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29 Mar 2018
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Spray coating and inkjet-based electronics manufacture are among the industrial applications in which liquid droplets are applied to a surface. But minuscule air bubbles that get trapped beneath the droplet as it lands can affect the coating’s quality and uniformity.
28 Mar 2018
Hokkaido University
Hokkaido University scientists have developed ‘fibre-reinforced soft composites’, that are extremely flexible and five times stronger than carbon steel.
27 Mar 2018
Asia Research News
Singapore, 27 March 2018 – The Energy Market Authority (EMA) announced “Transforming Energy: Invest, Innovate, Integrate” as the theme for Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2018.
27 Mar 2018
Asia Research News
The Singapore edition will be held at Singapore EXPO Hall 7 from 6 to 8 July 2018. Singapore is the first ASEAN country to host Campus Party.
26 Mar 2018
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Research under the three-year multi-million-dollar collaboration is expected to significantly enhance the efficiency, privacy protection and security of blockchain technologies for standing against attacks from powerful quantum-computing.
26 Mar 2018
Tohoku University
A novel algorithm to simulate the color appearance of objects under chromatic illuminants has been proposed by Ichiro Kuriki of Tohoku University.
22 Mar 2018
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
~ A fluke discovery could pave the way towards improved graphene-based electronics ~
21 Mar 2018
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
The availability of high-resolution data collected by miniaturized satellites heralds a turning point in Earth and environmental sensing from space.
20 Mar 2018
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
A technique modeling the combustion characteristics of gasoline blended with biofuels for cleaner and more efficient fuels.
20 Mar 2018
University of Malaya
Researchers at University of Malaya, Malaysia, have unveiled the various potential of regionally available non-edible oil-bearing plants.
13 Mar 2018
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
New method offers a means of ‘efficient and high-throughout’ technique to study the structure of DNA.
12 Mar 2018
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Unveiling new strategies to improve future wireless underwater sensing networks for marine research and communication.
12 Mar 2018
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
By integrating fashion knowledge and machine learning formulation, the establishment of the Dataset will enable machine to better understand fashion, bringing a new horizon to the fashion retail industry through the application of AI.
12 Mar 2018
Asia Research News
The event is held biennially in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and continues to be the one-stop regional hub for water experts, industry professionals and major investors from all over the world. ASIAWATER 2018 offers a stream of business opportunities and networking platforms for water management and infrastructure.
12 Mar 2018
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
3D printing shows potential for fabricating personalized ‘soft’ robotic hands and hearts. But challenges need to be addressed.
12 Mar 2018
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
A research team in Korea has newly developed imaging system that can analyze the movement of sound generated from 2D structure with the thickness of an atomic unit. It is expected to be used in new material, solar cell, and catalyst development.
09 Mar 2018
Asia Research News
Have you got a story to tell? An education success story you can’t wait to share? Regardless of whether you’ve taken to the stage dozens of times before, or if you’ve always wondered whether you could keep a room full of your peers enthralled, this could be your chance.
08 Mar 2018
Asia Research News
Osman Sultan: “Telecommunications is the smart city’s corner stone”
06 Mar 2018
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI)
A research team has developed a cup holder that wirelessly charges smart phones at the same rate as wired chargers. The charger uses magnetic resonance technology to generate and transfer energy from the cup to the electronic devices.
06 Mar 2018
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
A simple chemical surface treatment improves the performance of nanowire ultraviolet light-emitting diodes.
01 Mar 2018
Asia Research News
The ASEAN Premier Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Show (ASEAN M&E) is gearing up for the 7th edition of ASEAN M&E that will take place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 17 – 19 July, 2018.
28 Feb 2018
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
A technique of microwave synthesis of layered oxides enables high-capacity aqueous zinc-ion batteries.
28 Feb 2018
Asia Research News
EnigmaCG’s Analytics Leaders Summit is back to Singapore on 17-18 April,2018 bringing together the stalwarts of the industry under one roof to deliberate and discuss the latest trends such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and AI Chatbots etc.
26 Feb 2018
Asia Research News
What does the super early bird catch? The lowest price. EduTECH Asia 2018 tickets are now on sale for just S$365 each.
21 Feb 2018
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
A soft, stick-on patch collects, analyses and wirelessly transmits a variety of health metrics from the body to a smartphone.
21 Feb 2018
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Four students from South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have won prizes at the 2018 HCI Korea Creative Awards, one of the largest academic conferences in the field of Human-Computer Interaction.
21 Feb 2018
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
A technique that uses the power of computing could solve statistical problems cheaper and faster than current methods.
20 Feb 2018
Tohoku University
Adding oxygen atoms to a perovskite-like crystal material splits it into layers, giving it unique electrical properties.
20 Feb 2018
Tohoku University
Researchers have improved on the currently available methods for screening drugs for heart-related side effects.
19 Feb 2018
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
~ A new water-soluble nanocarbon triggers cell death when exposed to light ~
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