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05 May 2016
Singapore Management University
A researcher from Singapore Management University is on a mission to improve software coding by developing tools to support high quality, error-free code.
29 Apr 2016
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
Remote sensing data reveals land use and land cover changes over an 18-year period at one of the best-managed mangrove forests in the world.
27 Apr 2016
Hokkaido University
This is Part I of an article based on an interview with Hokkaido University Professor Yukihiro Takahashi, director of the Space Mission Center, about the university’s involvement in the development of low-cost, high-performance microsatellites.
26 Apr 2016
Hokkaido University
The discovery made by researchers at Hokkaido University, Japan, is expected to be utilized in clarifying the design guideline of a high efficiency optical antenna and light energy conversion by visible / near-infrared light.
25 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Applicable to machine tools for in-situ work piece surface scanning and measurement.
25 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Simple and safe monitoring of fetal movement to ensure fetal well-being.
25 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Compression Hosiery and Knee Brace for Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) and Knee Pain.
20 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
A revolutionary novel robotic mannequin system for the fashion industry with the ability to change shape and dimensions.
20 Apr 2016
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Researchers are harnessing the energy of moving seawater that is being used to cool a power plant in Malaysia.
20 Apr 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A sensor node processor for networked sensor applications achieves ultra-low power consumption by using ultra-low voltage operation, hardware acceleration and cognitive sensing techniques.
20 Apr 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Helping computers learn to tackle big-data problems outside their comfort zones.
20 Apr 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Silicon-based films that are useful for waveguides have been made at temperatures low enough to be compatible with standard manufacturing processes.
20 Apr 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A frictionless drive system achieves stable nanometer positioning precision over an unprecedented distance
20 Apr 2016
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A Korean research team, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has been selected to receive the 2016 IEEE William R. Bennett Prize Paper Award.
19 Apr 2016
University of Malaya
If Malaysia doesn’t take action to control its carbon emissions through a carbon tax, the damage caused by climate change over a 95-year period could cost the country more than 40 trillion Malaysian ringgits (US$9.1 trillion).
18 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has brought glory to Hong Kong by winning a total of 14 prizes at the 44th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Covering a wide range of application areas, these breakthroughs not only expanded the boundaries of knowledge, but also enhanced the well-being of our society on different fronts.
15 Apr 2016
IOP Publishing
Researchers have developed artificial whiskers that allow robots to “see” the surroundings in dark and murky places by analysing the way the whiskers respond to water and air flow.
12 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has successfully developed perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with the world’s highest power conversion efficiency of 25.5% recently.
11 Apr 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A new method could allow physicians to diagnose fetal genetic abnormalities during pregnancy without the risks involved in current techniques.
08 Apr 2016
Singapore Management University
Can smartphones improve our quality of life and make cities run more efficiently? A researcher from Singapore Management University is working towards this vision.
08 Apr 2016
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
A group of scientists at Nagoya University has succeeded in discovering AMOR, a sugar chain molecule that increases the fertilization efficiency in plants. AMOR was found to be responsible for activating pollen tubes to lead to fertilization.
07 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved the world’s fastest optical communications speed for data centres by reaching 240 G bit/s over 2km, 24 times of the existing speed available in the market.
06 Apr 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Roll-to-roll printing a conductive metal ink offers an inexpensive, high performance alternative to today’s touchscreen technology.
06 Apr 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A more accurate method of modeling heat generation and transfer in electromagnetic machines could lead to more efficient electric motors.
06 Apr 2016
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Novel photonic structures can act as tiny and highly accurate sensors of temperature and humidity.
05 Apr 2016
University of Malaya
"Smart healthcare innovation @ the palm of our hand", entered by The University of Malaya, has been selected in the competition dominated by the global entrepreneur start-up community.
05 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Safe, flexible, and recoverable x-ray protective products.
05 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Identify the best personalized reliable driving route, increasing the successful rate of on-time arrival.
05 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
A non-invasive way to measure the level of glucose in saliva accurately.
01 Apr 2016
Asia Research News
Graphene layer could allow solar cells to generate power when it rains.
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