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16 Mar 2012
RIKEN
Researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute have developed a unique way to create full-color holograms with the aid of surface plasmons
15 Mar 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The signing of a tripartite MoU has paved the way for The Hong Kong Polytechnic University to work together with the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang and the Expressway Authority of Thailand on the establishment of a Research Centre on Transportation Technology and Railway Engineering.
14 Mar 2012
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) will be organising the fifth UNIMAS R&D Expo 2012 from March 21- 22.
14 Mar 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The latest microfluidic chip can generate microbubbles to break open cells for biochemical analysis
14 Mar 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Dye-sensitized solar cells that use carbon nanotube thin films as transparent electrodes offer significant cost savings
09 Mar 2012
RIKEN
Success in getting gas atoms to emit light collectively, rather than individually, may lead to better imaging technologies
07 Mar 2012
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Farmers in Malaysia, especially rice farmers, can now take advantage of mobile technology, with information related to planting and other farming practices available at their fingertips, thanks to an initiative set up by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
07 Mar 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Joint R&D Centre is first dedicated facility of its kind focused on developing next-generation packaging technologies to feed the explosive growth of mobile devices
05 Mar 2012
Asia Research News
Fumio Futami at Tamagawa University, Quantum ICT Research Institute, announced the world first transmission of the stream cipher by Yuen 2000 protocol (Y-00) at the bit rate of 40 Gbit/sec over 120 km.
02 Mar 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A*STAR IMRE’s Dr Loh Xian Jun was recently elected a Fellow of the prestigious Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. He is an A*STAR scholarship recipient currently working on smart biomaterials that identify and target cancer cells.
01 Mar 2012
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
The state government in Saarawak, Malaysia will allocate RM10 million annually to technical education development for Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) starting next year.
29 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A robust approach for preparing polymer-coated quantum dots may find use in a wide range of applications
29 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Long diamond tips could broaden the three-dimensional measuring capabilities of atomic force microscopes
27 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME), has signed a collaboration agreement with Petroleum Geo-Services (OSE:PGS), a geophysical company based in Norway that provides a range of services. IME will develop rugged inertial sensing technology to enable PGS to acquire more precise seismic data at higher sensitivity and at ultra-low frequencies.
23 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Cutting-edge technologies to be developed at Baidu-I2R Research Centre (BIRC)
23 Feb 2012
Asia Research News
The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) has won the second best award of "The Very Best Innovation Invention Award" in the recent Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) after its researchers bagged four gold, three silver and 10 bronze medals
22 Feb 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
With the sophisticated use of construction process simulation technology and positioning technologies such as GPS, researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed an integrated system which can uplift the standard of construction safety and enhance project efficiency.
20 Feb 2012
Waseda University
Daisuke Ishida from Waseda University, Japan, discuss the influence that information technology such as the Internet has had on consumer behavior, from the three perspectives of engaging information, searching for information and transmitting information.
17 Feb 2012
RIKEN
Heavy ion beams produced by the RIKEN Ring Cyclotron at the RI Beam Factory have played a key part in the alcoholic beverage-brewing process.
16 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Computer simulations show how key properties of nanowires change as the diameter increases
16 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A novel link between optical fibers and nanometer-scale silicon structures could aid the development of integrated optical circuits
16 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Reduced graphene oxide decorated with metallic nanoparticles shows high potential for gas detection
15 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 15 February 2012- The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is showcasing 15 cutting-edge technologies to boost safety and productivity that is of relevance to the aerospace and aviation industry.
13 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A total of 18 members joined the A*STAR Aerospace Programme’s consortium to collaborate on pre-competitive research in aviation technologies, develop new products, processes and solutions in aviation engineering, and improve performance, safety and productivity.
09 Feb 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
New research holds promise for applications ranging from high-precision optical components to tooth fillings.
09 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 9th February 2012 – The Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), is collaborating with Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR), a world leader in wireless technologies, connectivity and location solutions to enable CSR to develop and market the next-generation standard-compliant as well as proprietary video coding solutions.
09 Feb 2012
Asia Research News
The Apple of Sodom (Calotropis procera) plant is often regarded as a nuisance, but thanks to researchers in Saudi Arabia it could now be the source of a novel insulating material. ResearchSEA spoke to Dr Mohamed Ali from King Saud University at the 2011 British Invention Show where he received a gold medal for his work.
08 Feb 2012
Nature Publishing Group
Latest news from Nature 8 February 2012
07 Feb 2012
University of the Philippines Diliman
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPH) represented by its director general, Atty. Ricardo R. Blancaflor, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with UP Diliman through Chancellor Caesar A. Saloma on February 1 for the creation of an Innovative and Technology Support Office (ITSO).
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