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30 Mar 2015
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Scientists at Japan’s Kyushu University say polymer-wrapped carbon nanotubes hold much promise in biotechnology and energy applications. The paper was recently published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.
23 Mar 2015
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a new technique, named Wooden-tip Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (WT-ESI-MS), for rapid and reliable detection of four common drugs-of-abuse, including ketamine, methamphetamine, MDMA and cocaine.
23 Mar 2015
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Molecules used to make optoelectronic devices can be engineered to have specific properties, making the production of high-performance optoelectronic devices more efficient, according to a paper in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.
20 Mar 2015
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Organized by the Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), the Eighth International Symposium of Intimate Apparel was held at PolyU on 17 March to promote the exchange of the latest knowledge and development of intimate apparel among academics and industrialists.
19 Mar 2015
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Researchers from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, have designed and built a low cost apparatus to enable workers to roll out fibre sheets from a fibre roll onto a table which would make all cutting task easy. The apparatus design is ergonomical and reduces dust contaminating the work environment.
19 Mar 2015
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
A research group led by Chengsi Pan and Tsuyoshi Takata at NIMS Global Research Center for Environment and Energy Based on Nanomaterials Science (GREEN), and Kazunari Domen at The University of Tokyo newly developed a water-splitting photocatalyst that is operable over a wider range of the visible light spectrum than before.
19 Mar 2015
Waseda University
Researchers in Japan have jointly developed a robot with four arms and four crawlers which can perform multiple tasks simultaneously to help clean up the rubble left after the 2011 quake-tsunami disasters in Minamisoma, Fukushima.
19 Mar 2015
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Socially intelligent computers can turn difficult online negotiations into win−win situations through tactical information disclosure
19 Mar 2015
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
An oxide/carbon composite outperforms expensive platinum composites in oxygen chemical reactions for green energy devices
19 Mar 2015
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A theoretical and experimental study could lead to improved catalysts for producing hydrogen fuel from waste biomass
16 Mar 2015
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Enabling instant automatic identification of the presence of microorganism
16 Mar 2015
Asia Research News
Smaller and lighter electrical devices which convert electric power into radio waves and vice versa, or antennae is the key to the future of high-speed data transfer especially for three-dimensional imaging.
16 Mar 2015
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
The International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) Scholar Award Program has once again expanded its reach by awarding Scholarships to 30 graduate students in 2014.
16 Mar 2015
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
IAP, the global network of science academies, announces the publication of ‘Working with Big Ideas of Science Education’. The book expresses the goals of science education in terms of a small number of ‘big ideas’ – that help build an understanding of key ideas across the years from the start of primary to the end of secondary school.
13 Mar 2015
Asia Research News
2015 Advanced Research in Material Sciences, Manufacturing, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Technology International Conference (AR4MET'2015)
2015 International Conference on Education (ICOED'2015)
2015 Renewable Energy and Green Technology International Conference (REEGETECH'2015)
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.
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