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RIKEN
06 Dec 2010
Tokyo, 6 December - Researchers in Japan have launched FANTOM5, Functional Annotation of the Mammalian Genome, an international effort to globally map transcription initiation in every human cell type.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
06 Dec 2010
US, European and Japanese companies join A*STAR’s Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint (ICON) to engineer marine life-inspired anti-microbial surfaces for use on ships, lenses and even medical devices.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
05 Dec 2010
The 1st issue of Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology 2011 has just been published ahead of time.
Nature Publishing Group
05 Dec 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Neuroscience: Linking deafness and cardiac arrhythmia; Geoscience: Deep burn; Neuroscience: Sizing up visual perception; Genetics: Variants associated with kidney cancer and Photonics: Taking off using light
RIKEN
03 Dec 2010
‘Green’ catalysts transform carbon dioxide gas into valuable building blocks for organic synthesis
RIKEN
03 Dec 2010
RIKEN biochemists decipher how the precisely choreographed activity of a pair of enzymes helps protein synthesis move forward
RIKEN
03 Dec 2010
Advances in our understanding of basic biological processes and human disease owe much to the groundbreaking research of scientists at the Chromosome Dynamics Laboratory at RIKEN Advanced Science Institute.
Nature Publishing Group
02 Dec 2010
Genetics: LMO1’s dual role in neuroblastoma; Comment: When small got big; Neuroscience: Simple sex-specific circuits; Ecology: Biodiversity and infectious disease; Physics: ‘Stripes’ and the pseudogap in a high-temperature superconductor and Atmosphere of a ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
01 Dec 2010
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) won five (5) gold medals and two (2) special awards through an entry of nine (9) innovation products at the recent World Exhibition on Innovation, Research and New Technologies (INNOVA 2010) in Brussels, Belgium. The other four (4) of UNIMAS showcased products managed to grab one (1) silver medal each.
Nature Publishing Group
01 Dec 2010
In Nature China this week - Organometallic chemistry: Reel in the rhodium wire; Synthesis: Cage trapping; Genomics: Searching for hidden threats; Plant genetics: Mix and match; Rice genetics: Dissecting complex rice traits; Optoelectronic materials: From spheres to dots; Cognitive neuroscience: Keeping flies in the dark;
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
01 Dec 2010
19 new plant species described in Sarawak by researchers from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
29 Nov 2010
The STAM article titled “Challenges and Breakthroughs in Recent Research on Self-Assembly,” which was published in March 2008 issue by Dr. Ariga, MANA PI, and Dr. Hill, MANA Scientist, et al., was ranked No. 1 Hot Paper in Materials Science by the Essential Science Indicators on November 1 (provided by Thomson Reuters).
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
29 Nov 2010
A specific genre of documentation was produced by student of UiTM, Malaysia.
Nature Publishing Group
28 Nov 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers:A boost for Alzheimer’s disease; Why diamond can be polished; Targeting AID for immunoglobulin genes; Risk variant for hypospadias and How to reverse age-related tissue degeneration
RIKEN
26 Nov 2010
Large tree-like sugar clusters provide potential in vivo probes for cancer cells
RIKEN
26 Nov 2010
Frame-by-frame observations of the ionization of argon atoms under extremely bright and energetic illumination could prove a boon to research
Nature Publishing Group
25 Nov 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Cosmology: Measuring dark energy with geometry; Astronomy: Pinning down Cepheid variable-star masses; Physics: Bose–Einstein condensation of light; Physics: Cooperative atomic motions caught in the act and Sweetness and blight
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
23 Nov 2010
New agricultural techniques have helped settle conflicts over land use in Arsaal, Lebanon. In doing so, they’ve improved soils and increased fruit crops.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
23 Nov 2010
The remarkable transition in land use practices and resource management flows from the work of NEPED funded by the government of Nagaland, IDRC, and the Canadian International Development Agency from 1994 to 2006.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
21 Nov 2010
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) today announced the establishment of a Joint Laboratory in Precision Engineering for Space Applications.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
21 Nov 2010
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) academics and students won 2 Special Awards, 5 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medals.
Nature Publishing Group
21 Nov 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers in Nature and NAture Research Journals including Medicine: Identity theft, Structural & Molecular Biology: Switching BRCA1, Genetics: Variants associated with age at menarche, Genetics: Variants associated with Crohn’s disease and Nature: From brain cancer to blood vessel
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
20 Nov 2010
A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) partners 10 EU research organisations to work on the groundbreaking €10 million ATMOL project that lays the foundation for creating and testing a molecular-sized processor chip.
RIKEN
19 Nov 2010
Bulky molecules help trap boron compounds into a never-before-seen structural arrangement
RIKEN
19 Nov 2010
Evolution has left a protein and nucleic acid molecule with remarkably similar structures, allowing them to undergo modification by closely related enzymes
RIKEN
19 Nov 2010
A new molecular simulation technique developed by researchers at RIKEN and Kyoto University has confirmed for the first time the function of the transporter protein AcrB in E. coli multidrug resistance.
Nature Publishing Group
17 Nov 2010
Physics: Antihydrogen in captivity; Opinion: Time to stop economic growth; Opinion: The end of cheap coal is nigh; Neuroscience: Retrotransposons make their mark; Materials science: Porous silica films with a twist; Physics: A four-fold quantum network; Coming in from the cold
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
17 Nov 2010
An anti-cancer research jointly conducted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School (PKUSZ) has led to the first total synthesis of an anti-cancer marine natural product, grassypeptolide.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
16 Nov 2010
Team from Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) emerges first in Known-item-Search (KIS) task at National Institute and Standards Technology TRECVID Conference 2010
RIKEN
15 Nov 2010
Tokyo, 15 Nov - New findings by researchers at RIKEN and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) have shed light on the remarkable electrochemical response properties of an elusive class of molecular helix structures, charting a new path in the design of molecular machines and devices.