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01 Oct 2010
RIKEN
RIKEN’s state-of-the-art beam lines allow scientists to create thousands of unstable nuclei, providing new insights into the stellar origin of elements
01 Oct 2010
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Alluring dresses from pineapple? Scientists in Malaysia are looking into the potential of another ‘cotton’ – the pineapple. Jamil Salleh of UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia is to asses techniques to extract the long fibres of the pineapple leaves.
21 Sep 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Chris Seebregts says there’s a growing sense of excitement among talented young software programmers in Africa. These days, they are seeing new opportunities to apply their skills in an area of great social impact: health care.
15 Sep 2010
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
PRESS RELEASE - Singapore, 13 September - A total of 9 Innovative Technologies on Display to Bolster Singapore’s Green Buildings and Construction Industry
11 Sep 2010
Waseda University
In order to solve the energy issues of the 21st century, it is essential to achieve a harmony of the “three Es”; namely, energy security, environmental protection and economic growth - Interview of Professor Yasuhiro Hayashi, RIANT Director.
09 Sep 2010
Waseda University
With headlines such as "the shock of E-books", "the truth about electronic books", "Amazon's true character" and "The yin and yang of E-books," expectations and concerns about E-books have been a dominant theme in business magazines during 2010.
08 Sep 2010
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, based in Trieste, Italy (www.twas.org) , and the International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation (ISTIC, istic-unesco.org), based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, announce the recipients of the first 'ISTIC-TWAS Entrepreneurship Awards'.
07 Sep 2010
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today (7 September) showcased its capabilities in the area of space research.
31 Aug 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) became the first Institution of Higher Learning (IPT) in the country to be recognized as a Certified Training Provider of Open Source Software when the Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), USM received its appointment from the Malaysia Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) today.
31 Aug 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
OPINION: Looks like the brave new world has finally arrived. The website BeautifulPeople.com reportedly "booted out 5,000 people who gained weight and were deemed too ugly to remain members".
27 Aug 2010
Asia Research News
Singapore, 27 August 2010 - Fano resonance permits the creation of ultracompact nanoantennas which can be used in mobile telephones or wireless connections and many other devices
26 Aug 2010
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
A pioneering study by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has shown that sandwiching a simple layer of silver nanoparticles can significantly improve the performance of organic transistors which are commonly used in consumer electronics.
22 Aug 2010
RIKEN
Producing isolated laser pulses in just attoseconds made easier using a two-color laser field
22 Aug 2010
RIKEN
Information engineering at RIKEN extends the evolution of life into the digital realm
18 Aug 2010
Nature Publishing Group
Summaries of newsworthy papers include: 'Stealth' earthquake doublet; Massive stars make waves; Imaging quantum fluids; A new role for graphene; A ferroelectric ferromagnet created by strain; High-pressure competition in a high-temperature superconductor; Faithful females foster cooperative breeding
18 Aug 2010
RIKEN
Tokyo, 18 August - Researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center have illuminated mechanisms underlying the genetic robustness of metabolic effects in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Their findings reveal a key balance between the roles played by duplicate genes and metabolic network connectivity in functional compensation.
16 Aug 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
LAST week was the 65th anniversary of the world's first nuclear bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After more than six decades, the terrors inflicted on people in the twin city bombings are still felt today.
16 Aug 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
OPINION: A RECENT survey conducted by a company indicated that almost 90 per cent of Malaysian children who go online have had negative experiences.This ranged from harassment to being exposed to unwholesome images. However, many parents are unaware of them. Only 40 per cent supervised their children.
02 Aug 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Often, the best answers can be found right at home
20 Jul 2010
RIKEN
Tokyo, 20 July - Scientists at Stanford University and RIKEN have revealed new clues on the microscopic processes by which resistance in certain materials is dramatically altered by the presence of magnetic fields.
19 Jul 2010
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
PENANG, 13 July – Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) through the School of Distance Education (PPPJJ) launched another centre of excellence, known as mobilelearning@usm here recently.
19 Jul 2010
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
PENANG, 9 July – Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) with the collaboration of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Centre for Knowledge, Communication and Technology, Engineering Campus contributed almost 110 used computers to several selected schools under the Lestari Siswa Project introduced by USM.
19 Jul 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Professor Tan Sri Dato' Dzulkifli Abd Razak
The writer is the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia. He can be contacted at [email protected]
This article was published in the 'New Sunday Times' on 28th June 2010
16 Jul 2010
Asia Research News
Singapore, 16 July - Groundbreaking of A*STAR’s Experimental Power Grid Centre (EPGC) paves the way for cutting-edge R&D to develop Singapore as a ‘living laboratory’ for smart grid solutions. Four companies, namely, Rolls Royce, Vestas, SP PowerGrid and CEI Contract Manufacturing entered into strategic partnerships with A*STAR today.
16 Jul 2010
RIKEN
A database released by RIKEN and Keio University researchers has information on over three thousand phosphorylated proteins and phosphorylation sites in rice which opens new doors in the study and engineering of plants.
12 Jul 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Mexico- DDT use was eliminated with no increase in malaria, Guatemala - Chagas disease has been addressed through improvements to house construction, Amazon - Mercury poisoning was halted, by finding alternatives to the slash and burn agriculture, Malawi - Children’s health has been improved by growing legumes instead of corn.
12 Jul 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Partners in Health (PIH), Canada’s IDRC and the I-TECH program (University of Washington), is working with the Haitian Ministry of Health to support the strengthening of Electronic Medical Records interoperability in Haiti.
12 Jul 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
OPINION: In a May 30 interview on a weekly public affairs show hosted by journalist and author Fareed Zakaria on CNN, Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates mentioned the need "to reorder the priorities of the innovation system" in making changes in the healthcare sector.
30 Jun 2010
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has made a head start in Medical Biometrics researches, with the development of several state-of-the-art authentication and medical diagnosis tools based on the concept of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
28 Jun 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Indigenous people in western Kenya have relied on the mystical abilities of the Nganyi rainmakers to predict the weather for generations.
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