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Asia Research News
04 Aug 2013
A natural genetic variant that changes the growth angle of rice plant roots allows the plants to maintain high yield under drought conditions, reports an article published online this week in Nature Genetics.
Asia Research News
04 Aug 2013
A method that is used to track the fate of a single stem cell within mouse lung tissue is reported in a study published online this week in Nature Nanotechnology. The method may offer insights into the factors that determine the acceptance of transplanted stem cells, and their ability to regenerate within a host.
Asia Research News
04 Aug 2013
A new drug capable of inhibiting growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is reported this week in Nature Medicine. The findings may improve therapeutic options for the treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis (TB).
RIKEN
02 Aug 2013
By exploiting the full computational power of the Japanese supercomputer, K Computer, researchers from the RIKEN HPCI Program for Computational Life Sciences, the Okinawa Institute of Technology Graduate University (OIST) in Japan and Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany have carried out the largest general neuronal network simulation to date.
University of the Philippines Diliman
01 Aug 2013
Humanities Diliman is the first UP Diliman journal to be indexed in Scopus. It is a journal on arts and humanities in the Philippines published biannually by the University of the Philippines Diliman through its Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development (OVCRD).
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
31 Jul 2013
Multi-armed polymers with dual fluorescent and magnetic imaging capabilities boost the resolution of cancer detection tools
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
31 Jul 2013
Sensitive measurements of lubricant transfer in hard disk drives will aid the design of more stable and compact components
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
31 Jul 2013
Experiments and numerical simulations show that miniaturized ultra-small platinum cylinders weaken when their constituents are reduced in number
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
31 Jul 2013
A superglue polymerisation strategy that fortifies encapsulated ‘liquid marble’ water droplets also strengthens their market potential
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
31 Jul 2013
The Singapore White Spaces Pilot Group takes the nation’s capability in ‘white space’ wireless connectivity to a new level
RIKEN
30 Jul 2013
RIKEN is pleased to announce the launch of a pilot study to assess the safety and feasibility of the transplantation of autologous induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cell sheets in patients with exudative (wet-type) age-related macular degeneration
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
30 Jul 2013
Ph.D candidate Songyi Chae from the School of Design and Human Engineering at UNIST, majoring in Affective and Human Factors Engineering, was awarded the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. She will receive a $3500 scholarship and has been invited to visit a Google office in Sydney, Australia for a networking retreat on September 11, 2013.
Asia Research News
24 Jul 2013
Utilizing existing features on smartphones, the MagPen provides users with a compatible and simple input tool regardless of the type of phones they are using.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
24 Jul 2013
With the use of sophisticated mathematical modelling techniques, a mathematician at PolyU and his co-researchers have completed a study that explains the phenomenon of multiple waves of influenza pandemic in the last century.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
23 Jul 2013
UNIST researchers have announced a simple, low-cost and eco-friendly method of creating nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs), which could be used in dye-sensitized solar cells and fuel cells The work published in Scientific Reports today could be a step towards replacing conventional platinum (Pt)-based catalysts for energy conversion.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
23 Jul 2013
Joint Labs in Precision Motion Systems and Industrial Robotics are Geared towards High Value Manufacturing
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
21 Jul 2013
Opens the Way to Research on Spin Properties and Device Applications of Graphene and Other 2-Dimensional Materials
Hanyang University
21 Jul 2013
Professor Hoon Lee offers solutions for Korean tourism
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
21 Jul 2013
UNIST researchers report considerable improvement in device performance of polymer-based optoelectronic devices. Published in Nature Photonics today, the new plasmonic material, can be applied to both polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) and polymer solar cells (PSCs), with world-record high performance, through a simple and cheap process.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
19 Jul 2013
Ahmed Galal, a member of the IDRC Board of Governors since September 2005, has been named Egypt’s new Finance Minister. He accepted the post in the cabinet of Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi on July 14.
Waseda University
18 Jul 2013
Researchers have developed nano-adhesive plasters that can easily be applied to lacerated vessel walls with no adhesive, and succeeded in arresting massive bleeding from the inferior vena cava in rabbits.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
17 Jul 2013
A new computational scheme enables more stable simulations of shockwaves in fluids and may be scalable for large engineering designs
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
17 Jul 2013
A technique that reduces the time to simulate the operation of active optical devices aids the design of nanoscale lasers
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
17 Jul 2013
Tiny nanoribbons of carbon could be used to make a magnetic field sensor for novel electronic devices
WCRF International
16 Jul 2013
The WCRF International Regular Grant Programme 2013/14 cycle opened on the 15th July 2013. The grant programme accepts research applications on the link between diet, nutrition, body fatness, physical activity and cancer incidence and survival.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
16 Jul 2013
The Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) at UNIST, S. Korea, is officially recognized as a PSM Affiliation. The first PSM program in Korea and Asia.
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
16 Jul 2013
The UNIST Center for Cell to Cell Communication in Cancers (C5) will host an international conference on Phosphatidylinositol-Specific Phospholipase C (PI-PLC) Activity and Signaling which will be held on July 18 ~ 19 at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Korea.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
16 Jul 2013
A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics and OPUS Microsystems Collaborate to Advance Technology for Larger Screen Viewing Experience with Smartphones
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
15 Jul 2013
MANA researchers report that incorporating magnetic nanoparticles and an anticancer drug into crosslinked polymer nanofibers presents a twofold treatment for fighting cancer with diminished side effects.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
11 Jul 2013
This study is about the Smart Java language editor (SJE). SJE combines the current features of existing Java editor with some smart features that will help students in learning Java programming.