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Toyohashi University of Technology
04 Dec 2012
Electric vehicles (EV) have ten times higher energy performance than automobiles powered by gasoline-based engines. However, they are not yet popular with drivers due to the need to store large batteries onboard. Now, Takashi Ohira and colleagues are developing an innovative method for powering EVs that drastically reduces the number of batteries.
Toyohashi University of Technology
04 Dec 2012
Hitoshi Goto and colleagues have developed high performance molecular simulation tools to study the 3D arrangement of molecules, enabling better design of medicinal and agricultural drugs which are more effective and fewer side effects
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
04 Dec 2012
A recent publication by Singh and colleagues in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science explores a range of methods to combat microsporidiosis, a highly infective disease affecting silkworms - a key task that determines the future of the sericulture industry.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
04 Dec 2012
Rashila Ramli and colleagues from Universiti Kebangsaan in Malaysia have developed a model to improve human security in Southeast Asia. The so-called “Bangi approach to Human Security (BAGHUS)” is outlined in the latest edition of the Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Asia Research News
04 Dec 2012
A research group of University of Tsukuba, RIKEN, and Tokyo Institute of Technology announced that the ACM Gordon Bell Prize (*1) was awarded to that group.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
03 Dec 2012
Singapore, 3 December 2012 - First-of-its-kind Lab focused on developing scientific approaches towards biorenewable feedstocks
Asia Research News
03 Dec 2012
The British High Commission in Singapore announces a Call for Proposals to support the initial stages of new collaborations between UK and Southeast Asia researchers in the field of Translational Skin Biology. Applications by 14th December 2012.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
30 Nov 2012
This conceptual study is about mathematical modeling for sea wave in electricity generation.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
29 Nov 2012
The Photonics Research Centre at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently achieved breakthrough in the research of high-speed optical communications by increasing the speed of optical communication networks by 40 times.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
27 Nov 2012
Singapore, 27 Nov- A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and SFC Fluidics, a USA microfluidics-based biomedical device development company, will be collaborating to develop a portable diagnostic tool for rapid triaging of traumatic brain injury (TBI) victims and to improve the treatment strategies.
Asia Research News
26 Nov 2012
Professor Ramona Flores and Roberto Verzola turned over to Chancellor Caesar A. Saloma today 10 copies of the book "Not On Our Watch: Martial Law Really Happened. We Were There" at the Office of the Chancellor.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
26 Nov 2012
A total of 27 Malaysian researchers were adjudged the Top Research Scientists Malaysia (TRSM) 2012 and conferred the Fellowship of the Academy of Science Malaysia (ASM), at a function held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Of these, 12 were from UPM.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
26 Nov 2012
IDRC is pleased to announce the launch of a new innovation competition in Latin America and the Caribbean. The competition welcomes concept notes on how innovative and simple public eHealth solutions can advance equity in health in the region.
Tokyo Institute of Technology
26 Nov 2012
(Tokyo, 26 November 2012) Tokyo Tech ‘s Toshihiro Osaragi and colleagues report on models for evacuation procedures in big cities after massive earthquakes based on the behavior of people in Tokyo after the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake on 11 March 2011.
Tokyo Institute of Technology
26 Nov 2012
(Tokyo, 26 November 2012) Models for earthquake evacuation procedures, training computer to understand the human brain, and Lewis acid catalysts for industry—the November issue of the Tokyo Institute of Technology Bulletin contains the latest information about cutting edge research projects and related activities at Tokyo Tech.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
23 Nov 2012
Research Highlight - Virtual learning via cyber space. Researcher Rasaya Marimuthu and his team from Universiti Teknologi MARA conducted a study to determine the online learning strategies of male and female students in an English Language course.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
22 Nov 2012
With their innovative design for the "Energy-relay cars", The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) student team won the third place in an International Engineering Design Contest, which is the second best record since PolyU entered the final round of the international contest ten years ago
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
21 Nov 2012
A novel approach produces dual-function molecules that enhance a widely used chemical reaction while reducing harmful by-products
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
21 Nov 2012
A more sensitive technique for determining user position could lead to improved location-based mobile services
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
21 Nov 2012
The waste plant materials remaining from palm oil extraction processes can now be converted into a useful sugar
Asia Research News
20 Nov 2012
A metamaterial invisibility cloak that can adapt to hide different sized objects is demonstrated by in Nature Communications this week. The findings represent a useful advance for more practical applications of metamaterial cloaking. The research is led by Yonsei University, Korea.
Asia Research News
20 Nov 2012
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – While advanced economies gradually rebuild their balance sheets, Asia’s emerging markets need to diversify sources of growth to boost GDP, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today during an address at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Global Dialogue in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Toyohashi University of Technology
19 Nov 2012
Aichi, Japan, 19 November 2012 - Over 180 participants attended the IRAGO Conference in Aichi, Japan which aimed to enhance mutual understanding between scientists, engineers and policy makers. Topics tackled ranged from energy and natural resources to public health and disaster prevention.
Tokyo Institute of Technology
19 Nov 2012
(Tokyo, 19 November 2012) Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Lunar Planetary Institute, and Carnegie Institute of Washington report on geochemical studies that help towards settling the controversy that surrounds the origin, abundance, and history of water on Mars.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
19 Nov 2012
A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and Cima NanoTech, a US multinational company, have signed an agreement to jointly work on new sustainable nanomaterials, processes and devices for transparent conductors used to make cheaper and more efficient electronics and organic solar cells.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
16 Nov 2012
Researchers have developed a novel technique for controlling the electrical conductivity of graphene.
Hanyang University
16 Nov 2012
Interview with Prof. Young Moo Lee of Hanyang University who found an innovative solution, called TR Membrane, which improves the performance of a membrane by more than 1,000 times, compared to traditional methods.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
15 Nov 2012
A team led by Dr. Kazushi Miki, Group Leader of the Functional Heterointerface Group, Polymer Materials Unit, National Institute for Materials Science succeeded in development of a high activity gold nanoparticle catalyst that simplify the function of enzyme in capturing substances.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
15 Nov 2012
The world's great minds in economics shared their insight with a full house of 400 audience including senior industry personnel, community leaders, government officials and academics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s 75th Anniversary Conference on 14 November.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
15 Nov 2012
About 1,000 members and friends of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) gathered at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 13 November to join the Institution's 75th Anniversary Gala Dinner. The Chief Executive Mr CY Leung, was the Guest of Honour.