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10 Feb 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
by Conny Banji.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Engineering under its Micro Hydro Group is working on a micro hydro project to bring electricity to rural areas.
09 Feb 2011
A*STAR I2R
I²R, a research institute of the A*STAR, has entered into the second phase of a research and development agreement with Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Joseph Fourier and the National University of Singapore for their joint laboratory in Singapore known as the Image, Pervasive Access Lab.
08 Feb 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) once again proved its credibility in boosting the aspect of sustainability in its research when it was won the Flextronic Eco Challenge, held in Kuala Lumpur recently and bringing home a cash prize of USD8000.
08 Feb 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
BOLOGNA – A former student of the Faculty of Design and Architecture (FRSB) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Mohd Ramadan Shahabudin, 24, did the country proud when he won the Metal & Glass (student category) for the design of buildings based on metal and glass at the SAIE Selection 10 architectural competition held recently.
08 Feb 2011
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, is seeking nominations for the TWAS Prizes. The closing date for nominations is 31 March 2011.
08 Feb 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A new type of composite material with peapod structures can help improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries
08 Feb 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A tool to assess the performance of air cargo supply chain operations provides insights into the effects of industry reforms
08 Feb 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Solar cells can be made thinner and lighter with the help of aluminum particles
08 Feb 2011
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Teoh Sian Hoon of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, has created software to assist academic writers write literature reviews.
04 Feb 2011
RIKEN
Controlling antihydrogen atoms using two different methods brings physicists closer to answering quantum and cosmic questions
02 Feb 2011
Nature Publishing Group
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Biology: Prostate cancer progression; Climate science: Solving the methane question; Comment: Policies needed to protect deep-sea denizens from mining; Physics: Biological imaging with an X-ray laser; Genetics: Plants ‘predict’ infection?; And finally… Once upon a thymus.
01 Feb 2011
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Discovery of Breakthrough Electrode Formation Method without Accompanying Doping into Si Substrate
01 Feb 2011
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Fabrication of the World’s Highest Mobility Organic Crystal Transistor by Simple Process of Solution Dripping and Exposure to Vapor
01 Feb 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The Centre for Chemical Biology at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (CCB@USM) has launched a One Stop Bioinformatics Hub to serve the biological research community of Malaysia.
01 Feb 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
KAI Square is the software and hardware vendor for local public bus fleet operators' in-vehicle surveillance system and central management system. The company has teamed up with A*STAR’s Data Storage Institute (DSI), to provide an integrated solution targeted to benefit fleet operators.
31 Jan 2011
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Development of novel transistor with combined logic and memory functions with power consumption reduced to one-millionth that of conventional devices.
28 Jan 2011
RIKEN
Research on spin frustration in complex electron systems could help solve some of the world’s pressing energy problems
28 Jan 2011
RIKEN
At the AAAS will be two scientists involved in cutting-edge research at RIKEN. Yoichi Yamada will discuss his team’s work on a new “micro-reaction chip”, as the basis for a revolutionary technique for conducting chemical reactions and Hiroyuki Ichida will discuss the application of heavy-ion beams to plant and microbial breeding.
26 Jan 2011
Nature Publishing Group
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Genomics: Orang-utan genome reveals a tale of two islands; Astrophysics: A glimpse of the Universe 500 million years after the Big Bang; Genetics: Social dominance imprinted?; Materials science: Nanopatterning technique mixes firm with flexible; And finally… Time for a new clock model?
25 Jan 2011
A*STAR I2R
A*STAR I²R team that pioneered Dance!3D system selected to be one of six finalists out of 23 nominees
24 Jan 2011
Waseda University
Takashi Kawai, a Professor at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, analyses the current boom in 3D entertainment and the potential future applications of 3D technology.
21 Jan 2011
RIKEN
Helical molecules that contract reversibly when oxidized pave the way to new single-molecule electrochemical switches
21 Jan 2011
RIKEN
Polymer films that unfurl in the light could be the first of a new family of functional materials
20 Jan 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
‘Social’ robots with human-like mannerisms allow for more natural interactions with human users.
20 Jan 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Forensic scientists have developed an automated system to extract volatile data from mobile phones
20 Jan 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Computer-aided molecular design can help scientists find more efficient catalysts for polymerization reactions
20 Jan 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Photonics and microelectromechanical systems fabricated separately on different wafers can now be aligned precisely by finishing with a single processing step
14 Jan 2011
RIKEN
A newly proposed superconducting device could lead to the first observation of particles that are their own antiparticles
13 Jan 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has developed a software application to test soil strength and gradient in order to help the government tackle the problem of landslides in the country.
12 Jan 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
SERDANG, 3 Jan – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) was ranked sixth among 95 universities in the world in the GreenMetric World University Ranking 2010 (Green Metric) hosted by the University of Indonesia.
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