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Tohoku University
05 Jun 2025
Researchers at Tohoku University found a method to break down specific contaminants in water in order to help replenish one of our most precious resources: fresh water.
Springer Nature
05 Jun 2025
First national Transformative Agreement (TA) in Malaysia and Southeast Asia boosts global visibility and accessibility for research from all of Malaysia’s higher education institutions
Osaka Metropolitan University
05 Jun 2025
Continuous 24-hour observations clarify time these fish engage in courtship, spawning
Ateneo de Manila University
05 Jun 2025
The Mindoro Archaeology Project has found compelling evidence of the pivotal role of the Philippine archipelago in ancient maritime Southeast Asia.
Duke-NUS Medical School
05 Jun 2025
In a comprehensive review published in Nature Reviews Immunology, a Duke-NUS-led team compiled a 'handbook' of key insights from over 200 studies on immune cell types, their location and their behavioural changes over time, providing an evidence-based start line to accelerate scarring research.
Ateneo de Manila University
05 Jun 2025
The Ateneo de Manila University Biodiversity Research Laboratory #SalaguGang does it again.
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo (UTokyo-IIS)
05 Jun 2025
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, discover just how crucial the molecular structure of water is to ice formation
Tohoku University
04 Jun 2025
Guaiazulene is a compound that gives off a beautiful blue colour, and it is often found in topical creams for skincare. It has also been touted as a potential food coloring agent. Yet this has been stymied because of its poor water solubility and color degradation under acidic conditions. A group of researchers overcame this common stumbling block by introducing guaiazulene into a hydrophilic poly(allylamine).
National Taiwan University
03 Jun 2025
In response to rising energy demand and urban heat island effects in Taipei, an energy raft foundation was constructed beneath a 13-story residential building to provide energy-efficient indoor heating and cooling for the residents while acting as a structural support for the superstructure. This study investigated the thermal response of the energy raft foundation using three-dimensional coupled thermo-hydraulic finite element analysis.
The University of Osaka
03 Jun 2025
Researchers from The University of Osaka found that PM2.5 air pollutants negatively affect mucociliary clearance, a protective mechanism of the respiratory tract. Air pollution led to the formation of lipid peroxide-derived aldehydes, known to damage protective cells in the airway and increase the risk of infections. ALDH1A1 was found to play an important role in protection against aldehydes, making it a potential therapeutic target to diminish the negative effects of air pollution.
Tohoku University
02 Jun 2025
A team of researchers used a machine learning model to predict unknown chemical pathways, and bring us one step closer to efficiently storing next-generation hydrogen fuels.
The University of Osaka
02 Jun 2025
A team led by Professor Masakatsu Murakami has developed a novel concept called micronozzle acceleration (MNA). By designing a microtarget with tiny nozzle-like features and irradiating it with ultraintense, ultrashort laser pulses, the team successfully demonstrated—through advanced numerical simulations—the generation of high-quality, GeV-class proton beams: a world-first achievement.
Duke-NUS Medical School
31 May 2025
Duke-NUS Medical School’s Class of 2025 graduates 121 medical and doctoral students, including MDs, MD-PhDs, PhDs, and masters’ degrees;
Landmark first batch of Masters in Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality graduates, unique to Southeast Asia;
Inaugural graduates from conditional admissions pathways with National University of Singapore and Singapore University of Technology and Design;
41% of MD and MD-PhD graduates made bold mid-career shifts from fields such as law, PR, accounting and
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
30 May 2025
- DGIST research team led by Professor Kyungjoon Park achieves 96% glass wall detection accuracy without using additional sensors, reducing hardware costs by 90%
- Smart algorithm negates the need for expensive sensors: PINMAP software replaces hardware!
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
30 May 2025
- DGIST to host the Distinguished Lecture Series on the topic of molecular principles of neural circuits
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
30 May 2025
- Department of Brain Sciences MS/PhD student Jung Da-hae wins the Young Investigator Award at IC-KDA & ASAD 2025
- Research commended for the early pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
30 May 2025
Will receive KRW 11.5 billion in government funding and lead human-centered physical AI research
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
30 May 2025
DGIST President Kunwoo Lee Joins Relay Campaign to Raise Awareness of Population Issues
Tohoku University
30 May 2025
Researchers proposed a novel strategy for using a magnetic field to boost the efficiency of single-atom catalysts – thus speeding up helpful reactions used for ammonia production and wastewater treatment.
Osaka Metropolitan University
30 May 2025
Mutant protein protects against mildew, but leaves turn yellow and age sooner
Tohoku University
29 May 2025
A team at Tohoku University has developed a data-driven method to accelerate the discovery of affordable, stable catalysts for clean hydrogen production. Using a digital platform called DigCat, they identified a low-cost metal oxide that performs both OER and HER in acidic conditions and remains stable over time.
Duke-NUS Medical School
29 May 2025
Singapore’s first nationwide research initiative dedicated to sarcopenia aims to revolutionise diagnosis and treatment for Asian patients.
Singapore University of Technology and Design
29 May 2025
Singapore researchers uncover a low-power mechanism for upconverting light using geometry and kinetic electron motion
Osaka Metropolitan University
28 May 2025
Self-assembling dye rings demonstrate photosynthetic energy and charge circulation
Asia Research News
27 May 2025
Cosmic hide-and-seek, Controlling quantum light, Thinking face robot, Live DNA folding & Menopause-dementia link. Plus latest SciCom Coffee talk. Read all in the latest Editor's Choice.
The University of Osaka
26 May 2025
Researchers at The University of Osaka have developed a groundbreaking energy-efficient and high-precision measurement system leveraging the inherent similarity between waveforms generated by the same type of signal source. Unlike black-box approaches such as generative AI, the system is built on the explicit theoretical framework of compressed sensing.
Tohoku University
26 May 2025
Jellyfish cyborgs may sound like something straight out of science fiction. But harnessing jellyfishes’ natural locomotion provides an efficient and environmentally-friendly means to monitor coral reefs, track oil spills or observe climate change. Now, a team from Tohoku University’s Department of Robotics has successfully modulated the swimming behavior of jellyfish using gentle electric pulses and generated a means of measuring it via AI.
Hiroshima University
26 May 2025
Examines how patient voices impact decision-making
The University of Osaka
26 May 2025
Researchers from The University of Osaka have revealed that vision transformers can develop gaze patterns similar to humans, learning to prioritize faces without ever being taught what a face is. The findings suggest that self-supervised ViTs may serve as a practical tool in computer vision and a theoretical model for studying human visual processing. The research underscores the potential of biologically inspired AI systems to uncover the mechanisms of human cognition.
Impart
26 May 2025
The story of Hanuman and Suvannamaccha, a mermaid, is beloved by generations in Southeast Asia who are familiar with the epic Ramayana, known locally as Ramakien. This tale is, however, altogether absent from the canonical Hindu Ramayana — a testament to the spread, influence, and adaptation of Hinduism and its mythologies in the ancient Indian Ocean world.