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Nature Publishing Group
17 Nov 2010
Physics: Antihydrogen in captivity; Opinion: Time to stop economic growth; Opinion: The end of cheap coal is nigh; Neuroscience: Retrotransposons make their mark; Materials science: Porous silica films with a twist; Physics: A four-fold quantum network; Coming in from the cold
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
17 Nov 2010
An anti-cancer research jointly conducted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School (PKUSZ) has led to the first total synthesis of an anti-cancer marine natural product, grassypeptolide.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
16 Nov 2010
Team from Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) emerges first in Known-item-Search (KIS) task at National Institute and Standards Technology TRECVID Conference 2010
RIKEN
15 Nov 2010
Tokyo, 15 Nov - New findings by researchers at RIKEN and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) have shed light on the remarkable electrochemical response properties of an elusive class of molecular helix structures, charting a new path in the design of molecular machines and devices.
Nature Publishing Group
14 Nov 2010
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Spontaneous repair; Mental retardation linked to new mutations; Futile anti-HIV responses; Measuring cell traction in 3D and Sub-seafloor carbon release off California
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
13 Nov 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Nov – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) Austria collaborate in the field of research focusing on natural resources and life sciences.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
13 Nov 2010
SERDANG, 9 Nov - Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) inked a collaboration with Sichuan Zhonghan Solar Power (SZSP) in a research to measure the performance of the three types of photovoltaic systems (PV) and review the suitability of the system to generate electrical energy optimally according to the weather conditions in the country.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
13 Nov 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 NOV: Research collaboration between Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Holista Colltech Limited will see Malaysia supplying 30 metric tons of halal collagen to China. The ovine (sheep) collagen has never been produced by any one else in the world. This would probably make Malaysia a global hub for the production of halal collagen.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
13 Nov 2010
Prof. Asma Haji Ismail, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) is one of 58 new Fellows in the field of Medicine and Health Sciences who has been appointed to join the ranks of 1000 distinguished scientists in the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World during its October 2010 General Meeting in Hyderabad, India.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
13 Nov 2010
PENANG, 2 NOV: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has forged collaborative ties with Korea through the signing of a Memorandum of understanding with Changwon National University (CNU), in the district of Changwon, South Korea.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
13 Nov 2010
PENANG, 4 NOV: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) recorded 100% success when they won nine awards at the Bio Malaysia 2010 Exhibition.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
13 Nov 2010
PENANG, 10 Nov – Assoc. Prof. Syed Azhar was named the recipient of the prestigious FAPA Ishidate Award 2010 for Outstanding Educator in the field of Clinical Pharmacy by defeating four other finalists from Japan, Korea, Australia and Thailand in Taiwan recently.
RIKEN
12 Nov 2010
Scientists discover that a protein with an essential role in controlling gene dosage in female cells has been hiding in plain sight
RIKEN
12 Nov 2010
Tolerating the foreign materials in food that mice and humans need hinges on the presence of B7 proteins
RIKEN
12 Nov 2010
A 40-year debate over the mechanism of long-term motor memory storage in the brain has been settled through pioneering research by researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute.
RIKEN
12 Nov 2010
“We hope our partnership in green chemistry and nanotechology will lead to results that will make significant contributions to resolving pressing global issues and pave the way for a sustainable society.” - RIKEN executive director Yoshiharu Doi
Nature Publishing Group
12 Nov 2010
Rethinking schizophrenia; The circuitry of fear; The regeneration game; New model of Rett syndrome; Matters of the mind; An early terrestrial date for oxygenation; Light it up; High-performance transistors by transfer printing and Maggot bodies sense bright light
Toyohashi University of Technology
10 Nov 2010
Toyohashi Tech will hold an international symposium on 15th and 16th November 2010 to celebrate the launch of its Electronics-Inspired Interdisciplinary Research Institute (EIIRIS). The symposia will be streamed live via the internet.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
09 Nov 2010
This agreement will not only reinforce the existing collaboration between UCL and NIMS in the field of computational materials science, organic nanomaterials and photocatalytic materials, but also envisage new collaboration and exchange of researchers.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
09 Nov 2010
Tokyo, 8 Oct - The Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), India, and the Quantum Beam Center, NIMS, signed a MOU on collaborative research for "the Fabrication and modification of nano-materials by ion beams"
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
09 Nov 2010
This dramatic improvement in thermal agglomeration resistance opens the road to a large reduction in the amount of rare metals used in exhaust gas purification technologies.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
09 Nov 2010
Penang, 9 Nov - In a press conference today, USM's Underwater Robotics Research Group, presented some of their latest systems.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
08 Nov 2010
Working in collaboration with industry partners, researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have successfully developed a Solar-powered Air-conditioning System for vehicles and completed a series of testing on the road.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
08 Nov 2010
Tokyo, 8 Nov - C.N.R. Rao and colleagues have published a timely review analyzing the correlation of synthesis methods and physical properties of single-layer and few-layered graphene flakes. The paper was published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.
Nature Publishing Group
07 Nov 2010
Biotechnology: Gauging the behaviour of nanoparticles in the lung; Medicine: Taming prostate cancer aggressiveness; Geoscience: Tropical rainfall in a changing climate; Genetics: RNAs regulate reprogramming; Immunology: Natural signaling blocker identified; Neuroscience: Genes regulating neuronal sprouting after stroke
RIKEN
05 Nov 2010
Cloning efficiency is undermined by widespread disruption of genomic regulation resulting largely from defective expression of a single gene
RIKEN
05 Nov 2010
An effective method for generating cerebellar neurons could lead to new treatments for movement disorders
RIKEN
05 Nov 2010
A specific genetic variant puts individuals of Asian ancestry at risk of developing diabetes—but not their European counterparts
RIKEN
05 Nov 2010
Tokyo, 5 Nov - A new analysis technique for the design and optimization of beam optics has successfully been used to model the group behavior of electron beams over a linear accelerator, paving the way for its use at linear accelerator based light source facilities around the world.
RIKEN
04 Nov 2010
Tokyo, 4 Nov- Researchers at RIKEN have successfully developed a revolutionary new polymer film that changes shape upon irradiation with UV and visible light.