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RIKEN
15 Jun 2011
First-Ever Global Assessment Of Environmental Costs Of Aquaculture Shows Farmed Seafood To Be Less Ecologically Damaging Than Livestock Production; Great Potential For Improvements In Efficiency
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
15 Jun 2011
Research Consortium launched to address challenges in advanced packaging technology
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
14 Jun 2011
NIMS has developed a new material which enables long-term immobilization of highly concentrated cesium.
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
14 Jun 2011
The NIMS International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), in joint research with other institutions, developed a novel method, "chemical soldering", which enables us to connect single conductive polymer nanowires to individual organic molecules.
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
14 Jun 2011
The 4th World Materials Research Institutes Forum (4th WMRIF) was held at the Institute of Metal Research　(IMR), Chinese Academy of sciences, at Shenyang, China, during May 22-26, 2011.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
14 Jun 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) welcomed the Report from the Quality Assurance Council (QAC) released 9 June 2011. The report concluded that "PolyU has a long-standing and firm commitment to quality assurance" and that "there is a strong culture of quality assurance in the University".
RIKEN
14 Jun 2011
In an effort to help rebuild research communities in areas devastated by the recent earthquake, the RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC), together with bioinformatics solution provider CLC bio Japan, will provide a free software environment for advanced DNA/RNA/protein analysis to researchers in affected areas.
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Waseda University
14 Jun 2011
Waseda University’s green computing system links the world’s highest-performing fundamental technology to the competitive industry of Japanese industry. The system also contributes to the formation of a sustainable global society.
RIKEN
13 Jun 2011
RIKEN and the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) have successfully produced a first beam of X-ray laser light with a wavelength of 1.2 Angstroms.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
13 Jun 2011
Researchers from Institute of Materials Research and Engineering have invented new ‘smart’ biomaterials including a unique hydrogel that has an on-off switch to precisely control its density and a new modular block copolymer that can be tailored to be triggered by specific temperatures.
Nature Publishing Group
12 Jun 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Chemistry: Finding a ‘Goldilocks’ catalyst; Photonics: A cellular laser; Methods: Fast and sensitive sequencing; Geoscience: Rain in the Sahel; Immunology: Inducing lung immune centers; And finally…Genetics: Variants associated with migraine
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RIKEN
10 Jun 2011
The year 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of Japan–Germany relations as well as the centennial of the Max Planck Society (MPG), an important international partner for RIKEN.
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RIKEN
10 Jun 2011
Tiny membrane pockets that gain catalytic activity upon self-assembly in water shed light on biological enzymatic processes
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RIKEN
10 Jun 2011
Brain structure is maintained during development by two distinct mechanisms that regulate the production and movement of cells
Chiang Mai University
09 Jun 2011
CMU researchers invented an analyzer capable of measuring the quantity and size of pollutants and aerosols in smoke emissions, providing an equally accurate, lower-priced, local Thai substitute for pollution monitoring equipment imported from abroad.
Nature Publishing Group
08 Jun 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Biology: Target for type 2 diabetes and obesity treatment; Comment: End the bias against non-native species; Virology: Modelling HCV; Quantum physics: Catching the wavefunction; Chemistry: Probing the air–water interface; Flies hot-foot it to safety; Stem cells: Mending a broken heart
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
08 Jun 2011
Better insulation makes phase-change memory work faster and more efficiently
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
08 Jun 2011
Periodic structures in organic light-emitters can efficiently enhance and replenish surface plasmon waves
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
08 Jun 2011
A silicon waveguide that converts the polarization mode of light could speed up the operation of photonic circuits
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
08 Jun 2011
Software originating at A*STAR that optimizes the flow of resources is enabling the aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing sectors to stay lean and flexible.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
07 Jun 2011
Scientists from Singapore have created a new chemical method that enables the development of a variety of tiny light conducting metal-semiconductor contacts. These light-sensitive nano-sized components could help create bioimaging labels as well as better photocatalysts used in fuel cells.
Nature Publishing Group
05 Jun 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Nature: Sculpting of the inner Solar System; Neuroscience: Insul(in)-ation from obesity; Geoscience: Slow release of carbon during ancient warming; Nature: Genomic clues for targeting chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Geoscience: Permafrost degradation leads to wetland loss.
Chiang Mai University
03 Jun 2011
The 2011 rankings are now in, and Chiang Mai University occupies slot no. 67 of the universities in Asia.
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Waseda University
03 Jun 2011
Keiko Sakagami of Waseda University looks at the role of nature in Japanese art and how events such as the 2011 earthquake can affect the viewer's response.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
03 Jun 2011
More than 500 delegates from 37 countries and territories are gathering in Hong Kong to attend the 9th Asia-Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (APacCHRIE) Conference organized by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) from 2 to 5 June 2011.
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Waseda University
03 Jun 2011
Shiro Segawa of Waseda University examines the media response to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the ensuing disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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Waseda University
03 Jun 2011
Taishi Takenobu of Waseda University gives an overview of his research history in materials science, seeking next generation functional materials.
Toyohashi University of Technology
Toyohashi University of Technology
03 Jun 2011
Professor Minoru Umemoto, Department of Mechanical Engineering was awarded Honorary Mentor from National Polytechnic Institute (Instituto Politécnico Nacional, IPN), one of our partner university in Mexico.
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RIKEN
03 Jun 2011
Trapping four silicon atoms into a short-lived, diamond-shaped complex gives surprising insights into aromaticity
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RIKEN
03 Jun 2011
The first cubic-shaped complexes of rare-earth metals and organic carbenes present chemists with a unique structure motif for carbene chemistry study