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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
23 Aug 2016
Research groups in Japan and United States jointly developed an anode material for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries by forming nanoparticles made of silicon-metal composites on metal substrates.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
23 Aug 2016
Partnership to bring significant benefits to our global society.
Tohoku University
23 Aug 2016
The theory of thermoelectricity for low dimensional semiconductors has recently been updated by Nguyen et al (2016) from Tohoku University, 23 years after it was first published by Hicks and Dresselhaus.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
23 Aug 2016
A project which was funded by Save The Children Hong Kong has revealed that parents from families with low monthly household income are more likely to have higher parental stress and lower parental self-efficacy.
Kyoto University
23 Aug 2016
Green tea could prevent a deadly condition in the body's main artery. A Kyoto University team has found that abdominal aortic aneurysm -- a condition in which the main artery becomes overstretched and bloated -- developed less frequently in rats that drank green tea polyphenol, a major component of green tea.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
23 Aug 2016
Three faculty researchers of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, were among the most influential scientists in MSE, according to MSE Supplies.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
22 Aug 2016
High-resolution modeling improves understanding of dust flow from Africa across the Red Sea toward the Arabian Peninsula.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
22 Aug 2016
Surface deformation cause by magma rising within the crust may in turn have prevented a volcanic eruption in Saudi Arabia.
Tohoku University
22 Aug 2016
Researchers at Tohoku University and NEC Corporation have discovered a new technique for compressing the computations of encryption and decryption operations known as Galois field arithmetic operations.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
22 Aug 2016
The National University of Malaysia and Indonesia's Dirosat Islamiyah Al-Amien Institute have recently signed an Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on research areas in Islamic studies.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
22 Aug 2016
KUALA LUMPUR, August 12 – The Malaysian Research Institute of Ageing (IPPM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Institute of Ageing, United Nations - Malta (INIA) to pioneer a collaborative multidisciplinary research on ageing.
Hokkaido University
19 Aug 2016
A team from Hokkaido University and Ehime University has discovered that Hawaiian drosophilids (fruit flies) had plural ancestors that hailed from continents, refuting the “single Hawaiian origin” hypothesis.
Kyoto University
19 Aug 2016
Male Japanese termites form homosexual couples when no females are around -- and when the chance arises, they take over a heterosexual couple's nest and kill the male so that one of them can mate with the now spouseless female. The study supports a theory that homosexual couplings in invertebrates have evolutionary advantages.
Hokkaido University
18 Aug 2016
Researchers from Hokkaido University have discovered familial differences in the earliest vocal babblings of juvenile songbirds, suggesting a possible genetic basis for the variations.
Tohoku University
18 Aug 2016
The Pacific coast of the Tohoku region has been struck by four large tsunamis in just over a century - in 1896, 1933, 1960 and 2011.
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
18 Aug 2016
Professor Dominic Foo, Professor of Process Design and Integration in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) received the Top Research Scientists Malaysia (TRSM) Award on 15 August 2016.
Asia Research News
18 Aug 2016
First Singapore Week of Innovation & Technology to Showcase a Vibrant Tech and Innovation Ecosystem
Asia Research News
18 Aug 2016
International MNCs, SMEs and technology seekers explore fresh ideas for collaboration through open innovation
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
17 Aug 2016
KUALA LUMPUR– Prof. Dr. Latiffah A. Latiff who is a lecturer at Community Health Department of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), has been named the recipient of 2016 Top Research Scientist Malaysia (TRSM).
University of Malaya
16 Aug 2016
University of Malaya's Researchers have been recognized as Top Research Scientists of Malaysia (TRSM)
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
16 Aug 2016
A total of 17 graduate students from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been honored with 2016 Global Ph.D Fellowship.
Asia Research News
16 Aug 2016
With 40 international speakers, this comprehensive event will provide a detailed overview of the current research, the latest innovations, the regulatory requirements, commercialisation of diagnostic innovations and market entry into Asia.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
15 Aug 2016
Atom-by-atom deposition leads to low-cost, high-performance transparent electronic materials.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
15 Aug 2016
Nanocrystals that generate white light could help combine lighting and communications systems into one.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
15 Aug 2016
Researchers round up clues to track down enhancers.
Asia Research News
11 Aug 2016
The Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC) and SELECTBIO invite you to join the 2nd Annual Bioimaging Asia, Metabolic – Neuro – Cancer – Cardiovascular, taking place on the 4-5 October at Academia, Singapore General Hospital.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
10 Aug 2016
Understanding the impact of surface defects underpins the improved efficiency of hybrid organic/inorganic solar cells.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
10 Aug 2016
A sketch-based query for searching for relationships among objects in images could enhance the power and utility of image search tools.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
10 Aug 2016
Effective antiviral drugs for multiple Influenza A strains could work by attacking combined RNA targets.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
10 Aug 2016
Silicon holograms harness the full visible spectrum to bring holographic projections one step closer.