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10 Jan 2008
There are currently many incentives given to the promotion on the use of renewable energy from biomass in Malaysia. This paper reviewed the current status of the technologies used in Malaysia, with special emphasis given to environmentally clean and economically viable systems.
10 Jan 2008
Almost 80% of the wood composite products are exported and generates more than RM 5 billion revenues annually. Statistics have indicated that Malaysia exported more than 1 million m3 per year and became the second largest MDF exporter behind Germany since 2001 until 2004
08 Jan 2008
Experts from the University of the Philippines Diliman are currently working on the development of an optical imaging technique that would provide quantitative analysis of artworks which may guide curators, conservators and researchers.
07 Jan 2008
The CIST – Centre for Information Systems Training – was launched in 2005 in Phnom Penh to provide disadvantaged students with IT training and qualifications leading to a job. In 2009 it will reach its full capacity and bring 200 people out poverty each year to become actors of the economic development of Cambodia within the IT sectors.
07 Jan 2008
This book brings together scholars, practitioners, former regulators, and policymakers to address the problem of expanding information and communication technology (ICT) connectivity in emerging Asia. It gleans lessons from five Asian countries — Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
04 Jan 2008
Development of a computation system that can accurately predict electron magnetism provides a test of quantum theory
04 Jan 2008
Researchers are applying relativistic quantum theory to explain how graphene could switch from a metal to an insulator
03 Jan 2008
The Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries is offering three Fellowship schemes aimed at supporting deserving young scientists and researchers in developing countries. Applications are invited for the year 2008.
02 Jan 2008
ICTs are powerful tools for reducing poverty, for combating HIV/AIDS, and for promoting good governance. At the Third Global Knowledge Forum (GK3) held recently in Kuala Lumpur, Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and its research partners showcased some of the innovative ways in which ICTs can foster human development.
23 Dec 2007
The strong rattling motion of potassium in its atomic cage strongly affects the superconducting state
17 Dec 2007
The prize winning research were on Nano-structured Photonic Fibres & Fabrics, Nano-structured Materials Generation System, Polymer-bonded Magnetic Devices, PolyJbot Rehabilitation Robotic System, Intelligent Warehouse Optimizing System and A Novel Integrative Acupressure Pen for Pain Relief
17 Dec 2007
On December 12, 2007, Dr. Akira Tonomura, Group Director of Single Quantum Dynamics Research Group of the RIKEN Frontier Research System, and Senior Research Priority Committee Member, was honored as one of the nine new members of the Japan Academy, for his outstanding contribution to science.
16 Dec 2007
Conservation of these forest genetic resources is the best means to guarantee their availability for the use of present and future generations. Therefore, information on population genetics of forest plant species is essential for the successful implementation of conservation and tree improvement programmes.
16 Dec 2007
This paper highlights the research into developing conservation strategies, curbing illegal logging through forensic forestry, developing forest conservation strategies using molecular marker technology, molecular breeding to advance the breeding of specific traits, in vitro conservation of plant species and new drug discovery programs.
16 Dec 2007
Bio-deterioration of wood products by micro-organisms and insects is a major problem. The current trend in the development of wood preservatives is to use biocide combinations which include both inorganic-organic and organic-organic binary mixtures.
14 Dec 2007
RIKEN researchers are learning how to electrically control spin orientation for data storage technology photo
14 Dec 2007
A team of scientists shows how to electrically control the polarization of nuclear spins
12 Dec 2007
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has appointed world-renowned architect Ms Zaha Hadid as the Architect of its new “Innovation Tower”. This building will be her first permanent architectural work in Hong Kong.
12 Dec 2007
Recommend roadmap based on flexible, universally compatible technologies for good governance and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
10 Dec 2007
At the Third Global Knowledge Forum (GK3), Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and its research partners will be showcasing some of the innovative ways in which ICTs can foster human development. The GK3 will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 11-13, 2007
07 Dec 2007
Superconductivity is found to be strengthened by a competing order of electrons
05 Dec 2007
On November 22, 2007, the Tokyo University of Science and Brunel University of the United Kingdom signed an academic exchange agreement.
05 Dec 2007
90% of the Earthʼs freshwater is locked up in the great Ice Sheets of Greenland and Antarctica. On December 13th, 2007, the International Polar Year (IPY) will launch its second 'International Polar Day', focussing on Ice Sheets and Traverses.
04 Dec 2007
Bali is not the only island that will be hosting a climate change conference this week. Second Nature, Nature Publishing Group’s (NPG) archipelago in Second Life, will host a series of talks to coincide with the UN climate change conference.
04 Dec 2007
The Nepal Academy of Science and Technology awarded the Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) this award for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of science and technology for the benefit of the people in Nepal.
04 Dec 2007
Penang, Malaysia - University Science Malaysia once again boosted the name of the country when seven of its researchers successfully won three gold medals and four silver medals, together with a special award at an international event.
23 Nov 2007
A new technique that works at normal pressures shows molecular interactions at liquid interfaces
20 Nov 2007
Concerns about national security have induced U.S. immigration authorities to limit the number of foreign research students in universities. This study reviews how the presence of international students contributes to publications and patents awarded to universities and how key East Asian economies can take advantage of this.
16 Nov 2007
A novel cyclization reaction is used to make molecules that switch between two different forms by redistributing their electrons
14 Nov 2007
As states encroach on Internet governance around the world, IDRC is supporting a major new initiative that will investigate the impacts of Internet censorship in Asia.

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Giants in history

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.
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.
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (25 June 1936 – 11 September 2019) was an Indonesian engineer who was President of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999.
A Japanese surgeon, Tetsuzo Akutsu (20 August 1922 – 9 August 2007) built the first artificial heart capable of keeping an animal alive.
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.
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