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Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
02 Sep 2016
Plant biologists in Japan have discovered the key element, an EPFL2 peptide that is responsible for creating the teeth-like shapes on plant leaves.
Hokkaido University
02 Sep 2016
Hokkaido University’s Global Station for Quantum Medical Science and Engineering (GSQ) has successfully concluded Summer School for Medical Physics 2016.
Tohoku University
01 Sep 2016
Scientists from Tohoku University's Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) have published research about genetic diversity and metabolome in Scientific Reports.
Asia Research News
01 Sep 2016
The Global Start-up Business Plan Competition aims to stimulate and unleash the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation among aspiring and existing entrepreneurs with ideas that contribute to their personal economic benefit and towards developing their communities.
Asia Research News
01 Sep 2016
Three students from Thailand received the 2016 Stockholm Junior Water Prize on 30 August for their innovative water retention device that mimics the water retention of the Bromeliad plant.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
31 Aug 2016
Aero-Thermo-Dynamic Mass Analysis (AMA) Operates Based on an Entirely New Principle.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
31 Aug 2016
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) ranked first in the list of Asia’s most innovative top 75 universities, which was released on August 30, 2016 by Thomson Reuters.
Hokkaido University
31 Aug 2016
A novel “plastic crystal” developed by Hokkaido University researchers has switching properties suitable for memory-related applications.
Asia Research News
31 Aug 2016
This conference will help to address the unmet clinical needs within this sector and provide a detailed overview of the current research, the latest innovations, the regulatory requirements, commercialisation of diagnostic innovations and market entry into Asia.
Asia Research News
31 Aug 2016
Two Luminaries to Present Keynote Speeches at the 9th Singapore International Energy Week
Hokkaido University
30 Aug 2016
Hokkaido University (HU) will launch three new graduate schools on April 1, 2017: the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, the Graduate School of Infectious Diseases, and the Graduate School of Global Food Resources.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
30 Aug 2016
Tweaking the structure of metal-organic frameworks could transform the capacity to use methane as a fuel.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
30 Aug 2016
Machine learning techniques make it possible to reconstruct and generate characteristic building models from partial image data.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
30 Aug 2016
Imploding bubbles improve the growth of single-crystalline perovskite solar cell thin films.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
30 Aug 2016
Prints Made on Flexible Substrates. Technique May Be Applicable to the Development of Wearable Devices.
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
30 Aug 2016
Organic nanotubes (ONTs) are tubular nanostructures
composed of organic molecules that have unique properties and have found various applications, such as electro-conductive materials. A group of scientists at Nagoya University have developed a simple and effective method for the formation of robust covalent ONTs from simple molecules.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
29 Aug 2016
A research team in South Korea has developed a continuous roll-processing technology that transfers and packages flexible large-scale integrated circuits (LSI).
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
26 Aug 2016
Partnership to bring significant benefits to our global society.
Asia Research News
25 Aug 2016
MIT Technology Review calls for nominations from innovators in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan for the regional 2017 Innovators Under 35 (TR35) list.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
25 Aug 2016
Soil conditioners called superabsorbent polymers have the potential to reduce irrigation needs for agricultural crops by storing water and nutrients and then releasing them in drought conditions, according to a recent paper published in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS).
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
25 Aug 2016
Researchers in Japan and US jointly developed a chemical sensing material whose electrical conductivity dramatically increases when exposed to toxic gases.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
25 Aug 2016
They Reduce Friction by about One-Third. Playing a Vital Role in a Newly Developed Small Jet Engine Generator for Emergency Use
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
25 Aug 2016
A decision-making tool helps producers of pharmaceutical and other valuable chemicals make the leap to an entirely new way of manufacturing.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
25 Aug 2016
A coating that blocks 90 per cent of the heat from sunlight could be used to develop smart windows
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
25 Aug 2016
A new class of battery seperator has been engineered by a team of researchers, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), which is expected to bring unprecedented benefits to battery performance.
Asia Research News
25 Aug 2016
Hiroshima University, Japan, has announced its fellowship opening for a junior science communicator.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
25 Aug 2016
Prof. Sam H. Noh (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering) at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been appointed by the world's largest computing society as the next Editor-in-Chief of the ACM ToS Journal.
Kyoto University
25 Aug 2016
New research shows that certain primate stem cells have pluripotency superior to some types derived from mice. The study, published in Nature, maps how pluripotency differs among mice, monkeys, and humans, and illustrates for the first time a developmental counterpart of primate stem cells.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
25 Aug 2016
The work by Prof. Cheol-Min Park (School of Natural Science) at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been selected to appear on the front cover of the prestigious journal, ChemComm.
Hokkaido University
24 Aug 2016
An international research team suggests the endangered Cuban solenodon evolved after the extinction of dinosaurs.