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Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
01 Sep 2024
- DGIST Professor Seo Byeong-Chan’s research team is the first in the world to discover how PAC channels work.
- Their research has revealed a method to prevent cell edema and tissue damage, which may help treat cancer and brain diseases.
30 Aug 2024
Asia Research News monitors the latest research news in Asia. Some highlights that caught our attention this week are how choosing the right drink can reduce your chance of developing gout, how warmer waters mean tougher conditions for some fish, and combining crystals with dye to reinforce anti-counterfeit labels.
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
30 Aug 2024
A team including the Kavli IPMU has observed a pair of galaxies merging 12.8 billion years ago, forming one of the brightest objects in the early Universe. These results will help us understand the early evolution of galaxies and black holes.
The University of Osaka
29 Aug 2024
Researchers from Osaka University, The University of Adelaide, and the Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology have invented a compact, ultra-broadband (de)multiplexer that efficiently separates and combines terahertz waves around 300 GHz with orthogonal polarizations, similar to polarized sunglasses. This breakthrough can double the data transmission rate, advancing 6G communications toward 1 Terabit/s.
Lingnan University
29 Aug 2024
Lingnan University held its Postgraduate Student Orientation 2024 today (29 August), welcoming over 3,300 new students. The incoming students for the 2024/25 academic year are pursuing taught postgraduate/doctoral degrees and MPhil/PhD programmes from around the world, and show an approximate 40 per cent increase over last year's 2,400 students, setting a new record.
Kanazawa University
29 Aug 2024
Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, implement modifications to their high-speed atomic force microscopy that simultaneously improve resolution and speed, while enabling direct measurements of 3D structures to provide conclusive evidence of a contested hydration layer forming as calcite dissolves.
Tohoku University
29 Aug 2024
To understand the mysteries surrounding black holes, researchers at Tohoku University created a simulation of accretion disk turbulence that possesses the highest-resolution currently available.
Osaka Metropolitan University
29 Aug 2024
Specific nucleosides hinder replication of tumor cells in step toward cancer prevention
Asia Research News Partnerships
29 Aug 2024
TechInnovation 2024, IPI Singapore’s flagship event, is set to return this year from 28 - 30 October at Marina Bay Sands, Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, as a premier event dedicated to exploring Sustainable Urban Living.
National Taiwan University
29 Aug 2024
14-3-3η: A protein that helps fight RNA viruses but can also be manipulated by them. New research reveals its complex role in the immune response
Tohoku University
29 Aug 2024
If we are to realize better renewable energy technologies, it is vital that scientists develop catalysts that improve the oxygen evolution reaction. A group of researchers has done just that by introducing rare-earth single atoms into manganese oxide.
The University of Osaka
28 Aug 2024
Researchers from Osaka University found that voltage-sensing phosphatase (VSP) is activated by electrical signals during sperm maturation and is crucial for establishing the optimal phosphoinositide environment to generate functional spermatozoa. Modulating VSP function to promote appropriate sperm maturation could be used to develop clinical treatments for infertility in the future.
The University of Osaka
28 Aug 2024
Fujitsu and Osaka University accelerate progress toward practical quantum computing by significantly increasing computing scale through error impact reduction in quantum computing architecture
Osaka Metropolitan University
28 Aug 2024
A nonirritant, antibacterial solution to prevent oral inflammation may lie in citrus and coconut chemical compounds
Kanazawa University
28 Aug 2024
Researchers at Kanazawa University report in eLife on deciphering the actin structure-dependent preferential cooperative binding of cofilin.
Tohoku University
28 Aug 2024
Ammonia is a gas that plays a crucial role in agriculture and industry and has the potential to become a zero-carbon fuel for energy conversion and storage technologies. However, the current methods of producing ammonia are highly energy-intensive, contributing to approximately 1.8% of global CO2 emissions. By focusing on spinel cobalt oxides, a research team has revealed how understanding and optimizing these catalysts could offer a solution to this challenge.
The University of Osaka
27 Aug 2024
A pioneering study titled “Causal effect of video gaming on mental well-being in Japan 2020-2022,” published in Nature Human Behaviour, has conducted the most comprehensive investigation to date on the causal relationship between video gaming and mental well-being. This research, the first to demonstrate this relationship using real-life data, challenges commonly held views about the effects of gaming.
Tohoku University
27 Aug 2024
Scientists have struggled to manufacture quasi-1D Zirconium pentatelluride in larger quantities - until now. This finding by Tohoku University researchers may advance tech such as quantum computing.
Kanazawa University
27 Aug 2024
Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, used high-speed atomic force microscopy to observe dynamic changes in AMPA receptors, which are vital for brain communication. Their findings, published in ACS Nano, reveal how these receptors adapt during signal transmission and suggest potential targets for neurological therapies.
Lingnan University
26 Aug 2024
Incoming freshmen for the 2024/25 academic year at Lingnan University were warmly welcomed today (26 August) to the New Student Orientation (NSO) Programme 2024 and Official Welcome on campus. This year, over 1,300 local, Mainland and overseas undergraduates joined the Lingnan family, and the average Gaokao score of Mainland Chinese students admitted to the first year has increased from last year by 15 points.
Duke-NUS Medical School
26 Aug 2024
The surprising discovery that cellular protein Gα13 may actually protect against—rather than promote growth of—the most commonly relapsing type of breast cancer signals potential for more effective and innovative treatments.
Osaka Metropolitan University
26 Aug 2024
Affordable polyethylene rafts found 5 times more durable than usual bamboo ones
Impart
26 Aug 2024
A board game made of cloth or paper and featuring a series of squares, snakes and ladders, with the latter functioning as karmic devices, gyan chaupar was not only a popular recreation in ancient India, but also an important spiritual tool. Literally translating to the ‘game of knowledge’ this game instilled lessons on attaining moksha or salvation from the cycle of death and rebirth.
Asia Research News
23 Aug 2024
Asia Research News monitors the latest research news in Asia. Some highlights that caught our attention this week are how playing video games can help you feel better, how we age rapidly in two “bursts”, and a spider that tricks male fireflies into its web.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
23 Aug 2024
A machine learning algorithm can use X-ray diffraction data from polymers to predict the behaviour of new materials.
Asia Research News
23 Aug 2024
Mpox has now been reported in Asia. Asia Research News has compiled a small selection of resources for better understanding.
Duke-NUS Medical School
23 Aug 2024
This alliance by the student bodies of Singapore’s three medical schools continues to unify and represent the voice of the local medical student community through regular dialogue, engagement and collaboration with external stakeholders, including the Singapore Medical Association and Ministry of Health.
Singapore University of Technology and Design
23 Aug 2024
SUTD researchers have developed an exceptionally versatile soft gripper that can easily adapt to various food manipulation scenarios. This innovative design earned them the grand prize at the IEEE RoboSoft Manipulation Competition for two consecutive years (2022 and 2023), and more recently, the Best Innovation Award at the Shape Morphing Workshop during the 2024 IEEE RoboSoft conference.
National Taiwan University
23 Aug 2024
Professor Hsiao-Wei Yuan from the School of Forestry and Resource Conservation at National Taiwan University (NTU) has been leading a team since 2003 dedicated to the research and protection of the endangered Chinese Crested Tern, also known as the 'Mythical Bird,' with only fewer than 100 individuals remaining.
Hokkaido University
22 Aug 2024
A newly developed compound that reduces harmful inflammation in rats caused by overactive neutrophils shows great potential as a safer treatment for various inflammatory diseases in humans.