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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
17 Jan 2011
As food prices rise around the globe, Africa faces increased challenges to feed its citizens. IDRC’s grant will support AGRA’S innovative research to improve agricultural productivity and access to markets.
Nature Publishing Group
16 Jan 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Geoscience: Reduced climate cooling from snow and ice; Geoscience: Sea ice impedes mercury breakdown.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
14 Jan 2011
Researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University have carried out a pioneering study on the factors behind motorcycle accidents.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
14 Jan 2011
In November last year, the UN reported that there are many more people with cellphones in the Indian population than those with access to a toilet.
RIKEN
14 Jan 2011
Humanized mouse models help clarify the origins of leukemia and the cellular processes that lead to its recurrence, providing hope for a cure for this intractable blood disease.
RIKEN
14 Jan 2011
Simulations have explained the peculiar nature of molecular hydrogen vibration under high pressure
RIKEN
14 Jan 2011
A newly proposed superconducting device could lead to the first observation of particles that are their own antiparticles
Waseda University
13 Jan 2011
Showing of “The Tiger Factory” during the Directors' Fortnight Section
Waseda University
13 Jan 2011
The release of “Biographies of the Great Men of Saga, Shigenobu Okuma” (To be published January 2011).
Universiti Sains Malaysia
13 Jan 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has developed a software application to test soil strength and gradient in order to help the government tackle the problem of landslides in the country.
Nature Publishing Group
12 Jan 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Astronomy: Clustering galaxies seen in the very early Universe; Comment: Counting the cost of corruption in earthquake zones; Neuroscience: Modelled tinnitus treatment rings true; Quantum physics: Entangled light stored in crystals; And finally... Teething trouble .
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
12 Jan 2011
PUTRAJAYA, 21 July – The Ministry of Higher Education has announced Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) as one of the top four public institutes of higher learning (IPTA) to retain the Research University (RU) title.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
12 Jan 2011
SERDANG, 3 Jan – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) was ranked sixth among 95 universities in the world in the GreenMetric World University Ranking 2010 (Green Metric) hosted by the University of Indonesia.
University of the Philippines Diliman
12 Jan 2011
Dean Michael Tan of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), University of the Philippines Diliman, sums up the projects and priorities of his administration in one word: space, referring to several meanings of the word in his plans for the college.
University of the Philippines Diliman
12 Jan 2011
Strengthening bonds is on the agenda for Dean Aura C. Matias of the College of Engineering (CoE), both within and outside of the college, at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
University of the Philippines Diliman
12 Jan 2011
New College of Music (CM) Dean José S. Buenconsejo means to boost the University of the Philippines Diliman faculty of music's research agenda and expand its presence in the local community.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
11 Jan 2011
In a timely review paper, scientists from Japan, Germany, and Spain provide a highly relevant overview of the history, physical interpretation and applications of plasmons in metallic nanostructures.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
10 Jan 2011
Malaysian research students at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) found that if there is more organic content in sewage sludge it is possible to generate more methane.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
10 Jan 2011
In celebration of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) 2011, nearly 70 scientists from across the globe will speak at a two-day conference on research that can greatly impact technologies in health, lifestyle, high-value manufacturing and sustainability.
Nature Publishing Group
09 Jan 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Neuroscience: Chills of musical pleasure; Nature: A massive black hole in a nearby dwarf galaxy; Geoscience: Origin of lunar water; And finally…Chemical Biology: To screen and protect
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University will, through its partnership with Sichuan University in establishing China's first Training Institute on Disaster Management and Reconstruction, bring in its programmes and expertise to support the reconstruction and sustainable development of Sichuan province.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) School of Accounting and Finance hosted on 4-5 January the JCAE (Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics) Symposium 2011.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 Jan 2011
To identify the future direction of education and research, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) jointly organized a cross-discipline international forum.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently won one Gold and three Silver Medals at the 62nd International Trade Fair "Ideas - Inventions – New Products" (IENA) of Nuremberg, Germany, for its innovations in health technology, novel use of optical fibres and digital image processing.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
07 Jan 2011
Singapore, 7 January 2011 - The Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R) and Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL), both units of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), have entered into a research and development (R&D) agreement with Huawei to co-develop new areas of infocomm technologies in Singapore.
RIKEN
07 Jan 2011
Masao Ito, founder of the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI), is famous as one of the pioneers in a research movement that has shed light on the deeper functions of the cerebellum. Ito recounts the story of this research in his own words.
RIKEN
07 Jan 2011
Research at the Electron Microscope Laboratory is shedding light on the elegant mechanisms that control the push and shove of cells in living organisms
RIKEN
07 Jan 2011
The first Japanese human genome sequence suggests that genetics researchers may be overlooking rare but potentially important variations
RIKEN
07 Jan 2011
The ability of bacteria to change the body color of aphids has ecological consequences
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
07 Jan 2011
The separation of proteins into relatively homogeneous groups and sizes has been very important in biopharmaceuticals and medicines. Researchers at NIMS have fabricated tight mosaic cage silica nanotubes inside anodic alumina membranes as a promising candidate nanofilter for high-speed size-exclusion separation of high concentration macromolecules.