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Tohoku University
05 Dec 2024
New research suggesting a link between motor protein Kif23 and microcephaly may be the key to developing more effective treatments for this condition.
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
05 Dec 2024
An international team of researchers including Kavli IPMU has used the ALMA telescope and found old elliptical galaxies in the universe can form from intense star formation within early galaxy cores.
National Taiwan University
04 Dec 2024
Charge density waves usually cause electrons to become heavier and slow down. Dr. Ming-Wen Chu and the collaborators in National Taiwan University find the opposite is true in CuTe and study the phenomenon using advanced momentum-dependent electron energy loss spectroscopy.
The University of Osaka
03 Dec 2024
The hydrogen atoms of [4Fe-4S] type ferredoxin, one of the electron carriers, have been visualized and both experiments and calculations have revealed the mechanisms that control the redox potential. Aspartic acid (Asp64) located a distance away from the [4Fe-4S] cluster of ferredoxin, was found to be the control switch, an evolutionarily conserved mechanism.
Hiroshima University
03 Dec 2024
Hiroshima University, in partnership with four Japanese institutions and five global collaborators, has launched the “Global Research Initiative on Wireless Terahertz (GROW-THz).” Backed by the JST ASPIRE program with ¥500 million in funding over five years, this project aims to advance next-generation ultra-high-speed wireless communication technologies, strengthen international research networks, and foster intellectual mobility, including the long-term overseas placement of doctoral students
Tohoku University
02 Dec 2024
You reach for a glass of water only to knock it to the floor, shattering the glass and shooting shards all over the place. If only the glass was unbreakable. Now, researchers at Tohoku University have brought this possibility closer to reality after they uncovered crucial insights into how glass becomes more resistant to fractures.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
02 Dec 2024
By identifying the ideal manufacturing conditions, machine learning reduces the need for expensive and time-consuming experimentation.
Impart
02 Dec 2024
Perched on a hill overlooking the village of Thiksey in Ladakh, Thiksey Monastery is one of the most expansive Buddhist complexes in India. Notable for its vast collection of murals, sculptures and rare manuscripts, this 15th-century religious site is heavily fortified and was once an administrative centre.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
02 Dec 2024
DGIST Employee Startup ‘IMsystem’ Selected as ‘Next Gen World Class Product’ Certified Company... Showcases Next Gen Vascular Intervention
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
02 Dec 2024
- A joint research team between DGIST and Kyungpook National University developed next-generation energy technology to produce eco-friendly hydrogen from ingredients in coffee
- The results were published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
02 Dec 2024
- DGIST Prof. Kwon Hyuk-joon's research team developed liquid-processed thin-film transistors that can maintain high performance at low temperatures
- They are expected to be used in the next generation of high-performance flexible electronics and wearable devices as they can operate on plastic substrates and maintain stable performance under repeated mechanical bending
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
02 Dec 2024
- An AI-based small business marketing solution and a self-powered brake sensor developed at DGIST each win a grand prize in national competitions
- Spotlight on creative research outcomes achieved through the DGIST’s UGRP
The University of Osaka
01 Dec 2024
Researchers at Osaka University have identified ARMC5 as a key regulator of fatty acid balance in adipose tissue. ARMC5 degrades non-SCAP-bound SREBP1, activating it to regulate stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD), an enzyme essential for fatty acid desaturation. This discovery opens avenues for developing drugs targeting ARMC5 to manage fatty acid levels and improve health outcomes.
Asia Research News
29 Nov 2024
Asia Research News monitors the latest research news in Asia. Some highlights that caught our attention this week are how to make a mouse from a single-celled organism, stimulating tastebuds in VR and how moving water actually ends up moving the planet.
Tohoku University
29 Nov 2024
Researchers have demonstrated room-temperature ferroelectricity in single-element tellurium nanowires, providing a pathway toward ultrahigh-density data storage and neuromorphic computing. Published in Nature Communications, the study introduces a self-gated ferroelectric field-effect transistor (SF-FET) that integrates memory and computing capabilities.
National Taiwan University
29 Nov 2024
Although crackles have long been regarded as a hallmark finding in physical examinations, this study revealed their unreliability not only among human physicians but also in artificial intelligence systems.
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
28 Nov 2024
The University of Tokyo Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU, WPI) Professor Yuji Tachikawa and The University of Tokyo School of Science graduate student Masaki Okada have found that any operation of non-invertible symmetries is a quantum operation, uncovering a link between quantum information theory and particle and condensed matter physics that had previously been unknown.
Lingnan University
28 Nov 2024
Lingnan University held its 55th Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees today (28 November), presided over by Council Chairman Mr Andrew Yao Cho-fai and Deputy Council Chairman Mr Augustine Wong Ho-ming. This year the University conferred degrees on 3,068 graduates, of whom 770 were undergraduates, 2,242 masters, 52 doctors, and 124 postgraduate diploma holders. A hundred and twenty graduates were awarded both a Master of Accountancy and a Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy.
National Taiwan University
28 Nov 2024
Cooling atomic gases to quantum regime often involves time-consuming steps. Electromagnetically induced transparency now achieves quantum degeneracy with high efficiency.
Osaka Metropolitan University
27 Nov 2024
Copolymer solution uses water-loving differential to induce desorption at lower temperatures
Osaka Metropolitan University
27 Nov 2024
Clues found relating repair of photosynthetic protein complex to how plants survive in colder regions
Ateneo de Manila University
26 Nov 2024
These deep learning tools can help both government and private entities when making investment and policy decisions.
Tohoku University
26 Nov 2024
Creating and controlling quantum dots via electrical methods, is likely to lead to new frontiers in the quest to develop stable and efficient qubits. Exploring how zinc oxide can be used in electrically defined quantum dots, researchers have unearthed some surprising phenomenon.
Tohoku University
26 Nov 2024
This unobtrusive, leaf-mounted sensor saves time and improves productivity by remotely monitoring the health of plants in real-time.
Osaka Metropolitan University
26 Nov 2024
Balancing environmental conditions with energy-saving performance
Lingnan University
26 Nov 2024
Lingnan University will confer honorary doctoral degrees on two leading professors in recognition of their outstanding achievements and valuable contributions to humanity.
They are renowned mathematician Prof Yau Shing-tung and distinguished structural biologist Prof Nieng Yan.
Lingnan University
25 Nov 2024
With the rapid development of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), safety issues arising from the related technologies are gradually surfacing and have attracted widespread attention.
Singapore University of Technology and Design
25 Nov 2024
An SUTD researcher has developed a promising automated workflow that leverages a large language model to generate a design structure matrix in less than five minutes.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
25 Nov 2024
- Professor Choi Jong-min’s research team at DGIST has developed groundbreaking solar cell technology that retains 96.7% of its performance over 140 days and demonstrates high-temperature resistance, thanks to the use of hydrogen-bonding additives.
- They discovered that the strong hydrogen-bonding capability of functional additives plays a crucial role in stabilizing the ions that make up perovskite.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
25 Nov 2024
- Development of a wireless brain neural signal recorder without batteries paves the way for treating intractable brain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
- Research findings published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, a top international journal in the biomedical field