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02 May 2017
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)'s nanosatellite was successfully launched on an Atlas V booster aboard the NASA CRS-7 Mission on April 18 at the Kennedy Space Center.
01 May 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
A new biological sensor can detect glucose levels in saliva more accurately and cost-efficiently than the conventional blood test.
01 May 2017
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A rechargeable power source printed onto normal paper using a standard inkjet printer could pave a new way for a wide range of ‘smart’ objects.
28 Apr 2017
Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University
Adding photoacid to a special kind of melted polymeric crystal allows better and switchable proton conductivity. This could lead to new materials for memory, supercapacitor and transistor technologies.
28 Apr 2017
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Cloud storage services, like Dropbox and Gmail, may soon be able to better manage your content, giving you more storage capacity while still being unable to ‘read’ your data.
28 Apr 2017
Asia Research News
There is still time to apply for the 2017 World Water Week Journalist Grant!
27 Apr 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
An innovative "Smart Scar-Care" pad which serves the dual functions of reinforcing pressure and occlusion has been designed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) to treat hypertrophic scars from burns, surgeries and trauma.
27 Apr 2017
Tohoku University
Affordable gas sensor setup developed by Tohoku University team monitors trace levels of health-indicating chemicals, paving the way for future non-invasive studies.
25 Apr 2017
IOP Publishing
Template modification could speed up the fabrication of sensing substrates and other novel structures.
21 Apr 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a novel surgical robotic system that provides tactile feedback and is capable of single-incision and natural orifice (incision-free) robotic surgery. The system minimizes surgical trauma and is safer than currently available robotic systems.
21 Apr 2017
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
A research team in Korea develops technology which is 20 times faster than the existing biosensors using micromagnetic pattern of spider web. The technology can be used for early diagnosis and recurrence diagnosis of diseases such as cancer.
21 Apr 2017
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
Discovery of parental factors that lead to asymmetric division of the zygote.
20 Apr 2017
Tohoku University
Mass production technology for silicon based ultraviolet (UV) light sensors, suitable for smartphones and wearable devices in the Internet of Things (IoT) era, has been jointly developed by a research team at Tohoku University and SII Semiconductor Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer at Seiko Instruments Group.
20 Apr 2017
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A new technique for investigating the action of molybdate on carbon steel could lead to safer treatments for protecting metal alloys.
20 Apr 2017
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Simultaneously simulating electrical and optical input achieves unprecedented performance in electro-optical interfaces.
20 Apr 2017
Asia Research News
Discover the next generation of technological breakthroughs at EmTech Hong Kong
19 Apr 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University launched today the University Research Facility in 3D Printing (U3DP), the first 3D printing facility among higher education institutions in Hong Kong to support teaching, learning and research.
19 Apr 2017
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
A team from Korea created more flexible neural electrodes that minimize tissue damage and still transmit clear brain signals.
14 Apr 2017
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A new adhesive sensor can save patients the discomfort and pain resulting from leaky intravenous drips.
14 Apr 2017
Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Synthesizing life-saving pharmaceuticals from natural biomass can be more cost-efficient than traditional methods and produces fewer toxic byproducts.
14 Apr 2017
Tohoku University
Blood pressure can significantly drop by applying 20 minutes of ultrasound to the forearms of people with type II diabetes and treatment-resistant hypertension, according to Japanese research.
14 Apr 2017
Asia Research News
There's just 2 weeks to go until the Asian edition of the Deep Learning Summit and Deep Learning in Finance Summit in Singapore.
13 Apr 2017
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
An ultrathin semiconducting sheet showing gas-responsive electronic properties may lead to highly sensitive gas sensors.
13 Apr 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a novel technology of embedding highly conductive nanostructure into semi-conductor nanofiber. The novel composite so produced has superb charge conductivity, and can therefore be widely applied, especially in environmental arena.
11 Apr 2017
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
A common language for computer software tools that describes materials at their smallest scale could lead to designing faster and better materials.
10 Apr 2017
Kyoto University
An effective communication approach incorporating computer simulations could help people find practical means to evacuate in the event of a tsunami.
07 Apr 2017
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
Minimal structural change in catalyst enables stereochemical inversion for the synthesis of amino acid derivatives
06 Apr 2017
University of Malaya
A hybrid ‘eco-roof’ design in Malaysia combines five existing energy-saving technologies into a single system.
06 Apr 2017
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Social networking sites could be used to monitor and respond to global disease outbreaks.
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