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16 Jan 2009
RIKEN
The Casimir force between objects in a vacuum shows a complex dependence on temperature
14 Jan 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
SERDANG, Malaysia 10 Jan – Mathematical Research Institute (INSPEM) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has established collaboration on mathematical research with Institute of Mathematics, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (IM-VAST).
09 Jan 2009
RIKEN
RIKEN researchers have produced healthy cloned mice from cells taken from bodies frozen for 16 years. Wakayama and his team are making a name for themselves by developing techniques that could help rescue life from unlikely sources.
09 Jan 2009
RIKEN
Computing based on photons rather than electrons, on the other hand, promises significantly faster computation and information processing. An international team of researchers has now developed a theoretical system that would allow single photons to be controlled reliably.
08 Jan 2009
University of the Philippines Diliman
The Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development presents the patented inventions and registered utility models of faculty-researchers of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman.
07 Jan 2009
Nature Publishing Group
Scitable provides students with free online access to more than 180 overviews of key genetics concepts. The overviews are evidence-based and have been vetted by Nature Publishing Group staff.
04 Jan 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The Clearinghouse for Tobacco Control (C-Tob) at the National Poison Centre in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is to undertake a pilot project to monitor the quality of air in public areas in Penang. This is in line with C-Tob's call for Penang to be made smoke-free now that George Town has been accorded World Heritage Site status by UNESCO.
04 Jan 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Universiti Putra Malaysia’s (UPM) emerged as the second runner up under the public institutes of higher learning (IPTA) category in a website competition that has witnessed 20 participations
27 Dec 2008
RIKEN
Nano-patterning on silicon: a single compound reacts with silicon surface to form perpendicular molecular lines
27 Dec 2008
RIKEN
RIKEN has concluded a comprehensive agreement with US investment firm 360ip Pte Ltd., (360ip) to commercialize and promote the practical use of RIKEN’s intellectual property assets.
19 Dec 2008
RIKEN
Structural and electronic rearrangements discovered in the new oxide LiRh2O4 provide hints for improving electricity generation from heat
19 Dec 2008
RIKEN
The excited energy state of an oxygen nucleus could consist of a condensate of alpha particles
12 Dec 2008
RIKEN
The complex arrangement of spins in a magnetic oxide gives rise to a magneto-electric effect
12 Dec 2008
RIKEN
An analytical survey maps out the genetic connections of the flavonols. Flavonols are health-promoting, dietary antioxidants. In plants, they are involved in defense responses, such as reactions to pathogens and UV radiation.
12 Dec 2008
RIKEN
Magnetic fluctuations may play an important role in the mechanism for superconductivity in the iron-pnictides
10 Dec 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The Malaysian Solid State Science and Technology Society (MASS) presented this award to Prof. Taufiq Yap Yun Hin from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) for his work on using vanadium phosphorus oxide (VPO) as a catalyst for light oxidation hydrocarbon reaction to produce high value added petrochemical product.
09 Dec 2008
Keio University
The HUMI Project has earned a reputation internationally for its technique of photographing rare books using a special book cradle and a camera mount.
09 Dec 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The theme of the conference - Sustainable Built Environment Bridging Theory & Practice - was particularly apt because the world is facing various problems related to sustainability.
09 Dec 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) successfully developed the first microelectronic chip for academic and research development in Malaysia. CEDEC or Standard Cell Library is a computer chip with the potential of accelerating the digital design process.
05 Dec 2008
RIKEN
The search for improved ‘multiferroic’ materials may benefit from a new discovery in an iron-based oxide compound
05 Dec 2008
RIKEN
Additions to the genome map yield important clues on how plants respond and adapt to adverse environmental conditions
28 Nov 2008
RIKEN
A new large high-precision mirror is capable of focusing x-ray radiation to spot sizes of just a few nanometers
28 Nov 2008
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
PolyU is working closely with the Russian Space Agency in designing a state-of-the-art space tool which will be carried onboard a Russian spacecraft for the Red Planet in the 2009 Sino-Russian Space Mission.
26 Nov 2008
Nature Publishing Group
Fed up of years of arguments about the pros and cons of GM crops, the African Union brought together key individuals and institutions to discuss the issue ; A new generation of lithium-ion batteries, coupled with rising oil prices and the need to address climate change, has sparked a global race to electrify transportation.
26 Nov 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The association formed by Asian fisheries experts is intended for developing the fisheries sectors by enhancing collaboration among researchers, engineers and share holders from the fisheries industry and aquaculture production.
26 Nov 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) successfully seized 9 medals in Brussels Innova 2008 in conjunction with 57th International Innovation exhibition held in Belgium recently. This included a special award for the Best Invention Produced by a Woman.
26 Nov 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
“The outcome of the research done by the Bangladeshi scholars will also improve the research discoveries of UPM in aid of their quest to become the best research university in the region.”
21 Nov 2008
RIKEN
The origin of superconductivity in iron-based materials can now be studied using a basic theoretical model
21 Nov 2008
RIKEN
A RIKEN-led research group has uncovered another class of plant hormones involved in regulating shoot branching. The identity of the compounds suggests a means by which plant form can be linked to the level of nutrients in the soil.
21 Nov 2008
RIKEN
The first integrated database of terahertz data in the world opened on September 15 at RIKEN and the Next Generation Network Center at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
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