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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
06 Oct 2015
The National University of Malaysia, through the Tun Fatimah Hashim Women’s Leadership Centre, will carry out research on female human capital needs for the Sarawak corridor of renewable energy.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
06 Oct 2015
South-East Asian students, who had taken part in a volunteer youth programme jointly sponsored by The National University of Malaysia (UKM) and others in Cambodia, returned home after completing their project with expectations that they will contribute to the conservation of the region’s environment.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
05 Oct 2015
Researchers in Malaysia have published an encyclopedia of classical Malay engineering in Bahasa Melayu – a first for a local public university - featuring arts, flora and fauna, traditional crafts, architecture and metal-working.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
05 Oct 2015
Fruit and vegetables have been considered to be protective food containing vitamins, minerals and fibres, but are now even more important due to their antioxidant content, according to a food scientist in Malaysia.
Singapore Management University
05 Oct 2015
A study from the Singapore Management University looks into the laws that govern mergers and acquisitions in Asia’s fast-changing landscape. Among other things, it found that independent financial advisers opinions, that were issued on takeover offers on the Singapore stock exchange, were not based on independently verified information.
Singapore Management University
05 Oct 2015
Researches at the Singapore Management University have developed an automated 'debugging' approach called Adaptive Multimodal Bug Localisation (AML). AML gleans debugging hints from both bug reports and test cases, and it performs a statistical analysis to pinpoint programme elements that are likely to contain bugs.
Singapore Management University
05 Oct 2015
A researcher at the Singapore Management University is developing econometric models that can provide us with a clearer picture of global markets such as the inter-continental relationships and daily shifts of stock markets, currency exchanges and interest rates.
Singapore Management University
05 Oct 2015
The SMU Centre for Cross-Border Commercial Law in Asia (CEBCLA) is facilitating Singapore’s development as a major commercial law centre by conducting rigorous research on the practice of commercial law in Asia’s increasingly complex business environment.
Asia Research News
05 Oct 2015
Focusing on the themes of Innovation, Digital Disruption and Convergence, this one-day Congress will see leading private and public sector participants share new ideas and fresh perspectives leveraging innovation as a resource to address global challenges.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
01 Oct 2015
Toward the realization of electron interferometer devices which utilize the wave nature of electrons.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
01 Oct 2015
Universiti Putra Malaysia with the cooperation of National Council of Professors have organized a round-table discussion on Utilization of Land in Malaysia.
Tohoku University
30 Sep 2015
Researchers in Japan have found the presence of neurons in the human brain which can each selectively respond to an intermediate color; not just neurons of red, green, yellow and blue.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
29 Sep 2015
President Professor Sukekatsu USHIODA at NIMS has concluded CCA with National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) on September 24th, 2015 at the main building of Sengen site, NIMS, inviting President Professor Huey-Jen SU at NCKU and Director Dr. Lu-Sheng HONG at Science and Technology Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
29 Sep 2015
Researchers at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) became the first university in the country to have succeeded in carrying out a research on developing a reproductive technology for saltwater crocodiles. The study aimed at developing a breeding technology such as artificial insemination for the reptiles.
Asia Research News
28 Sep 2015
Research Planning Office of Hiroshima University, Japan, offers “Hiroshima University Science Communication Internship 2015 (Paid)”.
University of Malaya
28 Sep 2015
The smart outdoor lighting system is an innovative idea of combining hybrid wind-solar energy generation, LED lighting and mosquito trap into one compact design.
University of Malaya
28 Sep 2015
The world is facing a serious demand on high energy storage systems for use in diverse applications such as hybrid electric vehicles, personal electronics, and industrial power backups. To solve this critical issue, there is a considerable attention on the development of electrochemical capacitor.
Singapore Management University
28 Sep 2015
Research into cash-rich companies is revealing insights into corporate governance and shareholder value according to studies done at the Singapore Management University.
Singapore Management University
28 Sep 2015
A researcher from the Singapore Management University is developing new techniques in econometrics to provide a more realistic understanding of the economy.
Singapore Management University
28 Sep 2015
Is it better to be an early adopter or wait till the technology matures? A study from the Singapore Management University helps companies make data-driven decisions.
Singapore Management University
28 Sep 2015
The Fujitsu-SMU Urban Computing and Engineering Corp. Lab is using technology to build cities free of taxi queues, congestion and crowding.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
25 Sep 2015
Hormone found to be critical in promoting growth of human embryonic stem cells, paving way for improved regenerative medicine and cell-based therapies.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
25 Sep 2015
Magnetic resonance imaging provides insight into myocardial mechanics after a heart attack.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
25 Sep 2015
DNA repair mechanism manipulated to delete genes without leaving a scar.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
25 Sep 2015
Two-dimensional organic lattices are easier and safer to work with than inorganic materials for spintronic and quantum computing applications.
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
24 Sep 2015
Professor Kenichiro Itami of ITbM Nagoya University presented a lecture on "Materials- and Biology- Oriented C-H Activation" at the 44th National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS) from June 28 to July 2 at the University of Maryland, College Park, the U.S..
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
23 Sep 2015
Citizen scientists have helped an international team of researchers to discover 29 new gravitational lens candidates in galaxies far away.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
23 Sep 2015
Two Korean research teams have succeeded in uncovering the redox-switch of thiolase, a key enzyme for n-butanol production in Clostridium acetobutylicum, one of the best known butanol-producing bacteria.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Sep 2015
The calibrated library of compact models will enable improved accuracy and reliability in photonic integrated circuit design and fabrication.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
23 Sep 2015
Researchers at the Universiti Putra Malayasia (UPM) receive bioinnovation awards as part of the Pharma + Bio Asia 2015 exhibition organized by the Malaysian Association of Research Scientist (MARS) and Professional Trade Exhibition and Meeting Planners (PROTEMP), at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).