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18/11/2025

‘우주매듭’이 드러내는 우주 존재의 근원
일본서 발견된 신종 해파리, ‘사무라이’ 이름 얻다
이상 항체를 조절하는 면역세포 메커니즘 규명
컴퓨터 과학 기반 항궤양 백신 개발 연구
금속 회수·재활용에 활용되는 신종 효모 기술
사이콤 커피 세션(2025.12.10): AI 시대의 과학 저널리즘

편집자 픽(Editor’s Choice) 기사를 선보입니다!

Hiroshima University, Tohoku University, The University of Osaka, Ateneo de Manila University, Osaka Metropolitan University

18/11/2025

宇宙の結び目、サムライクラゲ、抗潰瘍ワクチンなど
最新のEditor's Choiceですべて読もう！

Hiroshima University Tohoku University The University of Osaka Ateneo de Manila University Osaka Metropolitan University

18/11/2025

Untangling cosmic knots, samurai jellyfish, controlling rogue antibodies, anti-ulcer vaccine & metal-recovering yeast.🛡️✨Plus: Next SciCom coffee talk on science journalism in the AI era & WHO guide to reporting on non-communicable diseases.

Read all in the latest Editor's Choice: https://tinyurl.com/yckdhfxb

Featuring stories from Hiroshima University, Tohoku University, The University of Osaka, Ateneo de Manila University, Osaka Metropolitan University

14/11/2025

Gold nanoparticles are used in medicine, particularly for therapy. An international research team including The University of Osaka developed an eco-friendly method to produce these using microalgae.

👉 https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/harnessing-algae-greener-way-create-functional-gold-nanoparticles

Published in ACS Publications / Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

Researchers have developed an eco-friendly method to create gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using microalgae. This "green synthesis" avoids harsh chemicals, resulting in nanoparticles that are more stable than conventional ones. When activated by a laser, these AuNPs effectively destroy cancer cells whil...

14/11/2025

What does it take to effectively analyze, manage, maintain, and update a genomic database of 100,000 people?🧬🔬 A team from Tohoku University shared techniques and insights on their large-scale genomic sequencing project in a new paper published in JMA Journal.

Learn more: https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/what-we-learned-decade-long-genome-cohort-study-100000-japanese-individuals

Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) has optimized how to run a large-scale genome analysis study over ten years – and they are now sharing their innovative techniques as a valuable resource to advance genome research.

14/11/2025

A new study from Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore General Hospital, and Tsinghua University shows how AI could transform medical education, while calling for stronger collaboration across schools, hospitals, and regulators to make it safe, responsible and effective.👩‍⚕️🤖

Read more: https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/collaborations-key-unlocking-potential-ai-transforming-medical-education-duke-nus-study

Published in The Lancet Digital Health journal.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to better train doctors via personalising learning experiences, simulating clinical scenarios and supporting research. Yet, there are human, financial and resource-based barriers to its adoption. Healthcare institutions, medical schools, industry partne...

31/10/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐣𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭!📣 Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered a new species of the or Portuguese man-of-war in Japan's northeast.

The new species, Physalia mikazuki, is named after the crescent moon helmet worn by the samurai warrior Date Masamune.

👉 https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/researchers-japan-discover-new-jellyfish-species-deserving-samurai-warrior-name

Published in Frontiers in Marine Science journal.

A new species of jellyfish has been discovered! Researchers at Tohoku University named this venomous creature Physalia mikazuki, after the crescent moon helmet worn by Sendai’s feudal lord Date Masamune.

23/10/2025

우주 초창기 블랙홀, 좋은 콜레스테롤의 생성 원리, 자가치유 플라스틱, 뎅기열 감염을 통한 재프로그래밍, 국산 홍합의 힘, 우주 청소 기술까지—
편집자 픽(Editor’s Choice) 기사를 선보입니다.

특집 기사:
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
Kyoto University iCeMS
Lingnan University
Duke-NUS Medical School
DGIST
Tohoku University

21/10/2025

The 2025 winners have been announced, and we have new Nobel laureates from !

Shimon Sakaguchi from The University of Osaka, Japan, was one of the awardees for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University iCeMS, Japan, was also a co-awardee of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with Omar Yaghi, who was born in Jordan.

Asia Research News has written press releases for recent and research involving Professor Kitagawa. Learn more here:

The 2025 Nobel Prize winners have been announced, and we have new Nobel laureates from Asia.

20/10/2025

The Taiwan Innotech Expo (Tie發明創新達人誌) 2025 successfully concluded on October 18. Co-organized by 11 government ministries and implemented by TAITRA and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) of Taiwan, the event attracted over 400 exhibitors from 19 countries.

🌏The three-day exhibition welcomed nearly 11,000 visitors, from local public attendees to institution representatives from other countries such as Mexico, Canada, Malaysia, Germany, and Japan.

🤖The expo demonstrated the strength of academia-industry-government linkages in bringing to adoption. Three main pavilions — Innovation Economy, Future Tech, and Sustainability — along with an Invention Competition Area, showcased over a thousand technologies in semiconductors, ICT, , healthcare, , and .♻️

🏆An awarding ceremony for the Invention Competition capped off the event, recognising both local and international innovations.

For more information, visit https://www.inventaipei.com.tw/en/index.html

16/10/2025

Taiwan Innotech Expo ( ) 2025 opened today! It will run until October 18, 2025 at the Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1.

🧠 See Taiwan's strengthened industry through integrated applications of in fields such as manufacturing and agriculture, powered by next-generation , at the Innovation Economy exhibit.

🤖 Experience smart robots, chatbots, sports tech, and quantum technology models at the Future Tech pavilion.

♻️ Check out sustainable products and tech as well as advances in healthcare and medical -- and more!

📖 Plus: Get a copy of Asia Research News 2025 at the registration booth 😊

08/10/2025

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi received the in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of “regulatory T cells (Treg)” that suppress immune overreaction. He is currently a Specially Appointed Professor at the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC)免疫学フロンティア研究センター, The University of Osaka.

Read his message and find out more about his research and lab: https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/relentless-faith-and-dedication-culminate-nobel-prize