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Lingnan University (LU)
21 Feb 2025
Lingnan University announced that, starting from yesterday (February 20), it has provided free access to the DeepSeek-R1 model for all Lingnanians. Faculty, staff, and students can conveniently select from GPT-3.5, GPT-4o, GPT-4 Turbo, or DeepSeek-R1 through the University’s ChatGPT portal, thus enhancing teaching, learning, research, and improving work efficiency.
Ateneo de Manila University
21 Feb 2025
New evidence suggests that ancient seafarers in Island Southeast Asia had a technological sophistication comparable to much later civilizations.
21 Feb 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – [20 February 2025] – The 24th edition of the Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE), one of Asia’s premier technology and innovation platforms, will be held from 20 to 22 February 2025 at the prestigious World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL). The event will be presented in a hybrid format, offering both in-person and virtual participation, enabling broader global engagement and fostering cross-border collaborations.
Tohoku University
20 Feb 2025
Scientists know that natural disasters have negative health effects on survivors, but long-term
observations are lacking. To help fill this gap, a Japanese research team has investigated the
connection between the degree of housing damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake
(GEJE) and all-cause mortality, using the data from a cohort study conducted by the Tohoku
Medical Megabank Project. Using long-term observation periods, this research project shows no
significant relationship between the degree of house damage and all-cause mortality.
Asia Research News
20 Feb 2025
Asteroid contains life’s building blocks, How fish detect color, Eco-friendly artificial muscles, Cell imaging gets a glow-up, Quantum gem, Healing skin with milkfish. Plus the 2025 Magazine is here, Read all in the latest Editor's Choice.
Osaka Metropolitan University
20 Feb 2025
Replacing chemical phosphorus and nitrogen with sustainable sources
Duke-NUS Medical School
20 Feb 2025
As populations age worldwide, diseases like pulmonary fibrosis are increasingly impacting life expectancy and quality.
Duke-NUS researchers have identified that blocking specific proteins in immune cells can significantly reduce or reverse lung scarring.
This discovery paves the way for novel treatments that could potentially reverse damage from pulmonary fibrosis.
National Taiwan University
20 Feb 2025
LES with an idealized terrain configuration reveals the effect of convection-environment interactions in extreme rainfall over mountainous islands.
Tohoku University
19 Feb 2025
In a breakthrough for hydrogen technology, researchers have introduced an innovative electronic fine-tuning approach that enhances the interaction between zinc and ruthenium.
Lingnan University (LU)
18 Feb 2025
Lingnan University held its 2025 Chinese New Year Media Reception today, 18 February, at its Tuen Mun campus. Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science, presided for the first time with the three Vice-Presidents: Prof Raymond Chan Hon-fu, Vice-President (Academics) cum Provost and Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Scientific Computing; Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning; Mr Ernest Chan Chi-man, Vice-President (Administration), as well as Prof Lau Chi-pang, Associate Vice-President (Institutional Advancement and External Affairs) cum Director of Institutional Advancement and Public Affairs, and announced the University’s latest developments to the media, as well as the completion and official opening in February of its first High-Performance Computing (HPC) Data Centre, “Lingnan HPC NexT”, which represents the “Nexus of HPC technology”. The centre houses dozens of supercomputers comparable to some of the current top 100 supercomputers worldwide, providing approximately 6,000 TFLOPS of computing power to support the University’s researchers and students.
Tohoku University
18 Feb 2025
A new study has challenged conventional wisdom on oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts by uncovering a novel reaction pathway in weak-binding metal–nitrogen–carbon (M–N–C) single-atom catalysts (SACs), potentially revolutionizing the design of next-generation electrocatalysts for clean energy applications.
Osaka University
18 Feb 2025
A multi-institutional research team led by Osaka University has engineered a way to preserve the electrical properties of materials as they are shrunk to the nanoscale. The use of the soft substrate hexagonal boron nitride reduces damage to the atomic structure caused by strain, allowing materials to keep their conductive properties as films as thin as 12 nm.
Osaka University
18 Feb 2025
Researchers from Osaka University found that peristaltic pump flow mechanically breaks supersaturation to induce amyloid formation by hen egg white lysozyme, α-synuclein, amyloid β 1-40, and β2-microglobulin. The high shear stresses induced by peristaltic flow likely reflect those that occur the blood and cerebrospinal fluid, suggesting that this factor could promote amyloidosis.
