Engineering & Technology

Aid & Development Asia Summit, taking place on 14-15 June at the MICC2 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, will discuss on building a culture of resilience and strengthening disaster preparedness and roundtables on emergency communication, early warning systems, GIS, data collection and mapping.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has brought glory to Hong Kong by winning three Global Innovation Awards at the TechConnect World Conference and Expo 2017 (TechConnect World). It is the first time for a Hong Kong higher education institution to receive the award. PolyU is also the only awardee from Hong Kong.

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)'s undergraudate organization, International Conference for Integration of Science, Techology and Science (ICISTS) will convene its annual conference from July 31 to Aug. 4 at the KAIST Daejeon campus. This year's theme is "Draw the Web: Interactions in Society."

Researchers at Nagoya University report high thermoelectric powers in one-dimensional crystals for practical low-temperature cooling.

Commonwealth Scientific Community to Gather in Singapore

Winning products demonstrate amazing ingenuity and design qualities

A breakthrough in generating water-stable metal-organic frameworks allows efficient removal of water from gases.

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean to deliver Singapore Energy Lecture at 10th edition of Singapore International Energy Week

A Korean research team has developed semi-transparent perovskite solar cells that could be great candidates for solar windows.

Computational artist Norimichi Hirakawa used computer programming to produce moving images.

Satellite success is a big step forward for the Philippines and for broader efforts to establish a microsatellite consortium across Asia.

A new magnetic system could precisely control the movement of levitating objects for many manufacturing applications.

MIT Technology Review calls for nominations from innovators in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan for the 2018 Innovators Under 35 Asia list.

Conjugated polymers designed with a twist produce tiny, brightly fluorescent particles with broad applications.

A single-step process transforms carbon dioxide into star-shaped molecules that are promising building blocks for useful polymeric materials.

Roll-to-roll printing of a conductive metal ink offers an inexpensive, high performance alternative to today’s touchscreen technology.

Cellulose nanofibers can help particles in ink and printed electronics disperse evenly, rather than spread apart like dried coffee rings.

Study into spirals of magnetic spin showcases potential of layered materials for future data storage.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a novel bio-inspired nonlinear anti-vibration system that can significantly reduce vibration in various mechanic systems.

A new method for shaping the waveform generated by multi-antenna radar systems is inexpensive and practical.

A Nagoya University-led research team mimics the rich color of bird plumage and demonstrates new ways to control how light interacts with materials.

Exploiting the Potential of Technology towards Greater Public Service Delivery

World-renowned innovators from higher education, government and business sectors will gather in an international summit in Hong Kong this summer to explore how to enhance universities’ impacts through innovative research and teaching for the benefit of the society and mankind.

A research team, led by South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has engineered a self-sustaining sensor platform to continuously monitor the surrounding environment without having an external power source.

The search is on for 10 innovators under the age of 35 who will be presenting their groundbreaking work at EmTech Asia 2018.

A multilevel modulation format developed by University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus researchers shows clear advantage in achieving longer fibre-transmission distances.

Cyanine dyes could improve the efficiency of using molecular probes to identify, for example, the presence of a virus or a tumour receptor.

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)'s nanosatellite was successfully launched on an Atlas V booster aboard the NASA CRS-7 Mission on April 18 at the Kennedy Space Center.

A new method combining tumor suppressor protein p53 and biomineralization peptide BMPep successfully created hexagonal silver nanoplates, suggesting an efficient strategy for controlling the nanostructure of inorganic materials.