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12 Jan 2011
University of the Philippines Diliman
Strengthening bonds is on the agenda for Dean Aura C. Matias of the College of Engineering (CoE), both within and outside of the college, at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
11 Jan 2011
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
In a timely review paper, scientists from Japan, Germany, and Spain provide a highly relevant overview of the history, physical interpretation and applications of plasmons in metallic nanostructures.
10 Jan 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
In celebration of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) 2011, nearly 70 scientists from across the globe will speak at a two-day conference on research that can greatly impact technologies in health, lifestyle, high-value manufacturing and sustainability.
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently won one Gold and three Silver Medals at the 62nd International Trade Fair "Ideas - Inventions – New Products" (IENA) of Nuremberg, Germany, for its innovations in health technology, novel use of optical fibres and digital image processing.
07 Jan 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 7 January 2011 - The Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R) and Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL), both units of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), have entered into a research and development (R&D) agreement with Huawei to co-develop new areas of infocomm technologies in Singapore.
07 Jan 2011
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
The separation of proteins into relatively homogeneous groups and sizes has been very important in biopharmaceuticals and medicines. Researchers at NIMS have fabricated tight mosaic cage silica nanotubes inside anodic alumina membranes as a promising candidate nanofilter for high-speed size-exclusion separation of high concentration macromolecules.
07 Jan 2011
RIKEN
The interaction of electrons in an unusual oxide reveals new ways to tune electrical conductivity
06 Jan 2011
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The Institute of Microelectronics and GLOBALFOUNDRIES are joining hands to develop MEMS Capacitive Sensor Platform Technology for power-efficient and highly sensitive motion sensing applications that are relevant to consumer electronics, automotive and aerospace industries.
05 Jan 2011
Nature Publishing Group
In Nature China this week - Pharmacology: Brain protection; Catalytic materials: All that glitters is not gold; Catalytic materials: Works in water; Photonics: A complete makeover; Neuroimaging: Mind the details; Acoustics: A one-way street.
24 Dec 2010
RIKEN
The discovery that particles called antiprotons collide with molecules and atoms in different ways is contrary to theoretical expectations.
23 Dec 2010
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology and Singapore’s Agency for Science Technology and Research announce the second Keystone Symposia conference on “Biofuels” in Singapore from 1-6 March 2011.
23 Dec 2010
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Researchers at NIMS have succeeded in the batch fabrication of suspended structures (cantilevers and bridges) of single crystal diamond for nano/micro electromechanical systems.
23 Dec 2010
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Researchers have succeeded in controlling the few-particle quantum state of a semiconductor quantum dot, and changing its correlation energies.
22 Dec 2010
Waseda University
On October 11, 2010, the computer shogi (Japanese chess) system Akara 2010 played a game against the then women’s Osho champion Ichiyo Shimizu with no handicap and defeated her in 86 moves.
21 Dec 2010
Asia Research News
The award was given to the ASACUSA and ALPHA international teams at CERN. The ASACUSA team is lead by Yasunori Yamazaki of RIKEN laboratory in Japan.
20 Dec 2010
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Researchers at National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have successfully developed two types of novel proton conducting oxide electrolytes for SOFCs, moving towards the commercialization of SOFCs.
20 Dec 2010
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
The Road to Invisible Antennas
17 Dec 2010
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
A research group at the National Institute for Materials Science have successfully developed a novel nanoferroelectric by a solution-based bottom-up nanotechnology.
17 Dec 2010
RIKEN
Mathematical equations can now resolve whether electron transport in nanostructures follows classical or quantum mechanical behavior
17 Dec 2010
RIKEN
Fear responses of zebrafish are controlled by brain structures of previously unknown function
17 Dec 2010
RIKEN
Theoretical physicists are working to unlock the secrets of a new class of matter known as topological insulators and topological superconductors.
16 Dec 2010
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A total of three I²R scientists have been conferred IEEE fellow status since 2002
16 Dec 2010
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
• A*STAR’s IMRE houses some of the world’s leading experts in SPM which was built for the physical sciences but is now widely adopted by biologists
• SPM studies can help engineer novel techniques to reduce friction between surfaces at the molecular level and further miniaturise electronics.
15 Dec 2010
Nature Publishing Group
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Genetics: A bumper crop of enhancers, Biochemistry: How to make Taxol, Cancer: A variegated picture of leukaemia, Materials science: Atom-by-atom spectroscopy, And finally… Crystals with pleats.
15 Dec 2010
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Universiti Teknologi MARA would like to invite researchers to take this opportunity to submit a paper, poster or presentation for the International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2011.
15 Dec 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
A research team from Universiti Sains Malaysia recorded a 100% success by winning 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals at the Seoul International Invention Fair 2010.
15 Dec 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Community-run tap water systems in China’s remote Guizhou province have enabled families to develop new income-generating activities and boost a faltering economy.
15 Dec 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Treating and reusing water from sinks and baths has helped many small farming families in the Middle East deal with an extreme water shortage. This, in turn, has significantly boosted their incomes.
15 Dec 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Highly effective yet simple BioSand Filters are providing clean water in more than 300,000 homes around the world.
08 Dec 2010
Nature Publishing Group
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Cancer: Getting to the root of brain cancer; Climate: Meltwater variability drives ice-sheet acceleration; Astronomy: Probing the early Universe with a single dipole antenna; And finally… Resisting everything except reward cues
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