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12 May 2017
Asia Research News
Hear from UNDP, Red Cross, WFP, USAID and BBC Media Action at Aid & Development Asia Summit 2017
11 May 2017
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
Chemists have tried to synthesize carbon nanobelts for more than 60 years, but none have succeeded until now. A team at Nagoya University reported the first organic synthesis of a carbon nanobelt in Science. Carbon nanobelts are expected to serve as a useful template for building carbon nanotubes and open a new field of nanocarbon science.
10 May 2017
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Cellulose nanofibers can help particles in ink and printed electronics disperse evenly, rather than spread apart like dried coffee rings.
09 May 2017
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A computer model that can ‘learn’ like a human brain could help water resource managers reduce damage in cases of extreme flooding.
09 May 2017
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Harnessing the potential of big data to improve the security of Internet of Things devices.
09 May 2017
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Study into spirals of magnetic spin showcases potential of layered materials for future data storage.
08 May 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a novel bio-inspired nonlinear anti-vibration system that can significantly reduce vibration in various mechanic systems.
08 May 2017
Tohoku University
The Tohoku University research group of Professor Keiichi Edamatsu and Postdoctoral fellow Naofumi Abe has demonstrated dynamically and statically unpolarized single-photon generation using diamond.
08 May 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) co-hosted a United Nations-supported international conference recently on the challenges and opportunities of ocean and coastal sustainable development under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) Agenda.
08 May 2017
Nagoya University
A Nagoya University-led research team mimics the rich color of bird plumage and demonstrates new ways to control how light interacts with materials.
08 May 2017
Asia Research News
Exploiting the Potential of Technology towards Greater Public Service Delivery
05 May 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
World-renowned innovators from higher education, government and business sectors will gather in an international summit in Hong Kong this summer to explore how to enhance universities’ impacts through innovative research and teaching for the benefit of the society and mankind.
04 May 2017
Asia Research News
The search is on for 10 innovators under the age of 35 who will be presenting their groundbreaking work at EmTech Asia 2018.
03 May 2017
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
A multilevel modulation format developed by University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus researchers shows clear advantage in achieving longer fibre-transmission distances.
03 May 2017
Singapore Management University
Sensors are being used to increase the safety of seniors living independently in their own homes.
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.
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