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03 Jan 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Software that detects and extracts text from within video frames, making it searchable, is set to make a vast resource even more valuable
02 Jan 2013
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Malaysia is continuing to move forward on efforts to increase local research and development of their green energy, water management and clean technology sector.
21 Dec 2012
(Aichi, Japan, 21 December, 2012) – Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd welcomes journalists to preview the company’s latest innovative ITS technology on exhibition at North American International Auto Show, Detroit, 14–27 January 2013.
20 Dec 2012
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
(Tsukuba, 21 December 2012) Researchers in Japan and the US propose a nanoionic device with a range of neuromorphic and electrical multifunctions that may allow the fabrication of on-demand configurable circuits, analog memories and digital–neural fused networks in one device architecture.
20 Dec 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
An unconventional design for a nanoscale memory device uses a freely moving mechanical shuttle to improve performance
20 Dec 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Information within the bonds of molecules known as super benzene oligomers pave the way for new types of quantum computers
20 Dec 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Computer simulations of blood flow through mechanical heart valves could pave the way for more individualized prosthetics
19 Dec 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 20 December 2012- Nikon Corporation and A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a leading semiconductor research institute of Singapore, have announced a collaboration with an agreement to jointly set up a R&D laboratory to develop advanced optical lithography technology used in the manufacturing of semiconductor chips.
18 Dec 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
SINGAPORE, 19 December, 2012 -- The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of A*STAR in Singapore, announced the launch of the world’s first 2.5D Through-Silicon-Interposer (TSI) multi-project wafer (MPW) service, aimed at providing a cost-effective platform to do R&D prototyping and proof-of-concept in 2.5D TSI technology.
12 Dec 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
In their recently published review article in the Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Yasuhiko Iwasaki at Kansai University and Kazuhiko Ishihara at the University of Tokyo describe how developments in synthesis techniques have liberated the polymer MPC’s potential for a huge range of medical and biological applications.
10 Dec 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
PolyU's novel inline hydropower system for power generation from water pipelines. In full operation, an array of in-pipe turbines is expected to save 700kWh of electricity and reduce 560 kg of carbon dioxide emission per year.
10 Dec 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A theoretical and numerical study of graphene sheets reveals a property that may lead to novel opto-electric devices and circuits
10 Dec 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A method that boosts the contrast of high-resolution optical images has the potential to enable lithography at the nanoscale
10 Dec 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Operating tiny magnetic memories under electrical fields reduces power demand and could enable storage and retrieval of data at much higher speeds than conventional devices
10 Dec 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Theoretical calculations show graphene’s potential for controlling nanoscale light propagation on a chip
05 Dec 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Tsukuba, Japan 5 Dec - Researchers in Japan have created a hybrid scaffold which promotes regeneration of skin in live animals while maintaining mechanical strength making it a promising material for future skin tissue engineering. This research was recently published in the Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.
04 Dec 2012
Toyohashi University of Technology
The cortical mechanisms governing speech are not well understood because it is extremely challenging to measure the activity of the brain in action, that is, during speech production. Researchers in Japan have found modulation of mu-rhythms in the cortex related to speech production.
04 Dec 2012
Toyohashi University of Technology
Electric vehicles (EV) have ten times higher energy performance than automobiles powered by gasoline-based engines. However, they are not yet popular with drivers due to the need to store large batteries onboard. Now, Takashi Ohira and colleagues are developing an innovative method for powering EVs that drastically reduces the number of batteries.
04 Dec 2012
Toyohashi University of Technology
Hitoshi Goto and colleagues have developed high performance molecular simulation tools to study the 3D arrangement of molecules, enabling better design of medicinal and agricultural drugs which are more effective and fewer side effects
04 Dec 2012
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A recent publication by Singh and colleagues in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science explores a range of methods to combat microsporidiosis, a highly infective disease affecting silkworms - a key task that determines the future of the sericulture industry.
04 Dec 2012
Asia Research News
A research group of University of Tsukuba, RIKEN, and Tokyo Institute of Technology announced that the ACM Gordon Bell Prize (*1) was awarded to that group.
03 Dec 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 3 December 2012 - First-of-its-kind Lab focused on developing scientific approaches towards biorenewable feedstocks
30 Nov 2012
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
This conceptual study is about mathematical modeling for sea wave in electricity generation.
29 Nov 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Photonics Research Centre at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently achieved breakthrough in the research of high-speed optical communications by increasing the speed of optical communication networks by 40 times.
27 Nov 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 27 Nov- A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and SFC Fluidics, a USA microfluidics-based biomedical device development company, will be collaborating to develop a portable diagnostic tool for rapid triaging of traumatic brain injury (TBI) victims and to improve the treatment strategies.
26 Nov 2012
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
IDRC is pleased to announce the launch of a new innovation competition in Latin America and the Caribbean. The competition welcomes concept notes on how innovative and simple public eHealth solutions can advance equity in health in the region.
26 Nov 2012
Tokyo Institute of Technology
(Tokyo, 26 November 2012) Tokyo Tech ‘s Toshihiro Osaragi and colleagues report on models for evacuation procedures in big cities after massive earthquakes based on the behavior of people in Tokyo after the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake on 11 March 2011.
26 Nov 2012
Tokyo Institute of Technology
(Tokyo, 26 November 2012) Models for earthquake evacuation procedures, training computer to understand the human brain, and Lewis acid catalysts for industry—the November issue of the Tokyo Institute of Technology Bulletin contains the latest information about cutting edge research projects and related activities at Tokyo Tech.
23 Nov 2012
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Research Highlight - Virtual learning via cyber space. Researcher Rasaya Marimuthu and his team from Universiti Teknologi MARA conducted a study to determine the online learning strategies of male and female students in an English Language course.
22 Nov 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
With their innovative design for the "Energy-relay cars", The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) student team won the third place in an International Engineering Design Contest, which is the second best record since PolyU entered the final round of the international contest ten years ago
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