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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
19 Jul 2008
Enhancing Household and Community Adaptive Capacity in Dealing with Climate Change in South East Asia
The Asian Institute of Technology
18 Jul 2008
NY, USA - In his four-minute address to the 54-member Council on 1 July, President Irandoust presented AIT as a success story in relation to ongoing sustainable development work in Asia.
Waseda University
18 Jul 2008
Why did Hillary lose? Waseda's Prof. Toyonaga reflects on how the long US presidential election process made her initial desire and expectation of Hillary's candidacy turn to disappointment.
Nature Publishing Group
16 Jul 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Mars: Water almost everywhere, Earth science: Setting off a Cretaceous extinction event, Microscopy: Watching the cavorting of once-invisible atoms and How the brain pays attention
Nature Publishing Group
16 Jul 2008
In a special News report, Nature asks leading reproductive biologists and clinicians what developments in the field could have an equivalent impact in the next three decades. Millions of babies have now been conceived through IVF – will any of the experts’ latest predictions, including artificial wombs, be as commonplace in 2028?
Waseda University
16 Jul 2008
With the upcoming Olympics, Waseda University has put forward experts in Sports Science, Sports Business, Fan Behaviour, Coaching and Sports Medicine.
Waseda University
16 Jul 2008
Spreading Japan's unique Egyptology to the world - Waseda University was the first Asian team allowed to excavate. With dedication & technology, they confirmed the Great Pyramid's Second Boat, found Tutankhamun and his wife's rings - the first pair of rings in Egyptology, found one of the oldest mummies in perfect condition and more.
The Asian Institute of Technology
16 Jul 2008
AIT, Thailand - The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) invites applications for postdoctoral fellows or research associates in their thematic research area of Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
Waseda University
16 Jul 2008
Hydrogen energy: it attracts hope with its potential as the new, clean, eco-friendly energy of the 21st century. A significant topic on the front lines of developmental research is the establishment of hydrogen-synthesizing techniques which would produce energy suitable as a foundation for society, supporting both industry and everyday life.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
16 Jul 2008
Material durability is a major concern in structural design as it affects the particular material service life. A research is currently being conducted to investigate the effect of Malaysia's tropical climate on the strength of epoxy resin concrete structure.
Nature Publishing Group
16 Jul 2008
In Nature China this week - The soil bacteria Streptomyces can be manipulated to produce polyene antibiotics with improved pharmacological properties. Other highlights include Aquaculture: Stressful scallops, Nanowaste: Reduce, reuse, recycle, High-temperature superconductivity: Warmer than expected
Waseda University
14 Jul 2008
In the future, we hope to use advanced multi-core processor to create high-performance cell phones driven by solar batteries, safer, comfortable and energy-saving automobiles, small, quiet desktop super-computers and small food generating robots driven by sunlight.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
14 Jul 2008
SERDANG, MALAYSIA - Four Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) researchers won six medals including two gold awards during the Invention and New Product Exposition (INPEX) held at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA recently.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
13 Jul 2008
WHILE the G8 continues to make more promises on how to save the world, a Malaysian is putting his money where his mouth is. Tan Sri Mustapha Kamal of the well-known EmKay group took the initiative to launch the Belum Rainforest Research Centre last week.
Nature Publishing Group
13 Jul 2008
The Irrawaddy Delta, Myanmar is a high-risk area for groundwater contamination with arsenic, suggests research published online this week in Nature Geoscience.Other papers include A common inflammatory pathway in silicosis and Alzheimer’s, Genetic risk factor for osteoarthritis and Shells ruled by mass extinctions
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
13 Jul 2008
Brunei - The Information Comunication Technology Centre (ICTC), formerly known as Computer Services Centre, was formed in 1986 with the mission "to create and maintain an IT environment at Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
13 Jul 2008
Brunei: The Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre was set up by Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) deep in the country's unspoiled jungle as an international focus for research into the threatened rainforests of Borneo.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
12 Jul 2008
Penang, Malaysia 12 July – A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Friday between Nigeria’s Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to commercialize USM’s research on bananas.
Asia Research News
11 Jul 2008
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) announced today it is again sponsoring the Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) to acknowledge Asian and Pacific print journalists who cover development trends and the impact these have on the countries and people of the region.
Waseda University
11 Jul 2008
The Waseda University affiliated Waseda Saga Junior High School and High School is scheduled to open in April of 2010 in Karatsu City. The proximity of Karatsu to China and Korea makes it the perfect place for the development of individuals who will become active in Asia and throughout the world.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
10 Jul 2008
The increase in global demand for wood requires increase in forest productivity. There is, therefore, a need for a high-yield, faster growth, and short-rotation plantation forests. Thus, a joint research programme between Sarawak Forestry Corporation and UNIMAS was sealed for the development of plantation forests in the State of Sarawak.
Waseda University
09 Jul 2008
The research spans a wide-range, from people who study plays with a literary approach and people who study the history of noh theater and kabuki to people who study how theater should be promoted in cultural policies.
Waseda University
09 Jul 2008
"If Japan can only spend $1 million dollars where Hollywood spends $50 million dollars, then we must have the determination to give that $1 million dollars a value of $20 million dollars by utilizing technology, networking, and alliances."
Nature Publishing Group
09 Jul 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers include The scare switch, Ebola structure reveals virus camouflage, A bridge from the historical to the contemporary, A handle on human proteins used by H5N1 virus, Could there be water in the Moon?, Spinning to destruction, The usefulness of social diversity, Monitoring stress at depth and Keeping an eye out
Asia Research News
09 Jul 2008
The Arab Technology Business Plan Competition is a regional Technology investment competition organized by Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) in cooperation with Intel Corporation.
Nature Publishing Group
09 Jul 2008
In Nature China this week - Researchers in Beijing have developed a screening method that can quickly pick out potential antitumour agents from natural plant extracts and more
Nature Publishing Group
08 Jul 2008
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is pleased to announce the initiation of a free service, launching in 2008, to help authors fulfil funder and institutional mandates.
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
08 Jul 2008
Although the conference theme is “Economics of Higher Energy and Food Prices: Future Scenarios and Implications for Developing Economies,” papers on any topic within the broad, general area of sustainable economic development will be considered.
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
08 Jul 2008
This conference will provide a platform for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to discuss and negotiate how bridging this diversity demonstrates the interdependence of these worlds.
Nature Publishing Group
06 Jul 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers including Nanotechnology: Look to the stars, Mutation associated with increased rice yield, How EGFR promotes skin cancer, A natural ligand for PPAR-gamma, Ingesting and digesting intracellular bacteria, Sensing light without eyes, Muscling in on disease imaging and Enzyme implicated in risk of common obesity.