Press releases

The School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is ranked no. 2 in the world among academic institutions in hospitality and tourism...

A new supercomputer developed at RIKEN has set a new record for computing performance by effectively harnessing the parallel processing power of computer clusters.

‘On–off’ fluorescent probes allow multicolor detection of nucleic acid strands within living cells

High-energy proton collisions help solve the puzzle of what determines the proton’s spin

Six forest products testing laboratories at FRIM are pursuing MS ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation through the Department of Standards (Standards Malaysia).

FRIM and Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 27 October 2009 for collaboration in R&D of bioenergy, biocomposites and special chemicals from biomass.

In Nature China this week - New dinosaur fossils provide fresh insights into the nature of evolutionary transitions

The medals won were a Diamond, the Best Invention by Salon Archimedes (Russia), two gold and 6 silver. The British Invention Show, which was held 14 - 17 Oct 2009, is the largest innovation and technology expo in Britain. UiTM submitted 8 entries of which all had won medals.

Press Release - Penang, 28 October - The Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia had successfully decoded the rubber tree genome. This accomplishment could potentially place Malaysia as the biggest producer of rubber.

The IDRC India Social Science Research Award (IDRC SSRA) 2009 is about celebrating best research practices in social sciences in India on the occasion of 25 years of IDRC’s regional office presence in India.

Press Release - Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and RIKEN has identified the gene encoding the receptor for immunoglobulin M (IgM), a class of antibody that appears first in immune response. The landmark finding promises advances in our understanding of early immune response and in the treatment of immunological diseases.

Amphetamines are drugs that stimulate the central nervous systems of users and make them feel high, relieve their fatigue, heighten their senses, and give them a feeling of euphoria. These effects subside after a few hours, however, and are replaced by the opposite feelings of severe fatigue, lethargy, and depression.

The question is what to do in order to allay these public fears. I believe that the root of the economic policy problems that the LDP experienced was in their deviation from the fundamentals of economic policy, and this is why I urge the Democratic Party to get back to the basics of economic policy.

As a result of the general election, the administration has changed and many citizens have high hopes for the new administration that emerges. At the same time, the new administration, the new opposition party, and individual citizens are venturing into unknown territory. What awaits us all there?

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Inhaled carbon nanotubes reach the lung lining, Age-related sperm mutations associated with testicular tumors, Magma below the Cascades, A Notch in lung arteries, A genetic region implicated in schizophrenia, Layered immunologic memory, Ribosome reactions, Modifying mountain river systems and Ancient Arctic palms

Three Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) undergraduates made USM and the nation proud when they won five main awards in the largest exhibition in the United Kingdom, "Invention, Innovation & Technology Show, The 9th British Invention Show"

Press Release: 23 Oct, Hong Kong - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and EuAuto Technology Limited (EuAuto) today jointly announced the official launch of their home-grown electric vehicle mycar in Hong Kong.

New robot to reduce burden on care facilities

How do plants defend themselves from pathogens such as bacteria or viruses? The Plant Immunity Research Group, led by Group Director Ken Shirasu, is taking on the challenge of unraveling this mechanism.

Variations in the spatial distribution of cellular signaling molecules provide the information needed to steer neuron growth within the brain

The Forest Research Institute Malaysia has successfully conducted a “Dialogue with the Herbal Industry” on 15 October 2009.

The Frost the Trail KL Corporate Challenge Race, was held at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong Botanical Garden on 11 October 2009, with participation from 14 companies, 25 teams and 100 runners.

Forest Research Institute Malaysia Director General Dato’ Dr Abd Latif Mohmod has been elected as the new Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Association of Forest Research Institutions (APAFRI) at the Association’s Fifth General Assembly held on 4 October 2009 in Kuala Lumpur.

Penang, 21 Oct- Researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia have successfully produced a standardised, Misai Kucing (Orthosiphon Stamineus) herbal extract. Named CANSSUFIVE, the extract contains a high anti-oxidant content and studies carried out on cell cultures and animals have proven its ability to retard the growth of blood vessels.

The fossilized remains of a 37-million-year-old lemur-like primate are reported in this week’s Nature. Although the animal shares several features with higher primates, including humans, detailed analysis reveals these to have evolved independently through ‘convergent evolution’.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: High-sensitivity stimulated emission microscopy, The Road to Copenhagen, Views from around the world, Cells process painful sounds, Signalling pathway link to cancer, Understanding melon sex determination, Cancer link to microenvironment and Why have sex with someone else

UiTM student and junior lecture have won top awards at the British Invention Show in London, which just ended. The medals won were a Diamond, the Best Invention by Salon Archimedes (Russia), a gold and 6 silver medals.

Malaysian researchers have produced bio-solid compost, a fertilizer, developed from sewage sludge. The sewage sludge, collected from a residential area in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia was successfully used as a nitrogen source using landscape and agricultural crops biomass to produce compost

Press Conference - The pharmaceutical industry will be interested in the latest innovation from USM researchers who have found therapeutic properties for breast cancer in a local tropical herb, Orthosiphon stamineus or locally known as Misai Kucing (Cat's Whiskers).

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has sent forth about 9,700 students and conferred honorary doctorates upon five prominent figures at its 15th Congregation.