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RIKEN
27 May 2011
Revealing the inner workings of cells takes a step forward using a newly developed Raman microscopy technique
RIKEN
27 May 2011
A new research group, the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC), was established in April 2011 based on the idea that life should be seen as “dynamic biological systems” made up of elements which interact in complex spatiotemporal relationships, and that these systems need to be understood in order to gain a true understanding of life.
Nature Publishing Group
25 May 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - News and Comment: The future of vaccines; Planetary science: How Mars had a growth spurt; Biology: Immune response to HIV; Physics: How to measure an electron; Virology: Long-term evolution of swine flu; Neuroscience: Molecular pathology in autism; And finally… They might be Ordovician giants
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
25 May 2011
The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), an institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have announced today their cooperation with TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, on breakthrough projects in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), packaging and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs).
Waseda University
25 May 2011
The Information and Public Relations Section of the Waseda University Office of Information and Public Relations would like to announce the opening of official accounts on the social media (SNS) Facebook and Twitter, as well as on YouTube.
Waseda University
25 May 2011
Masayuki Ishii compares Japanese and Western approaches to aspects of life. Taking in both sports and the arts, he reflects on how different approaches can be equally advantageous in academia.
Waseda University
25 May 2011
7 Research Themes Selected for 3 Mid-/Long-Term Research Projects
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
25 May 2011
Muhammad Azhar Bin Zulkffle and his team at University Teknologi MARA, Perlis, Malaysia, studied the micro and macronutrient content of several maize varieties using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) to screen the best variety.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
24 May 2011
IDRC lecture by development expert Todd Moss
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
24 May 2011
Ian Smillie traces his involvement in the struggle to halt conflict diamonds, which have fuelled African wars that cost millions of lives. He describes the campaign in his new book, Blood on the Stone: Greed, Corruption and War in the Global Diamond Trade, co-published by IDRC and Anthem Press.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
24 May 2011
By STEPHEN DALE
Can women who experienced the most brutal impacts of decades-long civil wars in Latin America come to terms with their own pasts while helping to reshape the societies around them?
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
24 May 2011
As more women participate in the workplace, inequality may be increasing, rather than decreasing. Speaking at IDRC’s head office in celebration of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Dr Shahra Razavi argued that gender inequality is pervasive, and that the lines between the private and public spheres are blurred.
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
23 May 2011
The call is now open for the 2011 Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize. This year's prize will be given in the field of materials science.
Nature Publishing Group
22 May 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Geoscience: Better earthquake risk maps needed; Chemical Biology: Commodity chemicals by design; Structural & Molecular Biology: Connecting genetics to diseases; Nanotechnology: A superconducting first near absolute zero; Genetics: Risk variant for prostate cancer in African-American men
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
20 May 2011
The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to assist local manufacturing and services companies develop R&D capabilities and foster stronger research collaboration with SIMTech.
Toyohashi University of Technology
20 May 2011
Toyohashi Tech researcher receives coveted Japanese government award for the invention of unique color filter–glasses. Allowing those with normal color vision to experience colorblindness, the glasses enable understanding of problems arising for people with color vision deficiency.
RIKEN
20 May 2011
An enzyme helps control the extension of cellular tendrils by regulating the delivery of supplies needed for growth
RIKEN
20 May 2011
Identification a master regulator of the response of plants to injury sheds light on organ regeneration
RIKEN
19 May 2011
A new gene expression technique adapted for single molecule sequencing has enabled researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC) to accurately and quantitatively measure gene expression levels using only 100 nanograms of total RNA.
Nature Publishing Group
18 May 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Astronomy: Lonely planets; Cancer: Overcoming treatment-resistant leukaemia; Ecology: Overestimating extinction rates; Climate science: Currents from the deep; Biology: The evolution of proteins; Geophysics: Melting of the Earth’s inner core; And finally… When is a snake not a snake?
RIKEN
17 May 2011
A new comparative transcriptomic analysis of four vertebrate species conducted by Naoki Irie in RIKEN's Laboratory for Evolutionary Morphology strongly suggests that the 'hourglass model' is the more accurate description of how the vertebrate phylotype manifests.
Waseda University
17 May 2011
Ikuko Toyonaga, Waseda University, writes on the events in Egypt that heralded the beginning of the 'Arab Spring'.
Waseda University
17 May 2011
To survive the period of change for the media in the future, Asahi should alter their attitude and release materials they have. To prevent Japan from becoming militarist or imperialist in times to come, Asahi has the responsibility for explaining to their readers to what extent they were committed in Tairikushinposha during the Pacific War.
Waseda University
17 May 2011
Prof. Kuniki Kino (Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering) and Dr. Ryotaro Hara (Research Institute for Science and Engineering), Waseda University, have discovered a new enzyme which has been utilized to develop an innovative new industrial manufacturing method for cis-4-hydroxy-L-proline, an amino acid derivative.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
16 May 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has set a record of reaping 10 prizes at the 39th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, with an array of innovations which range from myopia-retarding contact lenses to DNA Bio-sensor and solar energy device.
Nature Publishing Group
15 May 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Geoscience: Net loss of landscape during 2008 Wenchuan earthquake; Cell Biology: Directing the building of blood vessels; Genetics: Exome sequencing for autism; Geoscience: Oxygen oases for tiny animals; Methods: Renewable reagents for detecting human proteins; Physics: Single spins resolved in imaging experiment
Universiti Sains Malaysia
13 May 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has announced the development of “ENDEAVOR-Mobile”, the world’s first fully Android-based mobile teleradiology collaboration platform.
RIKEN
13 May 2011
Insights gained by the Biosphere Oriented Biology Research Unit into complex biological systems could revolutionize energy production and re-integrate society into the global ecological cycle
RIKEN
13 May 2011
Assessing the chemical diversity of genetically modified organisms is an important first step for evaluating their safety
RIKEN
13 May 2011
A single protein is sufficient to switch on the various genes that kick off the development of the embryonic nervous system