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Natural Wheat Enzymes Offer Safer Alternative to Chemical Additives in Breadmaking, Study Finds

Natural Wheat Enzymes Offer Safer Alternative to Chemical Additives in Breadmaking, Study Finds

Henan, China — A new study published in Food Innovation and Advances by researchers at Henan University of…

Sep 24, 20252 min read
New Brain Monitoring Method Could Change Epilepsy Treatment

New Brain Monitoring Method Could Change Epilepsy Treatment

Osaka, Japan — Scientists at the University of Osaka have created a new way to monitor brain activity…

Sep 23, 20252 min read
HKU Researcher and Collaborators Detect First “Heartbeat” of a Newborn Neutron Star in Distant Cosmic Explosion

HKU Researcher and Collaborators Detect First “Heartbeat” of a Newborn Neutron Star in Distant Cosmic Explosion

A discovery involving researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has, for the first time, unveiled millisecond…

Sep 23, 20255 min read
Shape-shifting collisions probe secrets of early Universe 

Shape-shifting collisions probe secrets of early Universe 

This summer, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) took a breath of fresh air. Normally filled with beams of protons, the…

Sep 23, 20253 min read
New tool makes generative AI models more likely to create breakthrough materials

New tool makes generative AI models more likely to create breakthrough materials

Cambridge, Mass. — The artificial intelligence models that turn text into images are also useful for generating new…

Sep 23, 20256 min read
NASA Awards Blue Origin $190 Million Contract to Deliver VIPER Rover to Lunar South Pole

NASA Awards Blue Origin $190 Million Contract to Deliver VIPER Rover to Lunar South Pole

WASHINGTON — As part of its Artemis campaign, NASA has awarded Blue Origin a Commercial Lunar Payload Services…

Sep 21, 20253 min read

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New techniques in the performance practice and compositions of the Malay Gamelan

New techniques in the performance practice and compositions of the Malay Gamelan

ByAmrita TuladharFeb 15, 20152 min read

Assimilating traditional musical instruments into contemporary musical composition. Globalization has brought about changes in the music scene. Traditional music from all over the world is being incorporated into a contemporary music composition, creating new melodies that can be accepted and enjoyed by both the younger and older generations. The traditional music of Malaysia appears to be […]

Women Scientists in Developing Countries Receive Elsevier Foundation Awards for Physics and Math

Women Scientists in Developing Countries Receive Elsevier Foundation Awards for Physics and Math

ByAmrita TuladharFeb 13, 20156 min read

Talented Nigerian, Sudanese and Vietnamese scientists honored at AAAS Annual Meeting San Jose, California– Four physicists and a mathematician have been named winners of the 2015 Elsevier Foundation Awards for…

Fortune slips (o-mikuji) and prayer sticks for bonfire (o-hitaki) At New Year’s, people read fortune slips to check their fortunes for the coming year. The slips are popular among young women. People burn wooden prayer sticks to pray for the safety of their families and the prosperity of their businesses. Both are New Year events. Copyright : Waseda University

Japan’s Traditional Culture of Folk Beliefs

ByAmrita TuladharFeb 11, 20156 min read

Many people in Japan visited Shinto shrines at the beginning of the new year. Long lines formed at even the small local shrine near my home, snaking out of the…

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Top Nepalese doctor combats brain condition worlddwide

ByAmrita TuladharFeb 10, 20154 min read

A leading Nepali doctor is helping to combat a life threatening condition later this month when he broadcasts globally as part of World Encephalitis Day (WED) on 22 February. Professor Ajit…