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02 Apr 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 2 April – Mobile device users will soon be able to view brilliant 3D content with the naked eye with a nano-engineered screen protector that turns ordinary mobile screens into 3D displays. The unique plastic film can also potentially be used as next generation security tokens employed by banks and corporations.
29 Mar 2013
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
(Tsukuba, 29 March 2013) The first observation of massive swelling and shrinkage of inorganic layered materials like a biological cell provides insights into the production of two-dimensional crystals.
27 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Microscale medical sensors inserted under the skin can be powered wirelessly by an external handheld receiver
27 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Defects in metal–organic frameworks induce low-temperature ferromagnetism and could yield novel materials for industry
27 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Microstructures made of adjoining semiconductor disks could lead to powerful nanoscale sensors
27 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A revolutionary atmospheric-pressure plasma boosts adhesion of polymer films for roll-to-roll solar-cell production
27 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A computer model provides important clues for the production of tightly packed electronic components
27 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 27 March - A*STAR’s IME and United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC), announced a collaboration to develop a 2.5D Through-Silicon-Interposer (TSI) platform which will enable UTAC to join the scarce list of suppliers in offering fine-pitch 2.5D TSI packaging solutions.
26 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore and Tokyo, 26 March – Singapore’s A*STAR, and Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu) have signed a MoU to explore the creation of the first Centre of Excellence for Computational Social Science and Engineering in Singapore to identify technological solutions for sustainable urban development.
24 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The consortium aims to improve the reliability of semiconductor devices by tackling copper wire bonding issues related to corrosion and stress. Members of this consortium span across the semiconductor supply chain including Atotech S.E.A., GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Heraeus Materials and Infineon Technologies.
20 Mar 2013
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
At its first glance, the mannequin ‘i.Dummy’ developed by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) looks no different from an ordinary dummy but it is no plain stuff - this sophisticated mannequin can change its body shape and size or even elongate at the point of a fingertip on computer.
20 Mar 2013
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
A project supported by the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) is helping smallholder shrimp farmers in Sri Lanka adapt their industry’s best management practices to local needs. This could lead to fewer disease outbreaks, bigger and more profitable shrimp, and fewer negative environmental impacts.
18 Mar 2013
Hanyang University
Meet the Expert - Professor Deok-Soo Kim of Hanyang University is working towards creating a new field called Molecular Geometry which provides geometrical solutions within the study of molecules.
17 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 18 March 2013 – Imagine a sensor about the size of a 50-cent coin that can remotely diagnose the ‘health’ of a motor without anyone having to physically inspect the motor. Hoestar has licensed IMRE’s piezoelectric sensor technology to automate the monitoring of vibration and physical stresses of machinery.
15 Mar 2013
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
A research group at NIMS International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) have succeeded in developing a gel material which is capable of releasing drugs in response to pressure applied by the patient.
13 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A simple fermentation treatment can convert a by-product of biofuel production into a valuable chemical feedstock for a wide range of biomedical products
13 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A numerical simulation predicts the behavior of a component that controls light for faster computing
13 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Electronic engineers in Singapore have developed and successfully tested a management system that increases the efficiency of wireless sensor networks for monitoring machine health.
13 Mar 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Computing tasks for signal processing could be performed more quickly with less power by using look-up tables
11 Mar 2013
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Ulsan, South Korea 11 March - A research team from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea have developed high-performance organic phototransistors (OPTs) based on single-crystalline n-channel organic nanowires. The research was published recently in Advanced Functional Materials.
06 Mar 2013
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Tsukuba, Japan 6 March - A research group at WPI-MANA have discovered that it is possible to detect diluted ionic mercury in water with more than 10 times higher sensitivity than with the conventional spectroscopy method.
05 Mar 2013
Toyohashi University of Technology
(Toyohashi, Japan, 5 March) Toyohashi Tech researchers have developed small-area, low-power, low-noise instrumentation amplifiers for high-spatial-resolution biomedical and environment monitoring system.
05 Mar 2013
Toyohashi University of Technology
(Toyohashi, Japan, 5 March) - From improving Japanese to English machine translation to carbon nanocoils fracture like an automobile spring—the Toyohashi Tech e-Newsletter offers reviews of its latest news
05 Mar 2013
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
(Tsukuba, 5 March 2013) 'Micrometre-level naked-eye detection' of caesium ions, a major source of contamination in the vicinity of radioactive leaks, is demonstrated in a material developed by researchers in Japan.
27 Feb 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Researchers at the A*STAR Data Storage Institute, Singapore have created tiny spheres of silicon that can strongly interact with the magnetic field of visible-wavelength light. These engineered ‘magnetic materials’ enable new ways of controlling light at the nanoscale.
27 Feb 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Sensors used in harsh conditions, such as deep-sea oil wells, must withstand extreme temperatures and pressures for hundreds of hours without failing. Researchers in Singapore have investigated two metal alloys that could give micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) sensors better protection in the toughest environments
27 Feb 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
When a bubble of air rising through water hits a sheet of glass, it doesn’t simply stop — it squishes, rebounds, and rises again, before slowly moving to the barrier. An international research team with high-speed cameras reveal the complex physics at work as air meets water and glass.
25 Feb 2013
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo, 25 Feb - Non-volatile bistable memory circuits being developed by Satoshi Sugahara and his team at Tokyo Tech pave the way for highly energy-efficient CMOS logic systems. The details are described in the Feb issue of Tokyo Institute of Technology Bulletin
25 Feb 2013
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo, 25 Feb - Helium crystallization under micro-gravity, highly energy-efficient CMOS logic systems, and ham radio for global communication: the Feb issue of the Tokyo Tech Bulletin contains the latest information about cutting edge research projects and related activities at Tokyo Tech.
22 Feb 2013
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Universiti Teknologi MARA researchers outline a non-invasive method for detecting brain tumours by utilizing spectral texture features of the MRI images
Giants in history
Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt (29 November 1926 – 13 September 2012) conducted research on how the sun affects environmental conditions on the moon.
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (25 June 1936 – 11 September 2019) was an Indonesian engineer who was President of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999.
Physicist Narinder Singh Kapany (31 October 1926 – 4 December 2020) pioneered the use of optical fibres to transmit images, and founded several optical technology companies. Born in Punjab, India, he worked at a local optical instruments factory before moving to London for PhD studies at Imperial College. There, he devised a flexible fibrescope to convey images along bundles of glass fibres.
Sir Mokshagundam Srinivasa Shastry Vishveshwarayya (15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962) is widely regarded as India’s most outstanding engineer. In a career that spanned almost his entire life, Vishveshwarayya played a pivotal role in several engineering projects, including designing the Krishnarajasagara dam that is still the source of irrigation and drinking water for parts of Karnataka today.
Fazlur Rahman Khan (3 April 1929 – 27 March 1982) was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect who invented the tube principle, which formed the basis for modern skyscraper design.
A Japanese surgeon, Tetsuzo Akutsu (20 August 1922 – 9 August 2007) built the first artificial heart capable of keeping an animal alive.
Lin Lanying (7 February 1918 – 4 March 2003) was a Chinese material engineer remembered for her contributions to the field of semiconductor and aerospace materials. Lanying was born into a family who did not believe in educating girls and she was not allowed to go to school.
Gregorio Y. Zara (8 March 1902 – 15 October 1978) was a Filipino engineer and physicist best remembered for inventing the first two-way video telephone. Zara’s video telephone invention enabled the caller and recipient to see each other while conversing, laying the foundation for video-conferencing