Engineering & Technology

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.

Inventing for a Better World

A rechargeable power source printed onto normal paper using a standard inkjet printer could pave a new way for a wide range of ‘smart’ objects.

Adding photoacid to a special kind of melted polymeric crystal allows better and switchable proton conductivity. This could lead to new materials for memory, supercapacitor and transistor technologies.

Template modification could speed up the fabrication of sensing substrates and other novel structures.

A new study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), introduced a new battery charging technology that uses light to charge batteries.

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a novel surgical robotic system that provides tactile feedback and is capable of single-incision and natural orifice (incision-free) robotic surgery. The system minimizes surgical trauma and is safer than currently available robotic systems.