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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
31 Jul 2015
An exhibition, called “Mirror or Mirror,” displaying the integration of fashion design and technology took place at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul from July 18-25, 2015. DDP is the centerpiece of Korea’s fashion hub.
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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
31 Jul 2015
KAIST has developed a technique to analyze various target DNAs using an aptamer, a DNA fragment that can recognize and bind to a specific protein or enzyme.
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
31 Jul 2015
Some twenty students of the National University of Malaysia (UKM) spent a week at a primary school in Cambodia interacting and teaching pupils of the Cham ethnic minority.
IOP Publishing
30 Jul 2015
Graphene has been called the miracle material but the single-atomic layer material is still seeking its place in the materials world. Now a method to make ‘defective’ graphene could provide the answer.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Jul 2015
Researchers in the United Kingdom, Singapore and New Zealand are to trial the use of a combination of nutrients and probiotics before and during pregnancy in a bid to improve the health of mothers and their babies.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Jul 2015
Printed Electronics is key in enabling smart packaging innovations, a fast growing market for industry.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Jul 2015
A phosphorus-based ligand facilitates palladium-catalyzed coupling of challenging building blocks
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Jul 2015
A probe enables tumors to be investigated using complementary imaging techniques
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Jul 2015
An advanced system based on discrete events paves the way for automated industrial monitoring
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Asia Research News
29 Jul 2015
~ Apps and wearables across applications will be enabled with the IoT ~
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Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University
29 Jul 2015
For the first time, researchers have directly seen how organic molecules bind to other materials at the atomic level. Using a special kind of electron microscopy, this information can lead to increasing the life span of electronic devices, for example.
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Asia Research News
28 Jul 2015
A World Federation of Science Journalists Global Media Education Initiative
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Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
27 Jul 2015
Scientists in Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow have studied the mechanism of gold-mediated transformation of acetylenic molecules.
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The University of Tokyo
27 Jul 2015
Single gene regulates Casparian strip formation
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The University of Tokyo
27 Jul 2015
Restoration of DNA structure shown to be prerequisite
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The University of Tokyo
27 Jul 2015
Missing link in microbial cellulose decomposition
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
24 Jul 2015
Academics should investigate the phenomenon of road accidents rising from year to year despite the many safety campaigns.
Social hierarchy in roosters determines order of crowing
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
24 Jul 2015
From ancient times, people have been aware of the rooster’s “cock-a-doodle-do” that marks the break of dawn, but has anyone wondered who crows first? In a new study, ITbM’s biologists have revealed that there is actually a systematic rule based on social ranking that determines the order of crowing in roosters.
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The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
23 Jul 2015
By modifying the infrared flash on automatic camera traps and forcing them into ‘night mode’ a team of wildlife experts has revealed the black leopard’s spots.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Jul 2015
A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore recently expanded their collaboration with Pacific Biosciences, a California-based provider of the PacBio® RS II Sequencing System, based on novel Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) technology.
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22 Jul 2015
The 2nd Asian Science and Technology Innovation (STI) Forum will be held in Daejeon Convention Center, Korea, on 22 October 2015
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
22 Jul 2015
IDRC is now accepting applications for the IDRC Research Awards 2016
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
22 Jul 2015
The Laboratory for Infant & Child Nutrition set up by the Food Safety and Technology Research Centre (FSTRC) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has established Hong Kong’s first breast milk nutrient database.
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Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
22 Jul 2015
A new theory says dark matter acts remarkably similar to pions, subatomic particles known to science since the 1930s.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
19 Jul 2015
Two weeks ago, in a precursor event to COP21, over 2,000 top-of-their-field scientists gathered in Paris to present their ideas and solutions on how best to protect our world. This article is the first in a series based on the findings presented.
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19 Jul 2015
ResearchSEA members may be interested in this two-day media training workshop aimed at public information and press officers working at Japanese and other Asian universities and research institutions.
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Asia Research News
18 Jul 2015
A multinational research team comprising scientists, engineers and drug developers have joined forces to develop a viable dengue therapeutic that targets all dengue serotypes.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
16 Jul 2015
The drug prevents cancer progression and paves the way for new advancements in cancer therapeutics
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
16 Jul 2015
The IDRC-funded South Asia Research Network (SARNET) is organizing a two-week training program — Labour Economics: Theories, Methodologies and Research Issues — from October 27 to November 7, 2015.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
16 Jul 2015
A light-triggered cleanable, recyclable chip makes fabrication feasible for all