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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.
06 Oct 2016
Asia Research News
The summit will explore how digital transformation is changing distinct industry verticals and how companies will benefit with transforming technology.
05 Oct 2016
Nagoya University
A team centered at Nagoya University, Japan, have developed a device for quick, accurate identification of a mutation strongly associated with a cancer that affects the central nervous system, potentially enabling accurate removal of the entire tumor during an operation.
03 Oct 2016
Asia Research News
The fifth edition featured the new Enterprise Europe Network segment and Platform Technologies panel on Smart Nations
30 Sep 2016
Asia Research News
Exploit Technologies Pte. Ltd. and SELECTBIO invite you to join us for the 9th Annual Distinguished Technopreneur Speaker Forum taking place on the 14th October at the Matrix Building, Biopolis, Singapore.
29 Sep 2016
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
—Toward the Realization of Deep-Level Bioimaging without Using Toxic Elements or UV Light—
29 Sep 2016
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
A research group in Japan successfully developed room temperature multiferroic materials by a layer-by-layer assembly of nanosheet building blocks. Multiferroic materials are expected to play a vital role in the development of next-generation multifunctional electronic devices.
29 Sep 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Scissor-like structured platform for vibration suppression.
29 Sep 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Method and instrument for measuring water absorption and transport properties of fabrics.
29 Sep 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
A durable catalyst developed for green biodiesel production from low grade feedstock through one-step catalysis.
29 Sep 2016
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A group of researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has successfully developed an innovation called Putra Blok which sees the construction of houses or buildings without the use of columns or beam structures.
28 Sep 2016
Asia Research News
Now on its fourth year, the Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation, Inc. (OML Center) is pleased to announce its call for proposals for the 2016 Resilience Grants.
26 Sep 2016
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Dr. Jieun Yang, an alumna of UNIST is part of an international team that has discovered a simple new method for producing large quantities of the promising nanomaterial graphene.
23 Sep 2016
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Researchers at Kyoto University have found that molybdenum silicides can improve the efficiency of turbine blades in ultrahigh-temperature combustion systems.
22 Sep 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A clever electro-thermal actuator and lever system keeps hard drive recording heads on track.
21 Sep 2016
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Fabricating palladium-ruthenium nanoparticles could lead to improved industrial processes.
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