Osaka University
18 Feb 2025
Researchers from Osaka University found that knockdown of the Adaptor Protein Complex 2, Alpha 1 Subunit (AP2A1) rejuvenates aging cells, while AP2A1 overexpression ages young cells. AP2A1 appears to mediate these effects by promoting integrin β1 translocation along enlarged stress fibers, which in turn creates large cell–substrate adhesions and strengthens cellular anchoring to the substrate, potentially explaining how senescent cells maintain their large size.
Lingnan University (LU)
17 Feb 2025
Lacquerware and porcelain are significant in the history of Chinese civilisation. Lingnan University’s Chamber of Young Snow Art Exhibition Hall is hosting a new exhibition, titled ‘Shine and Shade, Earth and Wood: The Story of Everyday Porcelain and Lacquer’ from 17 February to 2 December 2025 featuring over 30 rare and exquisite lacquer and porcelain pieces from the Tang to the Qing dynasties. Experts and academics from the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Zhejiang Provincial Museum will lecture on the culture, design, and academic research of Chinese handicrafts, and Lingnan will also organise two workshops on ‘The Beauty of Everyday: Experience Session on Chinese Lacquer Decorations’. The public is welcome to register and participate.
Tohoku University
17 Feb 2025
Species distribution models (SDMs) help scientists monitor biodiversity by predicting where species are located based on environmental variables. However, many new tools designed for SDMs are becoming increasingly complex, and researchers often struggle with choosing the right statistical package. This challenge has been eased by a recent paper from an associate professor at Tohoku University. The paper introduces a meta-package called sdmverse, which catalogs available packages and provides handy visualizations to illustrate how they relate to one another.
Duke-NUS Medical School
17 Feb 2025
In a significant advancement for mental health care, the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, in collaboration with the Mental Health Innovation Network (MHIN), unveiled today the MHIN Asia Hub
Tohoku University
17 Feb 2025
Researchers at Tohoku University tested a strategy for developing single-atom catalysts that may help us develop more efficient methods for water purification.
Osaka University
17 Feb 2025
A multi-institutional research team led by Osaka University has introduced a piezoelectric device that can measure acceleration and pressure simultaneously. The device can be manufactured at room temperature and is made from inexpensive materials, which makes it a promising candidate for a wide range of applications, including the maintenance of industrial machinery and disaster mitigation.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
17 Feb 2025
- DGIST Professor Chiyoung Park’s team develops a simple method to maximize catalytic active sites using a mortar and pestle
- Research results published in the Chemical Engineering Journal
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
17 Feb 2025
- DGIST to Host Guest Lecture by Prof. Victor Ambros, 2024 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
- Pioneer in MicroRNA Research to Present the Mysteries of Gene Regulation at DGIST
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
17 Feb 2025
DGIST Professor Su-il In Named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
17 Feb 2025
- Professor Kyoungsoo Park of DGIST and Professor Kwangjin Park of Gachon University have proposed a cause-based solution to performance degradation in nickel-rich anodes
- Their proposition is expected to provide a breakthrough in electric vehicle range and safety. The findings have been published in ACS Nano, one of the world’s leading journals.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
16 Feb 2025
DGIST Professor Park has been selected as the Wireless Communications Division Editor for the Journal of Communications and Networks
Duke-NUS Medical School
14 Feb 2025
Duke University and Duke-NUS Medical School are proud to announce the recipients of their latest Research Collaboration Pilot Project grants, totalling more than S$1 million.
Tohoku University
14 Feb 2025
In a significant advancement for renewable energy technologies, a new catalyst has been developed that dramatically improves the efficiency and stability of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in acidic media, a critical process for water splitting and hydrogen production.
Tohoku University
14 Feb 2025
We are using up nickel at an alarming rate to make stainless steel. Thankfully, researchers have found a way to cut nickel out of the equation, without compromising on strength.
National Taiwan University
14 Feb 2025
A bilayer alginate hydrogel system encapsulating polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles (PCNs) loaded with anti-inflammatory cytokines and angiogenic growth factors, which reducing inflammation, stimulating angiogenesis, and accelerating wound closure in a diabetic murine model.
Tohoku University
14 Feb 2025
Over time, batteries break down. Studying this process in-depth with imaging techniques may help us improve the lifespan of batteries.
Hokkaido University
13 Feb 2025
Successful isolation of ultrasmall bacteria belonging to the CPR, a large phylogenetic group that includes various lineages of uncultivated bacteria