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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).
13 Dec 2011
Toyohashi University of Technology
In late years, the development of a human robot and the use of the portable information terminal have become popular. Sound interface plays a very important role in this.
13 Dec 2011
Toyohashi University of Technology
The prevalence of computer networks for sharing resources places increasingly high requirements on the reliability of data centres. The simplest way to diagnose abnormalities in these systems is to monitor the output of each component but this is not always effective.
13 Dec 2011
Toyohashi University of Technology
In everyday life humans use speech, gestures, facial expressions, touch to communicate. And, over long distances we resort to text messages and other such modern technology. Notably, when we interact with computers we rely exclusively on text and touch in the form of the keyboard/mouse and touch screens.
13 Dec 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
A young researcher from the University Sains Malaysia (USM), Yam Mun Fei, was given the international Young Researcher Award for his study, a machine which measures the level of pain from Arthritis, in Taiwan recently.
12 Dec 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A first-of-its-kind research facility in South-east Asia
09 Dec 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Systematic study of the switching behavior in differential dual spin valves reveals the role of interlayer couplings
09 Dec 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Microtextured surfacing may help to eradicate the problem of barnacle larvae in the shipping industry
09 Dec 2011
Waseda University
The Research Institute for Advanced Network Technology (RIANT) at Waseda University has formed the Demand Response Technology Research Program, together with nine other companies.
08 Dec 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy (CoERE) has identified 10 districts in Sarawak as micro hydro dam sites under its Green Energy Island research project said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui today.
07 Dec 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 7th December 2011 – Dr. Zhang Rui, a research scientist at A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), has won the “6th IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Best Young Researcher Award” for his outstanding participation and active involvement in IEEE ComSoc publications and conferences in the last 3 years.
06 Dec 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Tezzaron Semiconductor, a leader in 3D-ICs, have today announced a research collaboration agreement to develop and exploit advanced Through Silicon Interposer (TSI) technology.
06 Dec 2011
Asia Research News
Life Sciences, environment and engineering News from the Tokyo Science and Innovation Section 5 December 2011
05 Dec 2011
Toyohashi University of Technology
Japanese researchers from the Toyohashi University of Technology develop an online search tool for rapidly detecting spoken words in speech and video on the internet
05 Dec 2011
Nature Publishing Group
Latest news from Nature Methods 4 December 2011
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