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06 Feb 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Granta Design today announced an agreement with Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) to provide searchable access to metals property data from NIMS.
06 Feb 2012
Tokyo University of Science
Professor Masahiko Abe, et al. from the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology at Tokyo University of Science, have succeeded in developing “Technology for the mass production of ceramics micro/nano springs (CMS).”
06 Feb 2012
Waseda University
The Research Institute for Advanced Network Technology (RIANT) at Waseda University has formed the Demand Response Technology Research Program, together with nine companies.
06 Feb 2012
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Inventions can help physically-challenged people lead life with fewer difficulties. Mohd Thamrin, Rosman R. and Sarmawi D. S. of UiTM Shah Alam Malaysia studied the use of inexpensive RF transmitters and receiver modules for wireless transmission to improve the functionality and efficiency of the manual controlled wheelchair.
06 Feb 2012
Waseda University
“Jukusui-kun (Mr. Deep Sleep)”, a robot supporting patients with sleep-apnea syndrome etc., on display
06 Feb 2012
Waseda University
Professor Sadahiko Kano from the Faculty of International Research and Education, Waseda University, explores the challenges for international standardization.
01 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Understanding the molecular properties of polyelectrolytes gives unprecedented control over responsive polymer microstructures
01 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The active learning algorithm is faster and more accurate in guessing the age of an individual than conventional algorithms
01 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Magnetic random-access memory based on new spin transfer technology achieves higher storage density by packing multiple bits of data into each memory cell.
27 Jan 2012
RIKEN
Demonstration of a rare combination of electric and magnetic properties in a now readily producible material could improve electronic memory devices
25 Jan 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore SME secures commercial contracts with adaptive video coding technology from A*STAR
20 Jan 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Scientists have developed a new way to create Terahertz radiation - or T-rays, the technology behind full-body security scanners. They say their new, stronger and more efficient T-rays could be used to make better medical scanning gadgets and may one day lead to innovations similar to the “tricorder” scanner used in Star Trek.
19 Jan 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
GE Global Research, the central technology development arm for GE Healthcare and all of GE’s businesses, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore’s Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).
18 Jan 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
High-tech plastics for better food and medicine packaging as well as more durable paints and varnishes will be developed by a new Industrial Coating and Packaging (ICAP) consortium, helmed by the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).
17 Jan 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Prof. Dr. Sherif A. El-Safty, a Principal Researcher of the Materials Recycling Design Group, Research Center for Strategic Materials, National Institute for Materials Science developed a nanomaterial which enables simple detection and removal of arsenic from drinking water.
13 Jan 2012
RIKEN
Fast and sensitive detection and identification of air-borne gases is now possible using a newly developed sensor
12 Jan 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
NIMS is collecting basic data on natural minerals produced in various regions and inorganic materials with different chemical compositions as a tool for selecting suitable materials, and will make this information available in a NIMS Materials database (MatNavi).
06 Jan 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Experts from around the world, including two Nobel Laureates, converge at A*STAR IMRE’s M3 @ Singapore 2012 conference to present cross-disciplinary innovations for applications ranging from energy to sensors.
05 Jan 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
The National Institute for Materials Science succeeded in realizing superconductivity in fullerene nanowhiskers, which are a nanosized carbon material that is lightweight and has a fine fibrous shape - A Giant Step toward the Birth of Lightweight, Flexible Superconducting Materials
05 Jan 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
The Nano Electronic Materials Unit, MANA, NIMS selectively grew polymer nanowires using only irradiation with a pulsed laser, in a region limited to the area of irradiation. They also succeeded in imparting diverse functionalities to the nanowires by doping with various species of nanomaterials.
04 Jan 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
The striking colors of butterfly wings or peacock feathers are examples of so-called ‘structural color’ in nature. You see these colors due to the reflection of certain wavelengths of light from the birds’ feathers.
04 Jan 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
The National Institute for Materials Science succeeded in fabricating mesoporous Prussian blue, in which an extremely large number of nanosized pores (mesoporous) are formed in the crystal structure of the material.
23 Dec 2011
RIKEN
A new spectroscopy technique enables the investigation of two-dimensional electron states both at the surface and within crystals
22 Dec 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Novel polymers release their drug cargo in response to body temperature
22 Dec 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Plasmonic nanocrosses that heat up when illuminated can be used to kill cancer.
22 Dec 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Vertical silicon nanowires prove to be an excellent platform for nonvolatile memory devices without the need for doped junctions.
22 Dec 2011
Tokyo University of Science
The research team of Associate Professor Koji Arimitsu at Tokyo University of Science has developed photobase generators capable of highly efficient production of strong bases. This will enable the practical use of photopolymers that utilize photobase generators - something which has hitherto not been considered possible.
14 Dec 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The pilot shipment of silicon optic device fabricated using novel MEMS technology developed by A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) for LinkStar Microtronics Pte. Ltd. (LinkStar), a one year old company which is a spin-off from IME, has been qualified by LinkStar’s customers for mass production.
13 Dec 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Local startup develops handheld plug-and-play file sharing device in A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research laboratories
13 Dec 2011
Toyohashi University of Technology
The possibility of designing a cubic stator in a rotary-linear piezoelectric actuator is intriguing and technically challenging. Theoretically, the vibrational behaviour of cubic stators remains unclear when modeled using the finite element method (FEM).
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