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Osaka Metropolitan University
20 Jan 2026
Quantum effects in Kondo lattices can determine whether a system behaves magnetically or non-magnetically, opening new avenues for designing future quantum materials and technologies
The UGC delegation under the leadership of Mr Tim Lui (front row, fifth left), Chairman of the UGC, and Prof James Tang (front row, third right), the Secretary-General of the UGC, and more than 20 UGC members and secretariat staff, including Prof Timothy Tong Wai-cheung (front row, third left), Chairman of the Research Grants Council, and Prof Jan Thomas (front row, first right), Chair of Quality Assurance Council, visits Lingnan University.
Lingnan University
20 Jan 2026
Lingnan University welcomed a delegation from the University Grants Committee (UGC) on its Tuen Mun campus on 8 January, and presented its latest developments as a research-oriented liberal arts university comprehensive in arts and sciences. The delegation toured Lingnan’s latest teaching facilities and viewed their research, speaking at length with senior management, academic staff, and students.
Osaka Metropolitan University
20 Jan 2026
New molecular architecture enables the natural formation of built-in p/n junctions essential for efficient light-to-electricity conversion
National Taiwan University
20 Jan 2026
CO2 reduction to storable fuels or valuable chemical products provides a carbon-neutral cycle that can mitigate the rapid consumption of fossil fuels and increasing CO2 emissions. Although solar-driven CO2 reduction holds great promise for sustainable energy, the role and control of atomic-level active sites in governing intermediate formation and conversion pathways remains poorly understood.
Lingnan University confers honorary fellowships. From left: Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science of Lingnan University; The Hon Andrew Yao Cho-fai, Chairman of the Council; Honorary fellows The Hon Ronick Chan Chun-ying, The Hon Ip Kwok-him, and Mr Ng Leung-sing; The Hon Augustine Wong Ho-ming, Deputy Chairman of the Council; Ms Carrie Leung Ka-lai, Treasurer of the Council.
Lingnan University
19 Jan 2026
Lingnan University held its Honorary Fellowship Presentation Ceremony today, 19 January. The Hon Andrew Yao Cho-fai, Council Chairman of Lingnan University, conferred honorary fellowships upon four distinguished individuals in recognition of their outstanding professional achievements and valuable contributions to the community and to education.
Detection of oral bacteria in gastric cancer tissue.
Duke-NUS Medical School
19 Jan 2026
Duke-NUS and NUHS scientists uncover a complex web of genetic, age-related and microbial factors that increase the risk of stomach cancer.
National Taiwan University
19 Jan 2026
1. Simple, scalable protection for silicon-based Li-ion batteries: A low-cost polymer–ceramic coating dramatically reduces electrode damage caused by silicon expansion. 2. Much longer battery life and improved safety: The coated electrodes last hundreds more charge cycles while maintaining high efficiency and stable operation.
Osaka Metropolitan University
19 Jan 2026
COVID era survey explores care burdens young carers face
Impart
19 Jan 2026
From nomadic looms to global collectors, Afghan war rugs chart the region’s turbulent history through an age-old weaving tradition. Incorporating weapons, maps, and political imagery into familiar motifs, these rugs reflect shifting political realities, the ingenuity of Baloch weavers, and the influence of a rapidly commercialised market.
National Taiwan University
19 Jan 2026
A collaborative team of four professors and several graduate students from the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemical Science and Technology at National Taiwan University, together with the Department of Applied Chemistry at National Chi Nan University, has achieved a long-sought breakthrough.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
19 Jan 2026
Researchers at NIMS have created Research Data Express (RDE) to automate data processing and create AI-ready datasets for materials research.
Kanazawa University
18 Jan 2026
An international team from Kanazawa University (Japan), Tohoku University (Japan), LPP (France), and partners has demonstrated that chorus emissions, natural electromagnetic waves long studied in Earth’s magnetosphere, also occur in Mercury’s magnetosphere exhibiting similar chirping frequency changes. Using the Plasma Wave Investigation instrument aboard BepiColombo’s Mercury orbiter Mio, six Mercury flybys between 2021 and 2025 detected plasma waves in the audible range.
Tohoku University
16 Jan 2026
Endoscopic submucosal dissection is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat early gastrointestinal cancers. However, it is a complex procedure for doctors to perform, and it carries the risk of bleeding and perforation. A new simulator created by a research team from Tohoku University however, will be able to provide doctors with as much practice as they need.
Tohoku University
16 Jan 2026
Bacteria are good at evolving to evade efforts to destroy it. But building defenses like antibiotic resistance drains limited energy resources, forcing tough survival trade-offs. A recent study has revealed how bacteria in water allocates its limited energy supply. Understanding these hidden energy choices could be key to slowing the spread of antibiotic resistance in aquatic environments.
