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12 Nov 2016
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
Plant biologists at ITbM have made a key discovery that the contents in pollen tubes alone can increase the size of seeds, without the need for fertilization. This finding may be useful in developing crops, which can develop seeds under unfavorable environmental conditions where fertilization does not readily occur.
09 Nov 2016
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Sophisticated statistical methods can detect ozone pollution hot spots and monitor instrument failure.
09 Nov 2016
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
A researcher in South Korea has created a life-size humanoid telepresence robot on a drone platform, which allows users a virtual flight experience and an opportunity to interact with people at remote locations.
08 Nov 2016
Asia Research News
Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S. Iswaran outlined the new energy realities facing the global energy landscape, and made a series of announcements on Singapore’s efforts to address the realities.
03 Nov 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A laser developed at Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, can produce infrared beams over an unprecedented range of wavelengths
03 Nov 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A quantum effect allows infrared measurements to be performed by detecting visible light, bringing opportunities for cheaper, better performance spectroscopy
03 Nov 2016
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
A PhD student from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus has recently won the ‘Highly Commended Award’ at the U21 Three Minute Thesis competition for her talk on the potential to transform wireless signals into energy which can power up small devices.
03 Nov 2016
Singapore Management University
As online security becomes more complex, we need to look beyond text-based user authentication to keep the ‘bad guys’ out, says a researcher at the Singapore Management University (SMU).
03 Nov 2016
Singapore Management University
Using mobile sensing technology, a researcher at the Singapore Management University (SMU) is studying how people communicate with each other.
03 Nov 2016
Singapore Management University
Developing new software is not only technically challenging but also requires an understanding of how people will adopt it, says Dr Wolfram Schulte, former director of engineering at Microsoft, at the recent IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2016).
03 Nov 2016
Asia Research News
The event, congregating leaders and experts from Australia and New Zealand will be a remarkable platform to deliberate on disruptive technologies and new business models.
03 Nov 2016
Asia Research News
Educators, policymakers and technology leaders will be coming together on 9th-10th November at Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore to address some of the major challenges faced by modern day educational institutions, both K-12 and tertiary, from across Asia.
02 Nov 2016
Asia Research News
Materials science, genomics and much more at MIT Tech Review’s EmTech Asia
27 Oct 2016
Asia Research News
Going beyond just showcasing the technologies themselves, EduTECH Asia focuses on how tech is enabling a radical transformation of the education sector from pedagogy to curriculum design to facilities requirements.
26 Oct 2016
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Tin selenide is an effective host for storing sodium ions, making it a promising material for sodium ion batteries.
26 Oct 2016
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
New heights reached for solids that capture carbon dioxide at low concentrations in gas mixtures.
26 Oct 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Significantly improves suspension performance and collect suspension energy.
25 Oct 2016
Asia Research News
It was announced by Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S Iswaran at the Singapore International Energy Week 2016.
21 Oct 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A fast and relatively simple attack on second generation digital mobile phone communications highlights the need to update security on older mobile networks.
19 Oct 2016
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Smart bandage technology provides instant updates on the condition of chronic wounds through a mobile phone app.
19 Oct 2016
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
A clean, green, metal-free approach to making high-performance polycarbonates.
19 Oct 2016
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Researchers in South Korea have developed the world’s first artificial basilar membrane that mimics the cochlear function by application of the genetic principle of frictional electricity.
17 Oct 2016
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
A DGIST research team led by Professor Su-Il In, who developed acupuncture needles combined with nanotechnology, was recognized as the world’s first application of this technology. This development is expected to open new directions in the oriental medicine research field.
17 Oct 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)’s proprietary optical fibre sensing technology in monitoring railway has been adopted overseas, for the first time, in metro lines in Singapore.
15 Oct 2016
Asia Research News
Mr. Nitin Bhat, Partner & Head of Consulting, Asia-Pacific at Frost & Sullivan said that the award recipients showed great innovation, visionary and smart strategies needed to succeed in the competitive Singapore market.
14 Oct 2016
Asia Research News
Digital disruption was the underlying theme at Frost & Sullivan’s annual Growth Innovation and Leadership (GIL) 2016: Asia Pacific global congress, which took place on 13 October 2016 at the Conrad Centennial Singapore.
14 Oct 2016
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Software that automatically recognizes surfaces within complex three-dimensional images can benefit petroleum extraction.
10 Oct 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Fine-grained microstructure could toughen protective coatings.
10 Oct 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A layer of diamond can prevent high-power electronic devices from overheating.
06 Oct 2016
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Carefully-designed crystal structures can now be tuned to control how they transmit acoustic waves.
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