http://www.researchsea.com/ ResearchSEA - Asia Research News | Science en-gb Copyright 2007 ResearchSEA 2013-05-19T00:45 slightlydifferent.co.uk ResearchSEA ResearchSEA http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7706/cid/1 Ulsan, Republic of Korea, May 17, 2013 – Researchers have identified a novel role of ATAXIN-2 as a posttranscriptional coactivator crucial for circadian behaviors and molecular clocks. The work was carried out by Chunghun Lim and colleagues during his post-doctoral time at Northwestern University. http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7707/cid/1 16 May 2013 - A new study published in PNAS argues that for fisheries policies to be effective they must take in to account not just fish stock conservation and environmental issues, but also research data on the patterns and dynamics of fish trade, markets and user consumption. http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7705/cid/1 The top 3 prize winners of the Bornean Frog Race were given to photos of the White-lipped frog, the Bornean Horned Frog and the Spotted Stream Frog http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7704/cid/1 (Tokyo, 16 May, 2013) Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology report details on the biological mechanisms through which cells degrade own cellular material, allowing them to survive starvation conditions. http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7703/cid/1 The world’s first Brain Training Device has given a ray of new hope to the recovery of survivors after stroke. Developed by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, this novel device can detect brainwave and control the movement of paralyzed limbs. http://www.researchsea.com/html/announcements.php/aid/7702/cid/1 Kazuaki Sawada from Toyohashi Tech was awarded the FY2013 Science and Technology Award [Research Division] by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7701/cid/1 Single-chip integration of the components needed for sending and receiving terahertz radiation should help applications in imaging and communication http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7700/cid/1 High-level simulations reveal that plastic deformation in super-resilient alloys is governed by atomic zones with characteristic lengths http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7699/cid/1 Numerical simulations show how to avoid imperfections in the next generation of high-density data storage http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7698/cid/1 A novel type of tilt sensor may extend the capabilities of ultrasonic devices already used in a range of applications http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7697/cid/1 A student team from The HKPolyU has made a strong presence in the 2013 Taiwan Innovative Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (UAV) Design Competition by taking home the Second Runner-up (Navigated Flight Category). http://www.researchsea.com/html/announcements.php/aid/7696/cid/1 IOP Publishing (IOP) announced a new three year agreement with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) for the continued publication of the open access title Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM). http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7689/cid/1 Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) demonstrated high-performance polymer solar cells (PSCs) with power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.92% which is the highest values reported to date for plasmonic PSCs using metal nanoparticles (NPs). http://www.researchsea.com/html/announcements.php/aid/7688/cid/1 This funding will provide two-year fellowships to 30 students from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam to allow them to pursue master's degrees in science at leading universities in the region. http://www.researchsea.com/html/calendar.php/eid/7686/cid/1 NIMS Conference 2013 will be discussing the latest innovations in nano electronics. Registration deadline is June 23 and abstract submission deadline is May 17. http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7685/cid/1 On 27th of April, the Bornean Frog Race was held at the Kubah National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7684/cid/1 A research group at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) of NIMS discovered an intriguing phenomenon in which an inorganic layered crystal expanded and contracted by 100 times its original size in a few seconds in an aqueous solution, displaying a behavior similar to a living cell. http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7683/cid/1 The NIMS Global Research Center for Environment and Energy based on Nanomaterials Science (GREEN) and Tokyo Metropolitan University have measured the volumetric expansion of single particles of silicon accompanying the charging reaction. This finding demonstrated the importance of electrode design from the viewpoint of volumetric energy density. http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7682/cid/1 Tsukuba, Japan 26 April - Nanoparticles are used in many commercial products catalysts to cosmetics. A review published today in the Science and Technology of Advanced Materials by researchers in Sweden and Spain describes recent work on the 3 main nanoparticles used in photocatalytic, UV-blocking and sunscreens. http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/7681/cid/1 Trapping free electrons with polycyclic aromatic molecules creates materials with enhanced optical, electronic and magnetic properties