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13 Mar 2015
Asia Research News
Researchers have demonstrated the potential of a “synthetic protein mimic” to promote the adhesion of brain cells in a laboratory setting. This feat could help overcome a major challenge in nerve tissue engineering.
12 Mar 2015
Asia Research News
An engineering project from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) was awarded with the Food and Drink Undergraduate Prize under the highly commended category by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (UK) Food and Drink Special Interest Group.
12 Mar 2015
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A cost-effective method uses fungi to convert palm oil waste to green products
12 Mar 2015
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Cheap, environmentally friendly solar cells are produced by minimizing disruptive surface layers
12 Mar 2015
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A laser-assisted fabrication process enables the processing of heat-resistant and crack-free materials
12 Mar 2015
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Tiny conjugated polyelectrolyte-nanoparticle probes produced by ultrasonication prove superior to commercial products
12 Mar 2015
Waseda University
In a joint project, researchers have developed a “Forensic Hyperspectral Imager” device based on hyperspectral imaging techniques, which can differentiate layered fingerprints into individual prints and detect untreated latent fingerprints from surfaces such as walls and magnetic sides of railway tickets.
12 Mar 2015
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
The RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) and Nagoya University's Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) have announced that the research centers have entered a collaborative agreement to promote interdisciplinary research, particularly focusing on synthetic chemistry and plant biology.
12 Mar 2015
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
A newly developed user interface, the “i-Mouse,” in the K-Glass 2 tracks the user’s gaze and connects the device to the Internet through blinking eyes such as winks. This low-power interface provides smart glasses with an excellent user experience, with a long-lasting battery and augmented reality.
12 Mar 2015
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan – The RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) and Nagoya University’s Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) have announced that the research centers have entered a collaborative agreement to promote interdisciplinary research, particularly focusing on synthetic chemistry and plant biology.
11 Mar 2015
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Scientists in Japan are finding that perovskites have the potential to improve the fabrication of electrodes and wiring in ceramic-based electronics such as spark plugs.
09 Mar 2015
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Using an initiated chemical vapor deposition technique, the research team created an ultrathin polymeric insulating layer essential in realizing transistors with flexibility and low power consumption. This advance is expected to accelerate the commercialization of wearable and soft electronics.
09 Mar 2015
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, have studied the capability of new polymers derived from potato starch as insulators which do not show any remarkable electro activity.
08 Mar 2015
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Researchers in South Korea have, for the first time, developed a simple technique to produce a two-dimensional nitrogen-containing crystal that has the capacity to be a potential rival to graphene and silicon as semi-conductor materials.
04 Mar 2015
Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Scientists in Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow describe a viewpoint on the perspectives of nickel catalysis. Chemical science is in need to replace more and more expansive metal catalysts with easier accessible alternatives. Finding an opportunity to employ non-precious metals would solve the problem and will ensure sustainable future.
03 Mar 2015
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
The InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP), a global network with 74 member academies, today issued a statement on ‘A Call for Action to Strengthen Healthcare for Hearing Loss’. The release is timed to coincide with the World Health Organization’s International Ear Care Day, which takes place on 3 March each year.
26 Feb 2015
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Natural resins obtained from plants to be used as a coating element to enhance durability and anti-rust properties.
25 Feb 2015
Waseda University
A research group from Waseda University, Japan, has discovered that by controlling CRMP4, a protein that regulates the body’s cytoskeleton, it is possible to prevent reactions that impede recovery.
25 Feb 2015
Waseda University
Professor Eiji Iwase and graduate student Tomoya Koshi of Waseda University, Japan, have created a metal wire that can reconstruct itself utilizing electric field trapping of gold nanoparticles.
24 Feb 2015
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) has the potential for use as a natural polymer composite (NPC), a material made up of natural fibre and polymer. It is used in many industries such as composite material, furniture, automobile, building, construction and petrochemicals.
24 Feb 2015
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Planning and managing vegetation in urban area is complex, yet it can be seamlessly done using computerized tree inventory and Geographic Information System (GIS).
19 Feb 2015
Waseda University
A research group led by Professor Hiroshi Kawarada of Waseda University has developed a highly efficient transistor used to reduce energy consumption in electric automobiles and trains.
18 Feb 2015
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A fluorescent probe for labeling mitochondria helps scientists study fat-burning brown adipose tissue
18 Feb 2015
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Fungal waste biomass from biotechnology applications could be used to harvest microalgae for fuels and chemicals production
18 Feb 2015
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A computational technique reveals how tiny pillars affect the condensation of vapor onto a surface
17 Feb 2015
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
The rapid and uniform construction of nanographene sheets has now become possible in a precisely controlled manner from a new catalytic system developed by a team of chemists at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University and the JST-ERATO Project led by Professor Kenichiro Itami.
16 Feb 2015
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc. in Japan have reviewed research that might be leading the way towards a new generation of automotive catalytic converters.
04 Feb 2015
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
The finding may pave the way to create atomic-scale superconducting elements
04 Feb 2015
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
The new material withstands vertical loads applied in the direction perpendicular to its layers while distorting in the horizontal direction. It is promising as a vibration-damping material
04 Feb 2015
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Noble metal nanoparticles can be coated with silica by a simple, environmentally friendly process that does not employ alcohol
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