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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.
23 Dec 2009
Tokyo University of Science
The Tokyo University of Science held the Fourth International Collaboration Workshop for three days from Tuesday, December 8 to Thursday, December 10 at the Hotel Metropolitan Edmont in Iidabashi, Tokyo.
23 Dec 2009
Tokyo University of Science
A one-week intensive course "Building Fire Protection & Safety" was held from December 14th to 18th at the Urban & Architectural Institute, National University of Civil Engineering in Hanoi, Vietnam.
21 Dec 2009
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Adjustable mouth prop that helps patients relax during dental treatments
17 Dec 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Professor Zilfalil from Universiti Sains Malaysia and his co-researchers will be holding a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on 23 December 2009 on this research. The paper was published in Science on 10 December 2009.
16 Dec 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), in a joint collaboration with Nasmech Teknologi Sdn Bhd and Pantai Medivest Sdn Bhd are working mutually towards the innovation of green technology through research, development and in the commercialization of biochar.
15 Dec 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has brought home two Gold Medals for its breakthroughs in nanotechnology, including a novel method for producing carbon nanotubes economically and a rapid testing technique for identifying food contamination using nano-biosensing technology, at the International Eureka Contest of Brussels Innova 2009.
15 Dec 2009
Waseda University
The Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS) was established in September 2006 as part of the actions to materialize the future concept called “Second Founding,” aimed in the 125th Anniversary Project of the University.
15 Dec 2009
Waseda University
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama stated in his address delivered to the United Nations Climate Change Summit in September that Japan would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% from the 1990 level by 2020 on the condition that the major emitters in the world establish a fair and effective international framework for greenhouse gas reduction.
13 Dec 2009
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
For researchers Prof. Suhaimi Muhammed, Amran Shafei and Mohd Azmi Niaz of Malaysia, a bow is something else.The researchers invented a lighter bow grip from the pulai wood
13 Dec 2009
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Oil palm wastes have inspired a Uitm researcher to study and compare the properties of the hybrid EFB fiber with glass fiber reinforced polyester composites using empty fruit bunches of oil palm.
11 Dec 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Radio, Convergence and Development in Africa is a research project being administered by Carleton University's Centre for Media and Transitional Societies (CMTS), in collaboration with Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
09 Dec 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
With the help of SDWorks, a unique business platform attached to the School of Design (SD) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), the award-winning LED Mirror Watch designed by a young promising talent has been launched in the market.
07 Dec 2009
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Three African scientists have been awarded the inaugural TWAS-AAS-Microsoft Award for Young Scientists, by TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, the African Academy of Sciences and Microsoft Research.
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