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30 Mar 2012
Waseda University
Every stricken area I saw from the air on March 19 was covered with mud and had turned grey.
30 Mar 2012
Waseda University
A vast expanse of land has been reclaimed along the coastal areas in Japan’s large urban areas, Tokyo Bay, Ise Bay, and Osaka Bay.
30 Mar 2012
Waseda University
The TEPCO Fukushima accident caused severe trouble for the public, beginning with the citizens of Fukushima prefecture, and we must ensure that an accident such as this never occurs again.
30 Mar 2012
Waseda University
For a century, Japanese electric power utilities (electric power companies) have been striving to build electric power systems that can stably supply consumers with high-quality electric power at low rates, which is a very difficult task.
30 Mar 2012
Waseda University
On March 11, 2011, on the campus of Waseda University in Shinjuku, Tokyo, those in laboratories and study rooms on some floors experienced such incredible shaking that they could not stay on their feet. We, on the staff of the Science Media Centre (SMC), also evacuated outdoors.
28 Mar 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A unique 'micro-loop mirror' design may enhance the performance of integrated laser on silicon
28 Mar 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Faster computational methods could simulate the power and signal integrity of next-generation electronic systems
28 Mar 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Nanowires have superior electrical and mechanical properties and can be put to good use in pressure sensors
27 Mar 2012
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
CATALYST - an EU-FP7 funded project - has officially launched its Think Tank. The Think Tank process will engage public officials, the scientific community and the private sector, and include online discussions, virtual meetings and capacity development workshops held in four regions which are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters.
27 Mar 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Picosun Oy, a Finland-based global manufacturer of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) equipment, have announced a partnership to develop advanced ALD techniques to enable continuing growth in the areas of next generation memories and solar cells.
26 Mar 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME), has signed a research collaboration agreement with QuantuMDx Group (QMDx), a UK based biotech company which is developing a range of portable technologies for diagnostics, DNA sequencing and proteomics.
22 Mar 2012
Toyohashi University of Technology
The pH image sensor was invented by Kazuaki Sawada of Toyohashi University of Technology (Toyohashi Tech). The device enables two dimensional visualization of both the pH and optical imaging of chemical activity of solutions and cell activity.
21 Mar 2012
Toyohashi University of Technology
Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology have developed a new multimodal bio-image sensor.
21 Mar 2012
Toyohashi University of Technology
Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology have invented Hall effect magnetic field sensors that are operable at high temperatures and harmful radiation conditions. The sensors will find applications in space craft and nuclear power stations.
21 Mar 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan has concluded a Comprehensive Collaborative Agreement (a sister institute agreement) with Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Republic of China (Taiwan).
16 Mar 2012
RIKEN
On 21 February 2012, RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori visited the Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU) in China to attend the opening ceremony for the RIKEN-XJTU Joint Research Center.
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
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