National Taiwan University
16 Jan 2026
Researchers at National Taiwan University have developed a modular platform to reprogram tumor-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs), transforming them from oncogenic messengers into safe, customizable drug delivery vehicles through precise molecular editing.
Serum BDNF levels in asthma patients with and without depressive symptoms
Hiroshima University
16 Jan 2026
Symptoms of depression are common among people with asthma, but growing evidence suggests they may arise from biological mechanisms different from those underlying major depressive disorder.
polymer capsule Kitayama
Osaka Metropolitan University
15 Jan 2026
Researchers have developed technology to convert naturally derived monomers into polymers capsules
Lingnan University will confer honorary doctoral degrees on six distinguished individuals.
Lingnan University
15 Jan 2026
Lingnan University will confer honorary doctoral degrees on six distinguished individuals in recognition of their outstanding achievements and valuable contributions to humanity. They are Dr Fok Chun-wan, SBS, JP, a well-known patriotic businessman; Dr Li Ning, an entrepreneur; The Hon Liao Cheung-kong Martin, GBM, GBS, JP, Chairman of The Hong Kong Jockey Club; Prof Tao Tang, an academic leader; Prof Wang Anyi, one of the very best writers in the contemporary literary scene; and Mr Donnie Ye
YOKOHAMA National University
15 Jan 2026
Researchers have developed a new class of redox-switchable molecular mediators that activate halogen bonding to more efficiently and selectively drive carbon–nitrogen bond formation.
National Taiwan University
13 Jan 2026
A decade-long study of Northern Taiwan's cities reveals that heat risk inequality evolves with urbanisation characteristics and the connection between green space deficit and heat risk was not a general phenomenon.
A study led by Prof Wang Huatian, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lingnan University, titled “Working Proactively in a Social Status-Diverse Workgroup: The Important Roles of Job Crafting Strategies and Emotional Intelligence” , finds that employees who proactively seek work resources in their jobs, are willing to learn, and at the same time possess higher emotional quotient, have significantly higher job performance and work engagement.
Lingnan University
13 Jan 2026
In many organisations, significant hierarchical gaps exist within work teams, raising the question of how frontline employees can strive for greater opportunities for upward mobility in their careers. A recent study by the Department of Psychology at Lingnan University finds that employees who proactively seek work resources in their jobs, are willing to learn, and at the same time possess higher emotional intelligence, have significantly higher job performance and work engagement.
National Taiwan University
13 Jan 2026
Researchers at National Taiwan University reveal that combined exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics and the preservative butylparaben, at a level considered safe on their own, can cause heritable harm, disrupting reproduction across generations through epigenetic changes.
The University of Osaka
13 Jan 2026
A research team at The University of Osaka revealed that the loss of heterochromatin can cause a chain reaction leading to genetic changes and the subsequent development of diseases including cancer. Using fission yeast, the study specifically found that loss of Clr4, which encodes a methyltransferase, can induce an increase in R-loop levels at pericentromeric repeats, and the later conversion of R-loops into ADR-loops can prompt gross chromosomal rearrangements.
Kanazawa University
13 Jan 2026
Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, in collaboration with Osaka University and the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism behind the activation of the Met receptor—a key player in tissue regeneration and cancer progression.
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo (UTokyo-IIS)
12 Jan 2026
Japanese researchers have developed a living sensor display that turns engineered skin into a biological monitor, visually indicating internal inflammation without requiring blood sampling.
National Taiwan University
12 Jan 2026
By fine-tuning the surroundings of single cobalt atoms, researchers reveal how tiny design changes can steer oxygen reactions toward cleaner and more efficient hydrogen peroxide production.
National Taiwan University
12 Jan 2026
A new study suggests that the gut may play a surprising role in childhood migraine. Researchers found that improving gut health could help reduce headache pain and frequency in some children.
Duke-NUS Medical School
12 Jan 2026
Exercise restores a key cellular balance in ageing muscles, helping them stay stronger and more resilient.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
12 Jan 2026
- Demonstrates applicability to AI and mobility technologies requiring self-sustaining power through high power conversion efficiency and enhanced long-term stability - The research findings were published in the prestigious international journal “Carbon Energy (IF 24.2)”
The International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) equips high school students worldwide with skills to build AI—and the ethical grounding to use it responsibly.
Ateneo de Manila University
11 Jan 2026
The Philippines is recruiting its first National AI Team to compete with students from over 60 countries in the annual IOAI.