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08 May 2009
RIKEN
The new Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope has identified a new pulsar by detecting its gamma-ray emission
08 May 2009
RIKEN
Kei Manabe, Initiative Research Scientist, has developed an innovative ‘pinpoint’ catalyst, which can drastically decrease the number of synthetic processes, thereby attempting to bring innovation to chemical synthesis.
08 May 2009
RIKEN
RIKEN has had a long history of space research, and many groundbreaking discoveries are continuing to be announced.
08 May 2009
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Limnology experts at the University of the Philippines Los Baños have turned themselves into little Noahs, building “arks” to provide a haven to our native and endemic freshwater fishes.
05 May 2009
University of the Philippines Los Baños
The Philippines’ biosafety regulation procedures are not only costly, but take too long. These are the findings of a concluded study at the University of the Philippines Los Baños.
05 May 2009
University of the Philippines Los Baños
To help fight ABTV and revitalize the Philippine abaca industry, Dr. Antonio G. Lalusin of the Institute of Plant Breeding-Crop Science Cluster (CSC-IPB) has developed abaca varieties that posses important fiber characteristics that are vital to the industry, and more importantly, have built-in resistance to ABTV.
03 May 2009
RIKEN
A RIKEN-led consortium of scientists has compiled a massive collection of complete gene sequences for the invaluable soybean plant
03 May 2009
RIKEN
The Biodynamics Research Team at RIKEN leads the world in cytokinin research and are working to control the biosynthesis and activation of cytokinin with the aim of increasing the yields of rice, wheat, corn, and other crops.
29 Apr 2009
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Biotechnologists at UP Los Baños are hard at work putting the final touches to the prototype of a wastewater treatment system that uses bacteria.
28 Apr 2009
University of the Philippines Los Baños
A research project at the University of the Philippines Los Baños is underway to save from threat this freshwater fish. Dr. Pablo P. Ocampo of the UPLB Limnological Research Station has established a captive breeding program to save the 'ayungin' (Leiopotherapon plumbeus).
27 Apr 2009
Keio University
Talk sessions titled "What is 4K, the next generation's format of motion picture?", "Faculty Members of KMD talks about 'Motion Picture10 years later'", "Creator of Toy Story 2 " talks about '3DCG's Now and Future'" and etc. were held by leaders of the industry and the academic world.
27 Apr 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The winning inventions were - TNT-A novel photocatalyzer; Detection System for Cracks in Buildings and Slope Detection to Compromise Braking and Locking System for Wheelchairs.
24 Apr 2009
RIKEN
Japanese plant biologists have exposed dynamic networks of small molecules that respond to dehydration stress in plants.
24 Apr 2009
RIKEN
A microscopy technique unveils previously hidden information on the nature of superconductivity
23 Apr 2009
Tokyo University of Science
If the device is applied to 30% of the cars in Japan, we can expect a 960,000kl oil substitution effect which is 1.5 times the assumed effect from solar energy generation of the year 2010.
23 Apr 2009
Tokyo University of Science
The Center for Fire Science and Technology at Tokyo University of Science held the kick-off symposium for the global COE program Center for Education and Research on Advanced Fire Safety Science and Technology in East Asia on March 26, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea.
22 Apr 2009
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) has successfully conducted a training and guidance programme for Bumiputera entrepreneurs in horticulture from 5 to 9 April, and a half-day seminar on gaharu on 6 April in Kuching, Sarawak.
22 Apr 2009
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Biotechnologists at UP Los Baños are gruelling at work putting the final touches to a prototype wastewater treatment system that involves the use of bacteria.
22 Apr 2009
University of the Philippines Los Baños
UPLB experts recommended that Jatropha seeds should be dried to 4-5% moisture content and sealed in moisture-proof containers, to ensure little reduction in percent germination.
17 Apr 2009
RIKEN
RIKEN scientists, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Tokyo, Japan, and Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, have unveiled the possible existence of a new magnetic phase in the spatial arrangements of electron spins
15 Apr 2009
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Food technologists at the University of the Philippines Los Baños have identified local squash varieties that may be used for food processing.
13 Apr 2009
University of the Philippines Los Baños
The extract from kasoy shell, a recent study revealed, can be potentially used against termites. This is according to findings made by a multi-disciplinary research team from the Institute of Chemistry-CAS and Department of Forest Products and Paper Science-CFNR at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB).
10 Apr 2009
RIKEN
Comparing aluminate and zincate compounds has revealed their versatility, which provides new tools for chemists
10 Apr 2009
RIKEN
A first-of-a-kind switch in chemical bonding by a zirconium atom spotted by scientists
10 Apr 2009
RIKEN
Supercomputers allow researchers to calculate symmetry violations in the strong interaction that holds atoms together
10 Apr 2009
RIKEN
The research at the facility will be useful in developing electronic devices that utilize molecular fluctuation and instability. It is also expected to produce new functional materials and information-processing technologies.
07 Apr 2009
University of the Philippines Los Baños
To help protect and conserve the country’s rich floral heritage, a project led by Dr. Nestor Altoveros of UP Los Baños has embarked on the collection and re-introduction of indigenous orchids in selected protected areas in the Philippines.
07 Apr 2009
University of the Philippines Los Baños
At UPLB, Dr. Nimfa D. Montes of the Department of Agribusiness Management - College of Economics and Management recently reported that the application of technology related to endoparasite control resulted in significant reduction in death of goat kids, from 70% to 5%.
03 Apr 2009
RIKEN
The controlled rearrangement of surface-adsorbed molecules can be achieved by careful application of an electric field between a scanning tunneling microscope tip and a surface
03 Apr 2009
RIKEN
Controlled collisions of molecules allow RIKEN scientists to visualize dual microscopic chemical reaction pathways
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