Press releases

Prince of Songkla University joined hands with the Economics Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), and the Center for IMT-GT Subregional Cooperation (CIMT) in organizing the Symposium on Energy Saving and Biofuel Utilization.

SERDANG, 1 Sept – Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah Ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah paid an official visit to Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boonsom Siribumrungsukha , PSU president, revealed that at present the three southern border provinces are facing a serious lack of professional legal authorities with expertise in Islamic law.

The International Day of Peace (IDP) is celebrated every year on Sept 21. This year, it is directed at young people — the generation that will become the leaders of the future and who will ensure that peace will prevail.

"IF scientists can genetically modify food and NASA can send missions to Mars, politicians must be able to find resources to get millions of children into school and change the prospects of a generation of children," said Global Campaign for Education president Kailash Satyarthi.

RIKEN’s state-of-the-art beam lines allow scientists to create thousands of unstable nuclei, providing new insights into the stellar origin of elements

A newly identified set of genomic loci appears to be selectively associated with prostate cancer in East Asian men

A porous polymer network that researchers can make reactive at will can store gases and hasten chemical reactions

A fundamental effect associated with electrons also occurs in non-charged particles—a potential boon for spintronics

New functions of the plant hormone strigolactone, discovered by researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center and University of Toronto, have provided first-ever clues on the germination mechanism for the world’s most destructive species of parasite weeds.

Alluring dresses from pineapple? Scientists in Malaysia are looking into the potential of another ‘cotton’ – the pineapple. Jamil Salleh of UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia is to asses techniques to extract the long fibres of the pineapple leaves.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Safeguarding our water; Translating cancer research into personalized care; Growth opportunities; Triple entanglement of superconducting quantum bits; Oceanography: Mixing it up; Cancer: RANKL rankles; Hints of exotic pairing in an ultracold gas

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Quantum computing: Silicon spintronics; Saudi Arabian volcano crisis

The dynamic activity of electrical signals in neuronal populations can now be visualized with a powerful tool

Advanced laser spectroscopy exposes the unique organization of water molecules under model membrane surfaces

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Competition and the Internet; Digitizer in Chief; Leafing Behind a Carbon-Filled World; Turning Human Evolution on its Head?; The Elusive Theory of Everything

Scientific advances can stimulate the economy and are behind many of today’s top political issues, but how does the scientifically literate public feel about science?

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: A giant leap; A Northern Hemisphere oceanic cold snap; X-ray specs; Nuclear power, for and against; How to weaken a fault; Probing the first step in vision; Salmonella in ménage à trois

PUTRAJAYA, 21 July – The Ministry of Higher Education has announced Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) as one of the top four public institutes of higher learning (IPTA) to retain the Research University (RU) title.

Chris Seebregts says there’s a growing sense of excitement among talented young software programmers in Africa. These days, they are seeing new opportunities to apply their skills in an area of great social impact: health care.

OPINION: Mention the word "dove" and immediately a picture of a white-feathered bird symbolising peace and harmony comes to mind.

OPINION: Anything to do with the 9/11 incident has been divisive from the start, be it religion, politics or even development issues on what is now known as ground zero.

Songklanagarind Hospital has won one gold and two silver medals in Kaizen Suggestion System Category, Thailand Kaizen Award 2010.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: New pain relief; Resisting AZT; A look at the 2009 H1N1 neuraminidase; A new model for pneumonia

Researchers have looked into the association between acne and mental health in teenagers and report their findings online in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Kathrin Goldammer writes to Tsumoru Shintake, Technical Director and Construction Leader at the XFEL/SPring-8 Accelerator

Theoretical physicists find evidence of a new state of matter in a simple oxide

The degree of interconnectivity of molecular frameworks in microporous materials influences their structural flexibility and gas sorption

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Fewer Arctic hurricanes in a warmer world; Toxic double act; Road to ruin Serengeti; Extremophiles produce energy by unusual means; Spin quantum jumps in real time; Twisted electron beams on demand; Ice protection

PRESS RELEASE - Singapore, 13 September - A total of 9 Innovative Technologies on Display to Bolster Singapore’s Green Buildings and Construction Industry