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Tohoku University
30 Apr 2025
Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a data-driven AI framework that gives scientists a head start by suggesting ideal candidate materials.
Lingnan University (LU)
30 Apr 2025
The world is paying attention to the impact of the trade war on various industries, and Lingnan University recently published a report titled "Data-Driven Job Search: Big Data Series Report on Hong Kong's Employment Market", analysing the employment risks and potential challenges in Hong Kong's labour market.
Osaka Metropolitan University
30 Apr 2025
Effective per capita municipal expenditures correlated with population changes
Asia Research News
29 Apr 2025
Smart neural electrode, "Rhinoceros beetle" robot, Halting the thief of sight, Together at last & Lighting hardy plants. Plus latest SciCom Coffee talk. Read all in the latest Editor's Choice.
Kanazawa University
28 Apr 2025
The power conversion efficiency of all-organic solar cells was doubled through the development of novel organic electrodes that can be fabricated using a moderate process.
Lingnan University (LU)
28 Apr 2025
The Expert Report on the Fifth National Assessment Report on Climate Change Hong Kong and Macao Special Report, organised by the Administrative Center for China’s Agenda 21 (ACCA21) and co-hosted by Lingnan University, was held on Lingnan campus on April 26.
Lingnan University (LU)
25 Apr 2025
Five-time Women's World Chess Champion Grandmaster Ju Wenjun, who successfully defended her title just last week, made a momentous visit to Hong Kong. Lingnan University, in collaboration with the Hong Kong China Chess Federation, co-organised a welcome event and chess exhibition match, where Ju engaged with Lingnan students and local chess enthusiasts. Accompanying her was her coach, Grandmaster Ni Hua.
Tohoku University
25 Apr 2025
Researchers found a strategy to create catalysts that make the production of hydrogen for clean fuel more efficient and affordable.
Ehime University
25 Apr 2025
Triplet-triplet annihilation up-conversion of cationic iridium（III） complex was achieved in R-limonene using organically modified hectorite.
Duke-NUS Medical School
25 Apr 2025
A set of digital interventions can spur consumers to pick healthier options and reduce their intake of calories and nutrients that should be consumed sparingly when implemented in online grocery stores.
Public health bodies and retailers could leverage these tools to improve diet quality and reduce rising rates of non-communicable diseases
The University of Osaka
24 Apr 2025
Researchers from The University of Osaka discover that specific white blood cells and the amount of an inflammation protein in the blood can predict relapse of an autoimmune blood vessel disease.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
24 Apr 2025
- One-on-one technology transfer consultations held with interested companies; promising technologies from DGIST and KBRI introduced in the Seoul metropolitan area
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
24 Apr 2025
- DGIST Prof. Yea Kyungmoo and team significantly improve fatty liver, inflammation, and fibrosis in cellular and animal disease models using exosome surface/internal engineering
- Therapy displays high biocompatibility, maximizing treatment efficiency as liver-specific drug delivery
- Research results are published in the internationally acclaimed journal Biomaterials
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
24 Apr 2025
- Selected for both the Super Gap Startup 1000+ Project and the Strategic Technology Research Outcome Commercialization Project
- Proved its self-driving robotics technology based on precision sensors... with the aim of IPO in 2028
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
24 Apr 2025
- A joint research team from DGIST and Kyungpook National University has developed a tailored protein adapter technology for the surface modification of extracellular vesicles (exosomes)
- Recognized for its precision drug delivery platform capable of attaching diverse therapeutics, the study was published as a supplementary cover article in ACS Nano
Ateneo de Manila University
24 Apr 2025
These dynamically adjustable water-based lenses have many potential future uses, from classrooms and research labs to cameras and wearable gadgets.
National Taiwan University
24 Apr 2025
A joint team from National Taiwan University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has developed a novel hydrogel actuator whose movement can be programmed using UV light, enabling precise spatial control of thermoresponsive deformation for presenting a potential application in soft robotics and in vitro muscle models.
Osaka Metropolitan University
24 Apr 2025
Raccoons considered to be a source of zoonotic pathogens were monitored
Tohoku University
23 Apr 2025
Researchers have developed a mesoporous Co₃O₄ catalyst doped with atomically dispersed iridium (Ir) for efficient acidic OER. This unique structure boosts Ir efficiency, minimizes metal leaching, and maintains performance for over 100 hours at just 248 mV overpotential.
National Taiwan University
23 Apr 2025
Functional cure, defined as durable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA titers below the lower limit of detection (LLOD), is associated with better clinical outcomes of chronic HBV infection and regarded as the preferred treatment endpoint of novel therapeutic agents against HBV.
MAP Academy
23 Apr 2025
Often depicted as a celestial being traversing the sky in a horse-drawn chariot, Surya is the sun god in Hinduism. Once a prominent Vedic figure, today his importance has declined. Discover the many mythologies of this solar deity, whose worship can be traced to the second century BCE.
22 Apr 2025
Singapore, 21 April 2025 – A worldwide field experiment conducted by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School has revealed that individuals demonstrate a marked increase in honest behaviour when they are offered the option of being monitored and subsequently choosing it.
Tohoku University
22 Apr 2025
Researchers at Tohoku University explored a colloidal crystal model to produce specific polymorphs, required for use in materials science and pharmaceuticals.
Osaka Metropolitan University
22 Apr 2025
New light-powered DNA detection enables more accessible, affordable genetic analysis
National Taiwan University
21 Apr 2025
A new hybrid surface design improves condensation heat transfer even at high temperature differences.
Hokkaido University
18 Apr 2025
Colder temperatures are linked with increased risk of diarrhea among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, emphasizing the need for climate-sensitive health strategies in refugee settings.
Osaka Metropolitan University
18 Apr 2025
Meta-analysis of medical research with LLMs reveals diagnostic accuracy
National Taiwan University
18 Apr 2025
By tailoring crystal shape, researchers boost oxygen reduction performance, paving the way for cost-effective fuel cell technologies.
Tohoku University
17 Apr 2025
Conventional thinking holds that the metal site in single atom catalysts (SACs) has been a limiting factor to the continued improvement of the design and, therefore, the continued improvement of the capability of these SACs. More specifically, the lack of outside-the-box thinking when it comes to the crucial hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), a half-reaction resulting in the splitting of water, has contributed to a lack of advancement in this field.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
17 Apr 2025
Professor Carlos M. Duarte, Ibn Sina Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), has been awarded the Japan Prize. Second time a KAUST scientist receives the award.