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03 Mar 2010
RIKEN
A novel technique for ultrahigh-precision simulation of cellular dynamics has enabled researchers to uncover a mechanism underlying a ubiquitous response process in eukaryotic cells.
02 Mar 2010
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Postgraduate, postdoctoral, visiting scholar and advanced research fellowships available to scientists from developing countries
02 Mar 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
PRESS RELEASE - 3 March 2010, Manila - The telecentre.org Foundation which improves the social and economic impact of grassroots telecentres around the world is pleased to announce that it has officially opened its doors today in the Philippines.
26 Feb 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is planning on using a unique teaching and learning methodology in the field of information and communication technology.
26 Feb 2010
RIKEN
Scientists, researchers and amateur astronomers alike will rejoice at the latest news from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and RIKEN.
25 Feb 2010
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
A Malaysian researcher analysed the understanding of information processing and learning preferences among postgraduate students using the Grounded Theory
25 Feb 2010
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Muhammad Akram Adnan and Mohd Jamaludin Md Noor studying to reduce speed by transferring an upward force to a vehicle
24 Feb 2010
Nature Publishing Group
With no end in sight to the stand-off between Google and the Chinese government, Nature’s news team has surveyed scientists in China to find out how much they rely on Google – and what the consequences would be if they lost access to the search engine and its related products.
24 Feb 2010
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Working in collaboration with the industry and utility companies, civil engineering experts of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have made great strides in expediting the use of "trenchless" technology for installing underground utility pipeline in Hong Kong.
19 Feb 2010
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) researchers received three silver and three bronze medals at the Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE 2010)
05 Feb 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The smart parnership between Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) is expected to put in place a new mechanism for road safety and the prevention of accidents.
05 Feb 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
In line with its mission of knowledge sharing, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) today introduced the ‘I-Teacher’, to help school students in their learning process.
05 Feb 2010
Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI)
New Publication: Mapping Study on Excellent Researchers from Southeast Asia
03 Feb 2010
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Date:1-3 December 2010
Location : Hilton Kuching Hotel, Sarawak, MALAYSIA
Contact : [email protected]
03 Feb 2010
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Date:15-18 June 2010
Location : Damai Beach Resort, Kuching, Sarawak, MALAYSIA
Contact : The Secretariat- Email: [email protected]
03 Feb 2010
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Date: 14-15 April 2010
Location : Pullman Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, MALAYSIA
Contact : [email protected]
01 Feb 2010
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
TWOWS is now accepting nominations of excellent young women scientists from throughout the developing world
01 Feb 2010
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
TWAS 2010 Prizes will be awarded to individual scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least ten years, in recognition of an outstanding contribution to knowledge in eight fields of science
23 Jan 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
PENANG, 20 January: Many children throughout the world suffer from language disorders mainly because of the failure to identify these problems at an early stage. This problem can be overcome if the language disorders are identified early.
22 Jan 2010
RIKEN
The photograph depicts epidermal layer cells of dry Lotus japonicus seed, dyed so as to highlight seed segmentation.
22 Jan 2010
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
A researcher in UNIMAS has came with a 3-in-1 Flexi Jacket, an innovative design concept that allows a backpack to serve as a hooded waterproof jacket and later in the evening, as a tent to protect its user from the outdoor natural elements.
18 Jan 2010
Waseda University
I am specialized in ergonomics and am focusing my research on the next generation media, which is currently not yet prevalent but have a potential in the near future. When I was an undergraduate student, I undertook a research evaluating 3D images from the human perspective for the first time.
15 Jan 2010
RIKEN
Combining design concepts produces a high-sensitivity detector that could enable greater exploitation of terahertz radiation
13 Jan 2010
Nature Publishing Group
In Nature China this week - Medical genetics: Silence of the gene
13 Jan 2010
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have jointly developed a Prostate Robotic System with the Singapore General Hospital that will improve the diagnosis and treatment of prostrate cancer.
08 Jan 2010
RIKEN
Controllable quantum systems that allow us to better understand complex physical processes are now within reach
05 Jan 2010
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
More than 100 privacy protection and biometrics security experts and policy makers and industry practitioners from over 10 countries and territories gathered at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) to attend the Third International Conference on Ethics and Policy of Biometrics.
26 Dec 2009
RIKEN
Structural details of an environment-sensing protein complex could guide development of new drugs to direct plant growth or combat bacterial infection
26 Dec 2009
RIKEN
A new terahertz light source and detector could open the way for the practical application of terahertz waves
26 Dec 2009
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Sarawak researchers studying to make paper from sago waste in Mukah and Pusak areas, Sarawak, East Malaysia.
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