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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
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
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