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29 Jun 2017
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Better understanding the principles of silicon etching leads to improved surface patterning
29 Jun 2017
University of Malaya
Ezas Faris Aiman Mamat Rohizan, University of Malaya former student, won 2nd Prize of the 2017 UIA-PHG International Young Architect Competition: Smart, Green & Beyond: Healthcare Facility of the Future. His winning design thesis is a small hospital in Pudu, inspired by the social and cultural phenomenon of the Malaysian street.
28 Jun 2017
University of Malaya
Electricity consumption in buildings will rise and increase GHG emissions. The biggest challenge for energy and carbon emissions reduction, is not only the relatively cheap price of electricity, but to refurbish existing buildings to become more energy efficient and lessen its environmental impact.
27 Jun 2017
Asia Research News
An international team of scientists have developed a method that allows them to engineer crystals with a large fraction of reactive facets.
22 Jun 2017
University of Malaya
Zero Waste Campaign (ZWC) is one of the university’s longest and most consistent endeavours. It is unique due to the bottom-up and top-down synergy that characterizes its development. It was set-up to spearhead the development of a more sustainable waste management model in the UM campus and ultimately achieve the status of a zero waste campus.
21 Jun 2017
Asia Research News
Nominations for excellence in research in chemistry, mathematics and physics accepted until September 15, 2017
20 Jun 2017
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Korean researchers have developed a more nimble computer-based model that quickly analyzes the performance of super graphs, such as those used by Google to rank Internet websites.
19 Jun 2017
Asia Research News
Speakers at the conference addressed the progress of technology across the development of new materials, artificial intelligence, smart cities, personalised medicine, bio-engineering and more
16 Jun 2017
Tohoku University
A joint research team at Tohoku University, Japan, has recapitulated a pathological condition of retinal diseases on a chip.
15 Jun 2017
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Cars could soon negotiate smart intersections without ever having to stop.
15 Jun 2017
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Researchers model new route to molecular wires suitable for use in miniature electronics.
15 Jun 2017
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A new technique for manufacturing hybrid silicon lasers paves the way for low-cost, mass-produced photonic devices usable in a range of applications.
15 Jun 2017
IOP Publishing
Bringing renewable power ‘by wire’ from western China to its power-hungry Eastern cities could have benefits for both local air quality and global climate change, new research has found.
15 Jun 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast will lead one of the world’s largest food safety projects across Europe and China.
14 Jun 2017
Asia Research News
19 ‐ 21 September 2017, BITEC Exhibition Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
14 Jun 2017
Asia Research News
SMART Facilities Management Solutions Conference and Exhibition 2017 integrate innovation and productivity in today’s digital economy
12 Jun 2017
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
To reduce accidents caused by fatigue driving, HKBU Computer Science scholar Professor Cheung Yiu-ming and his team have developed a system that detects drowsy drivers and alerts them simply using a generic smartphone.
09 Jun 2017
Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Metal complexes found less stable in catalytic reactions than previously thought, which could warrant re-investigation of several reactions.
09 Jun 2017
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
Inventions by Professor Jeffrey Cheung of HKBU and his team help monitor one’s health by recording and analysing the biomechanical data of a person’s physical activity, in particular, walking (ie gait), as well as measuring the balance index of a person.
09 Jun 2017
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
DGIST-KIST collaborative research team identified the breathing movement of skyrmion, which up to now had only been theoretical.
The future development of next generation communication devices with ultra-low power and ultra-high frequency based on skyrmion are expected.
09 Jun 2017
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the German-based Forschungszentrum Jülich to develop fundamental technologies that enable next-generation energy power generation.
09 Jun 2017
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A research team, led by South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has introduced a new robotic tool for assessments of muscle overactivity and movement dysfunction in stroke survivors. Their findings appeared in the the prestigious journal, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.
09 Jun 2017
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A research team, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has received an Honorable Mention Award at CHI 2017, the prestigious ACM conference on computer-human interaction.
06 Jun 2017
IOP Publishing
Scientists in South Korea have come up with a new method for 3D printing human skin, which both shortens the process and reduces the cost.
05 Jun 2017
Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University
Emerging technologies...that address both performance and cost challenges in CCS, must be accelerated towards implementation...It is key.
05 Jun 2017
Tohoku University
The study demonstrates for the first time a new type of magnetocapacitance, a phenomenon that could be useful in the next generation of spintronic devices.
31 May 2017
Hokkaido University
A gold compound shifts from a visible fluorescence to emitting infrared when ground - a big shift with potential applications in bioimaging and security inks.
30 May 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
New spinning method and system for 100% fine worsted yak yarns and fabrics.
26 May 2017
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
A new oxygen-deficient titanium dioxide prepared with Mg reduction method drastically improves the carbon dioxide conversion efficiency up to three times the efficiency of existing photocatalyst. It is expected to be applied for carbon dioxide resources and reduction technology.
25 May 2017
Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Acetylene is one of the primary starting materials for chemical synthesis. However, acetylene is known as gas, which is highly flammable, dangerous and difficult to use in regular research laboratories. A novel solid acetylene regent was developed to make chemical applications safe and easy to use (doi: 10.1039/c7gc00724h).
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