, 2010, the computer shogi (Japanese chess) system Akara 2010 played a game against the then women’s Osho champion Ichiyo Shimizu with no handicap and defeated her in 86 moves.
Waseda University
22 Dec 2010
The conservation of biodiversity calls for protecting precious living organisms. But it is difficult to explain the true significance of biodiversity conservation.