Technology
News
04 Jul 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
In a press conference today, USM unveiled their new product made from starch, rubber and plastic waste which will degrade in just 3 - 6 months when exposed to microbes, air and sunlight and costs only RM5 (USD1.50) per kg
04 Jul 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Unlike Virtual Reality (VR) that aims at replacing the perception of the world with an artificial one, Augmented Reality (AR) has the goal of enhancing a person's perception of the surrounding world. Being partly virtual and real, the new interface technology of AR can revolutionise education.
02 Jul 2008
Asia Research News
For next week’s G8 Summit, ResearchSEA suggests the following experts in Climate Change, Energy and Development in Africa
30 Jun 2008
RIKEN
On July 21, RIKEN will host a science session entitled “Drought-tolerant plants: helping the world to cope with global warming” at EuroScience Open Forum 2008 (ESOF2008) held in Barcelona, Spain.
29 Jun 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The present invention relates to Internet Protocol version six (IPv6) as a wireless network infrastructure. The use of this technology is expected to guarantee no packet loss while reducing handover delay by 94.32% and packet delay by 84.43% during handover.
26 Jun 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Unimas, Sarawak - The group’s preliminary findings revealed the presence of active TPH-degrading bacteria, commonly found in soil, yet safe to human or animals; and they were proven to be promising species for effective biodegradation of oil sludge.
22 Jun 2008
Keio University
This year, Keio University has become Japan's first modern university to celebrate its 150th anniversary. As part of its celebration of this achievement, Keio will host the Annual Presidents Meeting of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) for the first time in Japan.
22 Jun 2008
Keio University
Members of the press are invited to the Press Conference on Occasion of the Signing of a Cooperative Agreement between UNESCO and Keio University on June 26.
19 Jun 2008
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Technological innovation is crucial in today's challenging market circumstances. Key players in the ICT world recognize this and are coming together to launch a new grants program for the Asia Pacific Information and Communication Technology (ICT) community.
17 Jun 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Malaysia produce 70 million tons of organic wastes annually. Most of these are either incinerated or dumped in landfill and both of which have serious impact on the environment. A research is conducted at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak to reutilise the wastes and explore their potential as energy sources.
15 Jun 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Typically, palm oil quality is determined in a destructive manner using wet chemical analysis, which can be costly, time consuming and error prone. Here, researchers developed an automated technique of estimating quality based on fruit colour captured in JPEG format.
12 Jun 2008
Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore
The Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) has initiated an 18-month research consortium valued at SGD1.5 million to leverage upon a centralised source of expertise in the area of wireless communication, high speed electronic design, and analysis of electromagnetic compatibility and interference.
11 Jun 2008
Keio University
Keio University applied the technology “to operate the computer using brain images released last year and succeeds in enabling a disabled person suffering muscle disorder to stroll through “Second Life®, to walk towards the avatar of a student and to have a conversation with the student using the “voice chat” function.
10 Jun 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Advances in Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits for Wireless Systems: Modeling and Design Technologies.
10 Jun 2008
Uganda Science Journalists Association (USJA)
The Uganda Conference for Science Communication 2008 will take place November 23rd to 26th at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala.
05 Jun 2008
Asia Research News
Potato varieties capable of withstanding early planting conditions (high temperature/heat stress) can allow taking rice-potato-wheat as sequential crops in the region.
05 Jun 2008
Asia Research News
The present study was conducted to assess the genetic divergence in 29 potato genotypes (parental lines) based on 20 characters and to find out relationship between genetic diversity and tuber yield.
05 Jun 2008
Asia Research News
Researchers have found a cheaper and more feasible technique for parent selection in tetraploid potatoes.
05 Jun 2008
Asia Research News
The need for efficient crops is essential to feed a growing population. This paper shows different plant species and potato cultivars differed in nutrient use efficiency with the lowest potassium efficiency for potato followed by wheat and sugar beet.
05 Jun 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Borneo's Dolphins are finally getting the attention they needed. On 15 May 2008, a collaborative effort for the conservation of these animals was forged between Sarawak Shell Berhad, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and Sarawak Forestry Corporation.
05 Jun 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Sarawak, which is free from the incidence of foot and mouth diseases, is embarking in livestock-oil palm integration as a strategy to increase local livestock production, and as a holistic approach to maximise land use and increase farm income. A research in UNIMAS was conducted to look at the potential.
02 Jun 2008
Waseda University
In September 2008, research work on sustainable development will commence sponsored by a consortium of industry, government, and academia In April 2009, a double degree program called "Environment & Sustainable Development" will become available at both the Waseda and Peking University campuses.
01 Jun 2008
Nature Publishing Group
The belief that we can find a way to fully avoid all the serious threats of climate change pervades the political arenas of the G8 summit and UN climate meetings. This is false optimism, and it is obscuring reality, says a Commentary in Nature Reports Climate Change this week.
28 May 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia - Prof. Ismail Ab. Rahman gave his expert views on the Sol Gel Process and its contribution towards ceramic technology development. While Prof. Yeap Guan Yeow discussed research and its impact in Malaysia.
28 May 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
In April 2008, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) once again won recognition at national level when it was awarded the Grand Prize Winner in two categories at the National Intellectual Property Award 2008 Ceremony.
28 May 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
One of the partnership programmes is the system of fertilization using minimum soil and usage of water and nutrient in the most efficient way for horticulture production. The project aims to create a prototype structure of plantation protected within its environment which has a system for cooling, airing and stabilization of wet temperature.
28 May 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The Gold medal winners were for L2 Lipase: A Thermostable Enzyme for Industrial Applications and Production of Palm-based Anti Obesity Functional Oil.
25 May 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia - Through the competition, many had the chance to witness a total of 145 researches by undergraduate students from 19 public and private higher learning institutions throughout the country.
25 May 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
PENANG, 20 MAY: Realising the importance of clean water for more than 27 million people in Malaysia, two USM students successfully produced a material which is able to absorb heavy metal from industrial waste water.
25 May 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
PENANG, 21 MAY: Raising concerns over global fuel price hikes have prompted USM students to explore fuel alternatives for vehicles.
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