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22 Jan 2019
Asia Research News
The lowest price. EduTECH Asia 2019 tickets are now on sale for just S$405 each.
21 Jan 2019
IOP Publishing
Chinese researchers weave thin carbon layers into a colourful and highly responsive detector that can sense strain in a way similar to human skin.
21 Jan 2019
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), in terms of citations, has been ranked 1st in South Korea and 48th in the world.
21 Jan 2019
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Building on the success of existing partnerships, South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) signed an MoU with Churchill College to pledge mutual support for one another in the pursuit of academic excellence.
21 Jan 2019
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A team of researchers has developed a system that produces electricity and hydrogen (H2) while eliminating carbon dioxide (CO2).
18 Jan 2019
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Simulations reveal that green walls filled with coconut peat could absorb storm water running off buildings, mitigating flash floods.
18 Jan 2019
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
The primary component of natural gas, methane, is itself a potent greenhouse gas. A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has unveiled a high performance catalyst for methane conversion to formaldehyde.
18 Jan 2019
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Seven faculty members of South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have distinguished themselves with inclusion in the Global Highly Cited Researchers 2018 List.
17 Jan 2019
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
The Graduate School of Creative Design Engineering (CDE) at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been invited to showcase its own style of art at the Dubai Design Week 2018, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
17 Jan 2019
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A recent technology transfer by Dongho Jeon in the School of Urban and Environmental Engineering at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) is estimated to be worth KRW 100 million.
16 Jan 2019
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI)
Researchers in South Korea have developed extremely fast information processing technologies that can help usher in the next generation of the Internet.
15 Jan 2019
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Understanding how liquid crystal molecules change positions, creating structural deformations known as topological defects, could unlock questions about similar defects in the fabric of the universe.
15 Jan 2019
Asia Research News
Sir Fraser Stoddart, 76, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2016) and Head of the Stoddart Mechanostereochemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, will be delivering a lecture on 24th January during the Global Young Scientists Summit (2019) in Singapore.
15 Jan 2019
Asia Research News
Discover the emerging technologies that will change the world!
15 Jan 2019
Asia Research News
Six free theatres of content at the biggest EduTECH Philippines ever! Free entry to all conferences.
09 Jan 2019
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Researchers in Korea have fabricated nano-sized catalysts that could improve the performance and production of clean energy fuel cells.
08 Jan 2019
Asia Research News
Startup disruptive technological solutions to be featured at 3rd Future Cities Show
07 Jan 2019
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
A more systematic, data-driven approach could identify materials that can improve our energy use.
07 Jan 2019
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Korean researchers have clarified the fundamentals of coiled toxin protein which causes neurodegenerative brain disorders. The result is expected to speed the development of treatment for neurodegenerative disorder.
05 Jan 2019
Asia Research News
The 5th edition of Water Philippines Expo and Conference will be held on 20 – 22 March 2019 at the SMX Convention Center.
05 Jan 2019
Asia Research News
Materials scientist and physicist Dr Tuomo Suntola, who recently won the Millennium Technology Prize 2018 for his invention of atomic layer deposition (ALD), will be participating in the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) 2019 in Singapore, 20-25 January 2019.
28 Dec 2018
Researchers at Tohoku University have successfully developed 128Mb-density STT-MRAM with the world's fastest write speed for embedded memory application.
26 Dec 2018
Asia Research News
Do You Know How Robotics Can Bring Massive Improvement in Automation, Productivity and Innovation?
19 Dec 2018
Asia Research News
The Conference on the Emerging Technologies That Matter
17 Dec 2018
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)
A Japan-Spain team has developed a powerful 4-color simultaneous camera named MuSCAT2 for the 1.52-m Telescopio Carlos Sánchez at the Teide Observatory. The instrument aims to find transiting exoplanets, including Earth-like habitable planets orbiting stars near the Sun, in collaboration with NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.
17 Dec 2018
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
Discovery of a hypersensitive suicide germination stimulant.
13 Dec 2018
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
HKUST is joining forces with Haven of Hope Christian Service to develop solutions that could improve the quality of life for the elderly and their caregivers.
13 Dec 2018
University of Malaya
The present invention provides a method to produce black iron oxide nanoparticle slurry having a magnetite structure and homogenously disperse. It can be used as formed or mix with other medium.
12 Dec 2018
Asia Research News
Call for abstracts - deadline extended to 15 January 2019!
10 Dec 2018
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Flexible skin for soft robots, embedded with electrical nanowires, combines conductivity with sensitivity within the same material.
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