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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.
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.
Asia Research News
21 Aug 2018
Seventh edition to rally enterprises to Discover, Connect and Collaborate with the global innovation community
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.
20 Aug 2018
Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have identified the gene related to the greenish flower mutation in the Habenaria orchid.
Asia Research News
16 Aug 2018
Modulating photo- and electroluminescence in a stimuli-responsive molecular dye.
Duke-NUS Medical School
16 Aug 2018
Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School have made some new discoveries regarding DHA. Their study has proven how DHA can only reach the brain if it is available in a certain form, and only if it can be transported to the brain effectively by a protein called MFSD2A.
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
16 Aug 2018
Promising photostable tool for single molecule tracking and multicolor imaging.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
14 Aug 2018
Researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have designed and fabricated a high performing self-fitting bone scaffold by combining a shape memory foam and hydroxyapatite (the principal mineral component of bone tissue).
Hokkaido University
14 Aug 2018
A new method to analyse a commonly understood route for antibiotic resistance could lead to earlier detection of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Asia Research News
14 Aug 2018
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Asia Research News
13 Aug 2018
In Collaboration with Seoul Metropolitan Government and KHIDI
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
13 Aug 2018
Farmers will need to know how rising temperatures in Thailand will affect their rice crops.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
13 Aug 2018
Korean researchers developed high-efficiency photocatalysts that convert carbon dioxide into methane or ethane with graphene-covered reduced titanium dioxide. The finding is expected to be utilized in the carbon dioxide reduction and recycling industries.
10 Aug 2018
Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have collaborated with others to develop a simple way to create and functionalize virus-like polymer particles that have various nanostructures. The collaboration includes researchers from Michigan University in the USA and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany.
Hokkaido University
10 Aug 2018
A group of Japanese researchers has developed a technology to create a hybrid catalyst from simple-structured, commercially available rhodium and organic catalysts, which reduces chemical waste and produces molecules with high selectivity of an enantiomer, a pair of molecular structures that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
10 Aug 2018
A type of honey produced by stingless bees in Malaysia shows some protective effects against induced gastric ulcer in rats.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
10 Aug 2018
Certain aspects of an indigenous Sufi culture in Western Indonesia appear to protect it against radical Islamic ideology.
07 Aug 2018
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tohoku University have addressed one of the major disadvantages of all-solid-state batteries by developing batteries with a low resistance at their electrode/solid electrolyte interface.
Asia Research News
06 Aug 2018
Singapore’s leading technology-industry brokerage conference TechInnovation is back for its 7th edition.
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
06 Aug 2018
New recommendations could lead to more transparent reporting of Chinese herbal medicine clinical trial results.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
03 Aug 2018
A research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have determined the three dimensional structure of the DNA replication machinery at atomic resolution for the first time in history.
Hokkaido University
03 Aug 2018
Joint press release by Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute and Hokkaido University.
Abandoned farmlands hold potential for the preservation of wetland and grassland birds as rehabilitation zones.
Hokkaido University
02 Aug 2018
A DNA probing technique clarifies the mechanism behind clonal reproduction of female dojo loach fish, also providing insight into the ancestral origin of the clonal population.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
01 Aug 2018
A project led by Prof. Jin-Guang Teng of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has been awarded a grant of more than HK$47.2 million to develop a new type of concrete structures for marine infrastructure.
University of Malaya
01 Aug 2018
The Blue Communities project aims to exchange knowledge and experience between UK and Asia on integrated marine management and sustainable use of resources to improve health, well-being and livelihoods of coastal communities in the study areas. University of Malaya hosted the first meeting attended by participants from partnering countries.
Hokkaido University
01 Aug 2018
Scientists have discovered that an ice-binding protein (fcIBP) from the sea ice microalga does not fit in the conventional classification of ice-binding proteins, suggesting unknown mechanisms behind its antifreeze property. This finding could lead to a broader application of the antifreeze protein in food and medical industries.
Hokkaido University
01 Aug 2018
An international group of researchers has demonstrated that branching complexity of rivers affects regional population stability and persistence in nature, contrary to current theories which suggest the importance of an ecosystem’s size.