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Asia Research News
20 Feb 2014
WCS commends Indonesian Government for adopting new law prohibiting fishing and trade of manta rays
Asia Research News
20 Feb 2014
14 awards in HIT, telemedicine, biotech, life sciences, pharma and medical technology
Asia Research News
20 Feb 2014
Unprecedented Transformation in Care Delivery across Australia and
Asia-Pacific to drive Innovation and Efficiency
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
17 Feb 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) presented a total of 33 Outstanding Student Awards to 26 top full-time undergraduate students, among which eight students received “Outstanding Student Award of Faculty/School” and one received “The Most Outstanding PolyU Student Award”
Asia Research News
17 Feb 2014
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) developed K-Glass, a wearable, hands-free HMD that enables users to find restaurants while checking out their menus.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
13 Feb 2014
Experiments on tiny gold prisms help to explain the unusual electrodynamics of nanostructures
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
13 Feb 2014
Adding carbon gives iron–platinum nanocrystals the ideal optical properties for heat-assisted magnetic recording
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
13 Feb 2014
Nanoparticles with a core–shell structure can minimize the overheating of cells during bioimaging experiments
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
13 Feb 2014
Simulating the magnetic properties of nanostructures could help to design electronic memories with increased storage capacity
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
13 Feb 2014
A*STAR and Nanyang Technological University are partnering to develop critical technologies for the three-dimensional printing of high-performance industrial components
Asia Research News
13 Feb 2014
A paper-based device that mimics the electrochemical signalling in the human brain has been created by a group of researchers from China.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
12 Feb 2014
A*STAR’s exhibition at Singapore Airshow 2014 to highlight its R&D initiatives in aviation
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
11 Feb 2014
Revamped Site Offers New Focus, New Tools for Science in the Developing World
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
11 Feb 2014
Teaching professionals in the field of English as a Second Language (ESL) often express
concern that their students lack sufficiently broad vocabulary knowledge.Therefore, the purpose of this study is to establish baselines that can be used to measure changes in
language proficiency among Malaysian students in the future
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
11 Feb 2014
This study addressed questions related to the potential effects of 10 weeks coaching interventions for students identified as having learner autonomy profiles that indicate they may benefit from additional learning support services.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
11 Feb 2014
Incorporating the gamelan into contemporary music
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
11 Feb 2014
Advancement in materials science and engineering enables research to be carried out to produce lightweight materials that are comparable in performance to their contemporaries.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
11 Feb 2014
Homograph pose some difficulties when using the computer to get the meaning of words .
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
10 Feb 2014
SINGAPORE, 10 FEBRUARY 2014 – The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading aerospace company Airbus at the 3rd Aerospace Technology Leadership Forum today.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
07 Feb 2014
Researchers from A*STAR IME conceptualized a novel strategy to efficiently harness low frequency vibrations as infinite power source for miniature electronic devices.
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
05 Feb 2014
University of Malaya (UM) held a signing ceremony of dual PhD programme agreement between itself and University of Nottingham on 24th January. The agreement will enable candidates pursuing PhD under this programme to be awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from UM and University of Nottingham each upon graduation.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
05 Feb 2014
SINGAPORE, 5 February 2014 - DBS Bank and A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) today announced an agreement to set up a Joint Lab leveraging the research institute’s capabilities in developing new and innovative products and services. This partnership is part of an ongoing journey by DBS to shape the future of banking.
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
30 Jan 2014
(Tsukuba, 30 January 2013) The ability to modulate the physical properties of graphene oxide within electronic components could have numerous applications in technology.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
29 Jan 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) conferred the honorary title of University Fellowship upon eight outstanding individuals to pay tribute to their significant contributions to the University and the community.
Nature Publishing Group
29 Jan 2014
An unusual reprogramming phenomenon by which the fate of somatic cells can be drastically altered through changes to the external environment is described in two papers in this week’s Nature.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
29 Jan 2014
Joint Lab combines A*STAR’s I2R’s Autonomous Vehicle capabilities and BYD’s expertise in electric vehicles to foster clean technology innovations
Waseda University
29 Jan 2014
Waseda University researchers have discovered a hormonal mechanism for controlling aggressiveness in male birds. The team hope this may lead to a method of reducing aggressive behavior in humans.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
28 Jan 2014
28 January 2014: Japan's National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have signed a 5-year collaborative agreement to co-publish the open access journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM).
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
27 Jan 2014
Groundbreaking passive sensing and energy harvesting technologies safeguard electrical engineering assets
Asia Research News
24 Jan 2014
NEW YORK (January 23, 2014) — The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today the arrest of a wildlife trader in Indonesia who specialized in smuggling live animals including baby primates and komodo dragons.