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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
22 Feb 2016
A paper-based sensor that mimics the sensory functions of human skin has been developed for the first time from low-cost and commonly available household materials.
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Tohoku University
22 Feb 2016
Feeding is essential for survival. Senses such as smell or sight can help guide us to good food sources, but the final decision to eat or reject a potential food is controlled by taste.
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
22 Feb 2016
MARA-Aerotech a subsidiary of Majlis Rakyat Amanah (MARA) is offering RM 3 million worth of scholarships and stipends over the next 6 years for doctoral research studies in aerospace research in the Asia Aerospace City Research and Technology Centre (AACRTC) at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC).
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
22 Feb 2016
Updated software SIFT 4G can further research in human health, the study of biological processes and agricultural products.
Controlled formation of cyanohydrins
Nagoya University
22 Feb 2016
A research group led by Dr. Kazuaki Ishihara, a professor at Nagoya University, has established a new method of chemically modifying ketones in a way that ensures that optically active cyanohydrins are obtained, enabling efficient production of pharmaceutical precursors at a high yield and with good selectivity.
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22 Feb 2016
Leading Big Data Show in Asia - Driving Conversations and Promoting Big Data Initiatives Regionally
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Asia Research News
21 Feb 2016
BioPharma Asia Convention is less than 4 weeks away and the event is growing with well over 1,500 registered attendees to date. Readers of ResearchSEA will get a special 15% discount to attend the conference.
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Asia Research News
21 Feb 2016
Special discount for those signing up under ResearchSEA. Deadline: 29 February 2016
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Asia Research News
21 Feb 2016
Honorable speakers include Professor Takaharu Tezuka of the world-acclaimed Fuji Kindergarten, John Stewart from the award-winning Green School in Bali, and Chinese pioneers in learning spaces, Professor Zhu Zhi-Ting from East China Normal University and Mr. Liang Senshan from the Ministry of Education of PRC.
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Tohoku University
19 Feb 2016
Japan's Tohoku and Hokkaido universities have successfully guided nine Filipino engineers in building the Philippines' first microsatellite, as part of a collaborative research contract with the Philippines Department of Science and Technology.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
19 Feb 2016
Every February, the Government of Canada organizes International Development Week, highlighting the work and achievements of Canada’s development community.
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Wildlife Conservation Society
18 Feb 2016
- Eight-year study shows tiger population recovering in Thai sanctuary, the only location in Southeast Asia where tigers are confirmed to be increasing in number. - 90 tigers identified - Rigorous study is first ever of long-term tiger population dynamics in SE Asia
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
18 Feb 2016
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology graduates have been recently acknowledged by the Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. for their scientific contributions at the 22nd Samsung HTP Award contest.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
17 Feb 2016
High efficiency energy storage devices created by printing with Manganese Dioxide (MnO2) Ink.
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Tohoku University
17 Feb 2016
A research group at Tohoku University, Japan, has studied the control of magnetization using a current applied to heterostructures comprising an antiferromagnet. They found that the current gives rise to a flow of electron spin in the antiferromagnet, which induces magnetization switching in a neighboring ferromagnet.
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
17 Feb 2016
Obesity Awareness initiative “Young Minds Health Innovations” was launched recently at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC). The objective of this initiative is to entice children and youth to be innovative with strategies which will help combat obesity and also to promote healthy lifestyle to children in schools.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
17 Feb 2016
​International Development Research Centre and the Graduate Institute in Geneva are partnering to lay the groundwork for a program of support that would enable developing-country think tanks to further global objectives in health.
Singapore Management University
17 Feb 2016
Singapore Management University's Office of Research is pleased to announce that the research proposal from Assistant Professors Chung Siyoung, Kim Soojin and Shim Kyu Jin was awarded the grant from the Media Development Authority Singapore's Academic Engagement Programme.
Singapore Management University
17 Feb 2016
Singapore Ministry of Education Tertiary Education Research Fund Grant Award
SMU Professor Locknie Hsu
Singapore Management University
17 Feb 2016
Professor from Singapore Management University studies how trade deals affect the public’s access to affordable medicines and healthcare.
SMU Assistant Professor Eduard Jordaan
Singapore Management University
17 Feb 2016
Researcher in the Singapore Management University studies the forces and influences that sway a country’s behaviour on international platforms like the United Nations.
SMU Professor Gerard George
Singapore Management University
17 Feb 2016
Conventional wisdom dictates that trade secrets have to be protected at all costs, but research from Singapore Management University shows there may be a better way of doing business.
Prof Tarek Abdelzaher of UIUC
Singapore Management University
17 Feb 2016
Researchers from all over the world gathered to share their findings at the International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking, held in Singapore on 4-7 January, 2016.
SMU’s Secure Mobile Centre
Singapore Management University
17 Feb 2016
Singapore Management University’s Secure Mobile Centre – Tackling cybersecurity risks in mobile computing.
Tohoku University
16 Feb 2016
Surface mechanics specialist Professor Hitoshi Soyama has been elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
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Tohoku University
16 Feb 2016
A joint research team in Japan has developed a method to grow high-quality graphene on a silicon carbide (SiC) crystal by controlling the number of graphene sheets.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
16 Feb 2016
The National University of Malaysia (UKM), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) are working together to develop a uniformed accounting system for the country’s Islamic institutions.
University of Malaya
University of Malaya
16 Feb 2016
Two undergraduate scholars from Flinders University of South Australia spent a month studying Social Network Analysis and Antimicrobial Peptides at University of Malaya, Malaysia, under the Australian New Colombo Program.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
16 Feb 2016
Universiti Putra Malaysia has organized a Putra Plantation Forum Series 1 to provide more information and knowledge on sustainability of the palm oil plantations in Malaysia.
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IOP Publishing
16 Feb 2016
Improved agricultural water management could halve the global food gap by 2050 and buffer some of the harmful climate change effects on crop yields.