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02 Apr 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently received research funding totaling more than $9 million from the Research Grants Council (RGC), the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) and industry partners to advance the study of nanostructured materials on both theoretical and technological application sides.
01 Apr 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
GEORGE TOWN – Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) won the first prize at the Prestige 2009 Programme for its case study on the challenges in building a power station.
27 Mar 2009
RIKEN
Experiments with a rotating magnetic field provide new understanding on its coupling to the electric polarization of a multiferroic material
27 Mar 2009
RIKEN
A cooperative effect gives rare-earth metal complexes with two metal centers better selectivity than single metal catalysts
25 Mar 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Based on a ‘Future Alternative Fuel for Sustainability’ theme, two groups of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) students secured second place for Model Car Invention and poster production categories
20 Mar 2009
RIKEN
Ultrafast lasers instantaneously track a molecular twist in progress
20 Mar 2009
RIKEN
Multiple timescales of neural activities are important to motor-control systems in animals, according to research using robots
20 Mar 2009
RIKEN
The hotly anticipated X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) is nearing completion at the SPring-8 syncrotron facility in Hyogo Prefecture, and work is progressing toward startup in 2011. Speakers at the symposium gave detailed reports on the project’s progress in the past year.
16 Mar 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Working in collaboration with the government departments, researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University are taking active steps to ease traffic noise generated from frictional contact between vehicle tyre and road surface.
16 Mar 2009
University of the Philippines Diliman
A technological innovation for art authentication and preventive conservation was developed by a multidisciplinary research team from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. The new technology was installed at the UP Vargas Museum to preserve artworks of Philippine National Artist Fernando Amorsolo.
13 Mar 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Civil and structural engineering experts of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) were recently granted two first-honour research awards in the technology category by the Technology Development Centre, established under the Ministry of Education in Mainland China.
13 Mar 2009
RIKEN
A new quantum theory describes magnetism in multiferroic materials more realistically than earlier theories
10 Mar 2009
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) researchers clinched one gold, three silver and five bronze awards for their innovations at the 8th Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2009, the largest invention and innovation event in Asia held from 19 to 21 February in Kuala Lumpur
06 Mar 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
SERDANG, 2 March – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has entered into collaboration with Solution Engineering Holdings Bhd. (SEH) in designing and producing a pilot plant in Puchong, Malaysia worth RM4 mil (USD1.1 mil) that will be capable to produce bio based vegetable oil.
06 Mar 2009
RIKEN
The powerful x-rays from a RIKEN synchrotron can provide high-contrast images of biological specimens
06 Mar 2009
RIKEN
A new theory predicts an unusual excitation spectrum for a chain of ultracold gas atoms
04 Mar 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
HONG KONG, 4 March - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has signed an agreement with the CareLife Healthcare Limited (CareLife) today and received a strong boost of HK$30 million from the company to support further research and development of its patented, award-winning "Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Meter".
27 Feb 2009
RIKEN
A metal–organic framework that contains ordered channels of two different sizes can separate different gases
25 Feb 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
UNIVERSITI Sains Malaysia (USM) hosted the first Regional Conference on Materials (RCM) in Penang recently.
20 Feb 2009
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, and the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) announce a new Joint Research Grants programme for young scientists living and working in OIC countries.
20 Feb 2009
RIKEN
Scientists have discovered magnetic nanoparticles that, unlike most materials, shrink when they are heated
20 Feb 2009
RIKEN
Muons are obscure particles that only appear naturally on Earth when high-energy cosmic rays collide with the upper atmosphere. So why do RIKEN scientists travel all the way from Japan to study muons on a remote hill in England?
13 Feb 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The product, known as Contactless Active Integrated RFID System (CAIRFID) is capable of identifying data at a distance of between 30 to 45 meters. The capacity of CAIRFID which has touched 2.45 GHz, is also the first product in the world to incorporate Zigbee technology.
13 Feb 2009
RIKEN
A standard measurement of resistance, the quantum Hall effect, changes dramatically at the edge of a sample
13 Feb 2009
RIKEN
On December 15, 2008, 150 people gathered at RIKEN’s Wako campus for the RIKEN-Nishina Memorial Symposium on ‘Charging Molecules: Fundamental Chemical Physics and Analytical Applications.’
13 Feb 2009
RIKEN
A team of scientists in Japan has demonstrated the possibility of switching the magnetization of a thin magnetic film with a non-conventional and innovative method, achieving a considerable step forward in magnetic data storage and the field known as spintronics.
11 Feb 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
At Sri Lanka’s largest agricultural market a large projection screen overlooks 12 acres of stalls brimming with produce. Traders at the Dambulla market consult the screen to receive up-to-the-minute pricing information on produce being sold in the market.
06 Feb 2009
RIKEN
Using moss to remove heavy metal contaminants from water; X-ray charge density to directly observe chemical interactions at the molecular level; new fluorescent probes to discover unknown functions and potential in living things; iPS cells against cancer; Omics Science Centre and The X-Ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL)
06 Feb 2009
RIKEN
Long-range spin currents induced by heat herald a new era for spintronic applications
06 Feb 2009
RIKEN
The application of sophisticated imaging techniques illuminates spatio-temporal regulation critical for T cell activation
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