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21 Nov 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A novel approach produces dual-function molecules that enhance a widely used chemical reaction while reducing harmful by-products
21 Nov 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A more sensitive technique for determining user position could lead to improved location-based mobile services
21 Nov 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The waste plant materials remaining from palm oil extraction processes can now be converted into a useful sugar
20 Nov 2012
Asia Research News
A metamaterial invisibility cloak that can adapt to hide different sized objects is demonstrated by in Nature Communications this week. The findings represent a useful advance for more practical applications of metamaterial cloaking. The research is led by Yonsei University, Korea.
19 Nov 2012
Tokyo Institute of Technology
(Tokyo, 19 November 2012) Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Lunar Planetary Institute, and Carnegie Institute of Washington report on geochemical studies that help towards settling the controversy that surrounds the origin, abundance, and history of water on Mars.
19 Nov 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and Cima NanoTech, a US multinational company, have signed an agreement to jointly work on new sustainable nanomaterials, processes and devices for transparent conductors used to make cheaper and more efficient electronics and organic solar cells.
16 Nov 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Researchers have developed a novel technique for controlling the electrical conductivity of graphene.
16 Nov 2012
Hanyang University
Interview with Prof. Young Moo Lee of Hanyang University who found an innovative solution, called TR Membrane, which improves the performance of a membrane by more than 1,000 times, compared to traditional methods.
15 Nov 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
A team led by Dr. Kazushi Miki, Group Leader of the Functional Heterointerface Group, Polymer Materials Unit, National Institute for Materials Science succeeded in development of a high activity gold nanoparticle catalyst that simplify the function of enzyme in capturing substances.
14 Nov 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Dusseldorf, Germany, 14 November 2012 – The Biofactory introduced today its ColoQuik line of label-free kits for the rapid colorimetric detection of protein-DNA interactions in biomedical research labs and the pharmaceutical industry. The kits are based on a unique technology developed by A*STAR Singapore.
12 Nov 2012
Toyohashi University of Technology
Tahara, Aichi, Japan, 12 Nov - Global developments in materials science, robotics, computing, earthquake prediction and electric vehicles are just some of the other topics due to be presented by pre-eminent researchers at the Irago Conference. The conference will be streamed live on USTREAM for anyone who cannot attend.
08 Nov 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Researchers from the Institute of Textiles and Clothing at PolyU have developed a new technology that allows electronics to drape around our body comfortably. The researchers have engineered a new fabric that can conduct electricity, paving the way for stretchable electronics.
08 Nov 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Characterization of the thermal processes involved in heat-assisted magnetic recording paves the way for commercial devices
08 Nov 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A computational approach that makes processor-intensive first-principle calculations more manageable is now available to predict the structure of nano-alloy catalysts
08 Nov 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The recently developed ability to measure physical changes in silicon when processed into microelectronic devices could improve fabrication techniques for even smaller circuits
08 Nov 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A model that shows how connections in the brain must change to form memories could help to develop artificial cognitive computers
31 Oct 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
SINGAPORE, 1 November 2012: The “A-Drive”, one of the world’s thinnest 5mm hybrid hard drive in a 2.5’’ form factor, was officially launched today. DSI’s “A-Drive” is set to change the consumer and enterprise landscape, targeted specifically for tablets, ultrabooks, and future data centres.
30 Oct 2012
Nomination is extended until November 9, 2012 while the deadline of submission of application requirements is on November 20, 2012. For more information, please contact the PMDP Secretariat at telephone numbers – (02) 631-2121/ 631-2133 or email – [email protected]. Application forms can be downloaded from www.dap.edu.ph/pmdp.
29 Oct 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore’s manufacturing industry will benefit from a productivity boost with the launch of the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) initiative – a move spearheaded by the Manufacturing Productivity Technology Centre (MPTC) hosted at A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech).
28 Oct 2012
Nature Publishing Group
The huge Procellarum basin on the nearside of the Moon may be a relic scar from an ancient impact event that shaped the lunar surface, reports a study published online this week in Nature Geoscience.
25 Oct 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Glucose–amine rings turn star-shaped fluorescent dyes into powerful probes for imaging cancer cells in three dimensions.
25 Oct 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The temperature-controlled alignment of tiny crystals could help harness their collective properties for nanotechnology applications.
25 Oct 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Reducing information stored in magnetic thin films to the physical size of single grains could improve computer hard drives
24 Oct 2012
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Following a workshop in Penang, Malaysia, TWAS and ISTIC announce the three winners of the 'ISTIC-TWAS' Entrepreneurship Awards' for invvovations in science and technology from developing countries.
24 Oct 2012
Nominations will be accepted until October 30, 2012 and the deadline of submission of application requirements is on November 10, 2012.
For more information, please contact the PMDP Secretariat at telephone numbers – (02) 631-2121/ 631-2133 or email – [email protected]. Application forms are downloadable from www.dap.edu.ph/pmdp.
18 Oct 2012
Nature Publishing Group
Researchers from China's Fudan University have found major prehistoric human population expansions may have begun before the Neolithic period, which probably led to the introduction of agriculture
18 Oct 2012
Hanyang University
Interview with Prof. Younkyoo Kim, Director of Hanyang University's Institute for Energy Governance and Security. The institute specialises in Asia's role in the global energy governance and energy security.
17 Oct 2012
(Aichi, Japan, 17 October, 2012) - Fortune Global 500 ranked Aisin Seki Co., Ltd will exhibit its latest innovative automobile technology at the 19th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Vienna, 22 to 26 October 2012.
11 Oct 2012
Hanyang University
An interview with Prof. Kwon of Hanyang University who leads research developments in five major electronics fields.
10 Oct 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Simulations of atomic-scale processes show how to trap and pack molecules in patterned graphene sheets that may have molecular storage applications
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