Academic research practices have remained virtually identical in its conduct and organization over the last few decades. Disparate groups of researchers work on ideas, projects and inventions in isolated clusters, with little sharing of information and synergies from collaboration. However a new shift in paradigm is not only changing how researchers collaborate, but changing the [...]
A research team composed of Taiwanese and French academics has won this year’s Taiwan-France Science and Technology Award for their study on how to prevent proliferation of glial cells, or how to balance brain cell numbers, the National Science Council (NSC) announced on Wednesday.
The Taiwanese researchers, headed by Chien Cheng-ting, a research fellow and professor [...]
Forums have become a ubiquitious part of websites in the new Web 2.0 world. Forums allow an exchange of information in a less formal setting than journals and magazines and even allow lurkers to visit and learn from the exchanges that take place. However, very few interdisciplinary forums currently exist. If one were to take [...]
While many of us tend to view research collaboration at the individual, lab, or organizational level, nations can also be the unit of collaboration. In an exciting development, The United States and Japan agreed to collaborate in eight research areas that include solar power generation, carbon capture and storage, nanotechnology and hydrogen technology. Japanese [...]
I came across this perfect example of research collaboration in a Web 2.0 environment. This discussion shows that virtual tools are cost effective and useful across the world. Often travel is cost prohibitive, but with electronic media communication, our collaboration can be inclusive.
“UN-INSTRAW launched the results [...]
