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Qatar University
12 Feb 2018
Qatar University (QU) has been ranked 52 in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2018, among the 350+ top universities from 25 countries in the Asia region. The announcement was made on February 6 on the THE website, naming QU 52nd among universities in the Asia region and 3rd among universities in the Arab world.
Qatar University
12 Feb 2018
Qatar University colleges of Law (LAWC) and Engineering (CENG) launched their upcoming international conference on “Law and Digital Age” at a press conference yesterday held at the University.
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Asia Research News
09 Feb 2018
Synthesis of a water-soluble warped nanographene and its application for photo-induced cell death
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
09 Feb 2018
The first observational study of a dung beetle species on Langkawi Island in the Andaman Sea reveals insights about its tastes and what that means for the ecosystem.
Stacking on the graphene
Tohoku University
09 Feb 2018
Tohoku University researchers have fabricated two types of trilayer graphene with different electrical properties.
Improving drone performance in headwinds
Tohoku University
08 Feb 2018
Stability of unmanned aerial vehicles in heavy winds can be improved through rotor placement and angle, according to a team from Tohoku University and Kanazawa Institute of Technology.
Spatial information detected by olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) on an antenna is carried to the mushroom body (MB) in the brain via macroglomerulus (MG).
Hokkaido University
08 Feb 2018
Scientists from Hokkaido University and the University of Konstanz have discovered how male cockroaches detect the spatial distribution of female pheromones to locate a sexual mate.
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Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI)
08 Feb 2018
A mobile hotspot network will enable riders on fast-moving trains to stream HD videos without interruption while underground, thanks in part to a newly-developed mmWave wireless backhaul technology. The first commercial service using this technology will debut later this year.
A new method for nanographene synthesis by zipping up partially fused aromatics.
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
08 Feb 2018
A fast and efficient method for graphene nanoribbon synthesis Scientists at Nagoya University have now developed a fast way to form nanographenes in a controlled fashion.
Zee Kin Yeong
Asia Research News
08 Feb 2018
EmTech Asia explores future of life, humanity and economy
All authors of the paper are from HKBU
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
08 Feb 2018
HKBU's smart globular macromolecular machine vehicle for actively controlled cancer drug delivery
Reversing severe bone loss
Tohoku University
08 Feb 2018
Researchers have identified a treatment for a rare bone loss disorder that might also lead to help for aging brittle bones.
The ebolavirus-like particle generated to investigate the mechanisms of Ebola virus entry.
Hokkaido University
08 Feb 2018
Researchers have identified a key process that enables the Ebola virus to infect host cells, providing a novel target for developing antiviral drugs.
Red and green morphs of M. yomogicola with the attending ant L. japonicus.
Hokkaido University
08 Feb 2018
Symbiotic ants manipulate aphid reproduction rates to achieve a specific mix of green and red aphids, maintaining the inferior green aphids which produce the ants' favorite snack.
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07 Feb 2018
Research development arm attracts leading industry talent with new hires.
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
07 Feb 2018
Study advises small and medium hotels in Mauritius to embrace new technologies and cultivate new clienteles.
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07 Feb 2018
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Hokkaido University
06 Feb 2018
Multi-omics research (*1) on Thermosulfidibacter (isolated from a hydrothermal field in the Southern Okinawa Trough) has enabled the discovery of possibly the most primordial form of tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle.
Schematic illustration showing chemical desorption is at work in interstellar molecular clouds. Molecules are released from an ice dust surface using excess energy from a chemical reaction.
Hokkaido University
05 Feb 2018
Researchers demonstrate how a gas escapes ice at an extremely cold temperature, providing insight about how stars form in interstellar clouds.
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Qatar University
05 Feb 2018
The study, first of its kind in Qatar, developed a vancomycin population-specific dosing model, which will allow population-specific calculations of vancomycin pharmacokinetic parameters in individual patients in Qatar’s clinical settings, an important tool in vancomycin dosing and therapy.
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
05 Feb 2018
A metal-organic framework that can take up twice its weight in water and then release it when humidity falls.
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
05 Feb 2018
Innovative diode design uses ultrafast quantum tunneling to harvest infrared energy from the environment.
Prof. Hirt
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
05 Feb 2018
Genetic analyses of a desert bacterium show it could help to improve crop production in arid lands.
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Hokkaido University
05 Feb 2018
New research reveals how chronic stress and tiny brain inflammations cause fatal gut failure in a multiple sclerosis mouse model.
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Hokkaido University
03 Feb 2018
A new method could help researchers develop unbiased indicators for assessing complex systems such as population health.
Multiple ant-like transport of neuronal cargo by motor proteins
Tohoku University
02 Feb 2018
Microtubules (roads made of proteins) extend throughout a cell for motor proteins (carriers) to deliver neuronal cargo packed with many kinds of materials required for life activity.
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
01 Feb 2018
Developing 2D materials similar to graphene remains a challenge, but chemists are making progress — moving closer to smaller and faster electronics and photonics.
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Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
01 Feb 2018
Skin squames are a source of food for the bacteria found in air-cooling units, which produce odours even in a dust-free air-conditioning system, a research by Hong Kong Baptist University scholars revealed.
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Qatar University
31 Jan 2018
Researchers at Qatar University have provided an immense development in the field of fertilization and assisted reproduction technology by revealing major technical issues in the debate regarding the identity of the “sperm factor”.
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Hokkaido University
31 Jan 2018
A team of researchers from Hokkaido University and Kansai University has developed DNA-assisted molecular robots that autonomously swarm in response to chemical and physical signals, paving the way for developing future nano-machines.