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19 Dec 2006
University of the Philippines Diliman
The Avestro experiment has discovered that a wireless client can still successfully receive and play audio clips such as music, interviews and dialogues sent by the RTP server. There is no significant difference in audio quality among the wireless and the wired connections.
17 Dec 2006
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Prof Abdul Latif Ahmad from Universiti Sains Malaysia recently won the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for his research into alternative resources of water.
17 Dec 2006
Universiti Sains Malaysia
There are an estimated 1.2 million premises with individual septic tanks in Malaysia. Presently, prefabricated ISTs are made from fibreglass, a mixture of glass fibre and unsaturated polyester costing about RM800. USM researchers have managed to substitute glass fibres with natural fibre and reduce the cost to RM 400 for each tank.
14 Dec 2006
Tokyo University of Science
Tokyo University of Science concluded an Academic Cooperation Agreement with the University of California, Davis in the USA. A Study Abroad Program will be implemented under the Agreement.
13 Dec 2006
Nature Publishing Group
Summaries of newsworthy papers published in Nature on 14 December 2006. Fossils push back date of mammals’ first flight, CO2 receptors and malaria, Botulinum toxin structure unveiled, Martian plains as old as the hills, Bendy organic electronics, Dental plans and diets, and Triassic microworld caught in amber
10 Dec 2006
Nature Publishing Group
Summaries of newsworthy papers published online on 10 December 2006 in Nature and Nature Research Journals. Lightning strikes twice for milk drinkers, How shigella causes dysentery, Sensing fungal infections, and Improving metagenomics efforts.
10 Dec 2006
Universiti Sains Malaysia
This new Spiral Wound Membrane (SWM) module has a greatly enhanced lifespan and will be of great benefit to the water purification and waste water treatment industry.
05 Dec 2006
Nature Publishing Group
The results of the first large-scale empirical study of how consumers view the risks and benefits of nanotechnology are reported in the December issue of Nature Nanotechnology.
01 Dec 2006
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
The Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA invites potential M.Sc and Ph.D. candidates to joint our research team in the field of Wastewater Engineering and Environmental Management. Work on these projects are expected to start in Feb 2007
30 Nov 2006
Tokyo University of Science
Professor Yoshikazu Honma of Tokyo University of Science and the research group has succeeded in synthesizing high-quality monolayer carbon nanotubes using, as catalysts, various metals previously considered incapable of generating carbon nanotubes (such as gold, silver and copper) for the first time in the world.
29 Nov 2006
Nature Publishing Group
Summaries of newsworthy papers from Nature. VOL.444 NO. 7119 include Cancer: Cell senescence cancer link, Climate change: Gulf Stream weakened during Little Ice Age, Physiology: A toast to good health…. Material science: Terahertz-controlling device, The alchemy of violin-making
29 Nov 2006
International Rice Research Institute
Singapore – Rice production in Southeast Asia – arguably the region’s most important industry – has received a major boost with the endorsement of three new strategies by the Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry of the ten-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
23 Nov 2006
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), a non-profit international research center with staff from 45 countries, has an opening for Head of Genetic Resources Unit, to be based at the headquarters in Aleppo, Syria
23 Nov 2006
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), a non-profit international research center with staff from 45 countries, has an opening for a Faba Bean Breeder, to be based at the headquarters in Aleppo, Syria
23 Nov 2006
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), a non-profit international research center with staff from 45 countries, has an opening for a Science Writer/Editor, to be based at the headquarters in Aleppo, Syria
22 Nov 2006
NAM S&T Centre
In order to provide to the specialists and professionals from the developing countries a platform for an interactive dialogue, the NAM S&T Centre is organising a 5-day International Roundtable, jointly with the Centre for Disaster Mitigation & Management (CDMM) and Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
22 Nov 2006
NAM S&T Centre
Many developing countries are at the crossroad in understanding the implication of new policy contexts and create S&T policies that are interlinked with production and service sectors, competition and other national public policies.
20 Nov 2006
Tokyo University of Science
Members of the Tokyo University of Science teaching staff were among the recipients of the recent "Tetrahedron: Asymmetry Most Cited Paper (2003-2006) Awards".
20 Nov 2006
Tokyo University of Science
Professor Kenso Soai is the first Japanese national to be elected as an Honorary Member of Italy's Modena National Academy of Science, Letters and Arts. He specializes in research on asymmetrical autocatalytic reaction in the field of organic chemistry.
19 Nov 2006
Universiti Sains Malaysia
MCSv6 introduces a new Network Address Translator (NAT) traversal solution that allows clients behind NAT to automatically send and receive multimedia data. The solution transientsly detects the user's settings and allows the user to successfully send and receive data.
06 Nov 2006
De La Salle University
The possibility of higher concentration of contaminants in buses and air-conditioned buildings pose potential health problems to users and occupants.
03 Nov 2006
NAM S&T Centre
Scientific benefits to the member countries of the Centre For Science And Technology Of The Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries include participating in policy decision, financial support, news dissemination and many more
02 Nov 2006
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
The eBario project wins gold medal at Commonwealth Innovation Award. The research project uses innovative application of ICTs with the goal of continually sustaining social and economic programs in a rural community in Sarawak which does not have the basic amenities such as electricity, water and telecommunications.
02 Nov 2006
Tokyo University of Science
The project aims to develop innovative alternative technologies that utilize pollution-free solar light energy as the most abundant, efficient and environmentally-harmonious energy resource. The TOSLEC-1, hosted jointly by Tokyo University of Science (TUS) and Nissan Science Foundation, was held at Tokyo University of Science.
01 Nov 2006
Nature Publishing Group
An unprecedented look at the prospects for science and technology in the Muslim world is offered in Nature's News section this week.
31 Oct 2006
Tokyo University of Science
A research group headed by Takashi Tsuji of the Tokyo University of Science's Tissue Engineering Research Center identified mechanisms behind outbreaks of adult T-cell leukemia.
31 Oct 2006
Tokyo University of Science
The research team from a joint research program of Tokyo University of Science (TUS)and the Japan Science and Technology Agency have succeeded in producing hydrogen from water through the use of gallium nitride (GaN) crystals for the first time.
20 Oct 2006
Asia Research News
People around the world can access information about harmful introduced species easier than ever thanks to the September 2006 launch of a new website for the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD).
19 Oct 2006
Universiti Sains Malaysia
This innovation offers versatility and is applicable on virtually all types of materials regardless of it nature or origin such as semi-metals like silicon, silicates, glasses, ceramics as well as non-metals like plastics, woods and shells.
18 Oct 2006
Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre
The Asia Pacific Conference on Plant Tissue Culture and Agribiotechnology (APaCPA) 2007 will be a comprehensive professional platform to promote research in all aspects of basic and applied biotechnology, especially in the areas of plant tissue culture and agribiotechnology.
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