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30 Oct 2014
Asia Research News
New photonics institute one of the most advanced in the world
29 Oct 2014
Asia Research News
Masdar Institute Faculty and Students to Showcase Research Capabilities and Explore Collaborations in Statistical Hydro-climatology
28 Oct 2014
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Attempting to solve the mystery of why Ag-Rh alloy nanoparticles have a similar property to Pd
28 Oct 2014
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Saint-Gobain, the French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS) and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have just opened the Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK) in the presence of the French Ambassador to Japan, Thierry Dana.
23 Oct 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The collaboration is a significant milestone in PolyU’s engagement in collaborative research with the industry which maximizes the potential of technology development and the applicability of the new technology.
23 Oct 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A new technique for heat-assisted magnetic recording media promises improved writeability for next-generation hard drives
23 Oct 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Quantum effects in nanometer-scale metallic structures provide a platform for combining molecular electronics and plasmonics
23 Oct 2014
Asia Research News
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority approved the reopening of a power plant in Sendai for 2015. This article by Dyna Rochmyaningsih looks at the issue of nuclear power in Japan
20 Oct 2014
Asia Research News
For the first time, two SMART-NUS enhanced driverless buggies to ferry passengers, free-of-charge, around Chinese and Japanese Gardens, as part of the Smart and Connected Jurong Lake District (JLD) Pilots and Trials initiative.
17 Oct 2014
Asia Research News
Keppel Logistics, Sembcorp and Avaya among companies honoured
17 Oct 2014
Asia Research News
Asia’s leading companies were recognized at the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on 16th October, 2014.
17 Oct 2014
Asia Research News
Frost & Sullivan hosts Growth, Innovation & Leadership (GIL) Asia Pacific Congress in Singapore
14 Oct 2014
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Japan's NIMS and France's GIANT concluded a Memorandum of Understanding on collaborative research center effective for 3 years.
13 Oct 2014
Asia Research News
The Centre for Collaborative Innovation of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Bangi will be organizing the above regional workshop on 14 to October 16, 2014 at the Hotel Bangi-Putrajaya, Bangi, Selangor.
09 Oct 2014
Asia Research News
The British High Commission, Singapore and the British Council announce a call for proposals through the UK-SE Asia Knowledge Partnership to support the initial stages of new collaborations between UK and Southeast Asia researchers and policymakers.
08 Oct 2014
IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing congratulates Japanese-born scientists Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura on becoming the latest Nobel prize laureates for their invention of “efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources"
08 Oct 2014
Asia Research News
Universiti Malaysia Perlis, UNIMAP is pleased to announce that it will be hosting Triple Conferences on 16th - 18th December 2014, Bandung, Indonesia
08 Oct 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
An optimized technique allows B cells to be transfected with extraneous DNA without the use of viruses
08 Oct 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Element-by-element tracking of laser processing reveals how metallic alloys reorganize during microscale laser melting processes
08 Oct 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Targeted nanoparticles that combine imaging with two different therapies could attack cancer and other conditions
03 Oct 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Building on success of their previous collaboration, the two agencies will renew their research partnership for another three years with a focus on supporting projects in physical sciences
03 Oct 2014
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Two papers in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science investigates the effects of low water input, and high salt levels, on rice growth.
02 Oct 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singaporean politician Mr S Iswaran, Minister (Prime Minister’s Office), Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry, visits local dry-cleaning and laundry specialist, Presto Drycleaners to witness how the company has adopted RFID technology to improve its processes and business operations.
30 Sep 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A*STAR, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and National Healthcare Group (NHG) sign Memorandum of Understanding at the Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress (SHBC) 2014
30 Sep 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The two organisations will jointly develop micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) for a myriad of industries
24 Sep 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
An alternative fabrication route improves the properties of aluminum-based nanocomposites with great potential for vehicles of the future
24 Sep 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Researchers overcome noise problems in ultrasensitive measurements of tiny amounts of compounds
23 Sep 2014
Asia Research News
Premier technology-matching event catalyses technology and business collaborations.
19 Sep 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Pact paves way for A*STAR’s technologies to be incorporated into the operations of one of the largest mining companies in the world.
19 Sep 2014
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A research team in Malaysia has concluded that caged mussels are useful for monitoring heavy metal contamination in coastal waters in the Strait of Johore. Initial results indicate more pollution in the eastern part of the Johore Strait.
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