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04 Sep 2018
~ British Heart Foundation to tackle the suffering and devastation caused by heart and circulatory diseases with historic research award ~
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
04 Sep 2018
Better understanding of the wetting characteristics of phosphorene could pave the way for new applications in biological engineering.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
04 Sep 2018
Using deep-learning techniques to locate potential human activities in videos.
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04 Sep 2018
Only 3 days left to submit your nominations for MIT Technology Review’s list of 10 Innovators Under 35 from Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong SAR. Deadline: Friday, 7th September.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
03 Sep 2018
The 2018 Genome Expo was held at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) from August 31 to September 1, 2018.
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03 Sep 2018
The technology-brokerage event will be held at Marina Bay Sands from 18 to 19 of September, with the food innovation track returning this year.
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03 Sep 2018
Four-Day Event to Convene Sustainability Businesses, Leaders and Experts
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03 Sep 2018
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with top notch data and AI experts. Save 45% (Super Early Bird Offer) – Only 100 all-access conference passes available at the Super Early Bird rate. Offer Valid till September 30th only.
Duke-NUS Medical School
01 Sep 2018
International study develops innovative method to discover new anti-epileptic drug in record time, with potential to do the same for other diseases.
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30 Aug 2018
ASEAN and China’s partnership in the areas of innovation and technology is set to deepen when the Singapore Week of Innovation & Technology (SWITCH) returns for its third edition this year.
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Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI)
30 Aug 2018
Korea’s Electronic and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) will present some of their innovative advancements this week at Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA), the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show.
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Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
30 Aug 2018
An team of researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has introduced a novel method that can solve issues associated with the thickness of the photoactive layers in OSCs.
30 Aug 2018
A team of researchers have discovered that terahertz (THz) wave irradiation activates the filamentation of actin protein.
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30 Aug 2018
Japan's largest B-to-B trade show specialised in pharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing concluded with huge success.
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Hokkaido University
29 Aug 2018
Global commercial fish stocks could provide more food and profits in the future, despite warming seas, if adaptive management practices are implemented. Even so, yields for nearly half of the species analyzed are projected to fall below today’s levels.
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Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
29 Aug 2018
Chemists at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have discovered the use of a metal compound that inhibits the enzyme closely associated with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), one of the most difficult forms of breast cancer to treat.
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29 Aug 2018
Hiroshima University, Japan, has announced its fellowship opening for a junior science communicator.
IOP Publishing
29 Aug 2018
Multifunctional Materials, a journal serving an emerging field at the convergence of materials science, physics, chemistry, bioscience, and engineering, publishes its first issue this week.
IOP Publishing
29 Aug 2018
Multifunctional Materials, a journal serving an emerging field at the convergence of materials science, physics, chemistry, bioscience, and engineering, publishes its first issue this week.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
28 Aug 2018
A sprayable sensing network for real-time monitoring of structure integrity is lighter, more flexible and less expensive than conventional sensors.
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Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
28 Aug 2018
Tropical South-East Asian countries where mosquitos thrive are at risk, and must take action to reduce the threat.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
27 Aug 2018
PolyU will collaborate with the China Academy of Space Technology to develop and produce a camera on the spacecraft to Mars scheduled for launch in 2020 at the earliest. The two parties signed the Collaborative Research and Development Agreement on Mars Exploration Project at a ceremony on 22 August 2018.
Fig. 1 An “eat me” signal makes severed neurons regenerate
Nagoya University
27 Aug 2018
Researchers at Nagoya University have identified the series of molecules involved in the regeneration of damaged nerves in roundworm, showing that it largely overlaps with the signals used by the intrinsic removal system to take up and process dying cells.
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Nagoya University
27 Aug 2018
A study by researchers at Nagoya University and other universities has indicated that feeding rats a high-sucrose diet only at night, when they are active, ameliorates high levels of fat accumulation in the blood and liver, avoiding the associated adverse effects of metabolic syndrome.
Stars memorize rebirth of our home galaxy
24 Aug 2018
The Milky Way galaxy has died once before and we are now in what is considered its second life. Calculations by Masafumi Noguchi (Tohoku University) have revealed previously unknown details about the Milky Way. These were published in the July 26 edition of Nature.
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Duke-NUS Medical School
24 Aug 2018
Cells that provide structural support to the intestine’s interior lining also have special defences against toxins.
Duke-NUS Medical School
23 Aug 2018
SINGAPORE, 22 August 2018 – A coalition of seven virology research institutions in Singapore, including Duke-NUS Medical School, has been inducted into the Global Virus Network as a Centre of Excellence, joining 42 other Centres of Excellence and seven Affiliates in 27 countries.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
22 Aug 2018
PolyU will collaborate with the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) to develop and produce a camera on the spacecraft to Mars scheduled for launch in 2020 at the earliest. The two parties signed the Collaborative Research and Development Agreement on Mars Exploration Project at a ceremony on 22 August 2018.
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21 Aug 2018
Seventh edition to rally enterprises to Discover, Connect and Collaborate with the global innovation community
Underwater photos showing the shift from temperate communities dominated by macroalgae beds (kelp and fucoids) (left), to the transitory cohabitation with tropical corals (middle), to coral reefs (right).
Hokkaido University
20 Aug 2018
Climate change and other external forces are causing rapid marine community shifts in Japan’s coastal ecosystems. Better understanding of species distribution dynamics, as driven by these factors, can improve conservation efforts and climate change management.