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12 Mar 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A data buffering scheme improves the performance of solid-state drives in large-scale, data-intensive applications
12 Mar 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A low-power photodetection system can harness enough energy to power an autonomous sensor and monitoring network
12 Mar 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Themed “New era of molecular diagnostics: the way forward”, the conference aimed to further expedite professional exchange in the development of advanced technologies and applications in molecular diagnostics, and was attended by over 300 scholars, researchers, professionals and practitioners.
12 Mar 2014
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
In this review paper, Ghosh and Shirahata focus on high-quantum yield silicon nanoparticles. It summarizes the peculiarities of their emission, which depends on the preparation method and surface chemistry.
12 Mar 2014
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
This is the first experimental evidence showing the importance of spin-orbit interactions that were previously overlooked in CuIr2S4. It opens up a new area of research with respect to spin-orbit interactions in transition metals.
11 Mar 2014
Asia Research News
By Ravikumar Madavaram, Consultant for Aerospace & Defense, Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific.
11 Mar 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 11 March — Researchers from A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have demonstrated the smallest wavelength-tunable laser fabricated by microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology.
09 Mar 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 10 March – A*STAR’s Data Storage Institute (DSI) will showcase its next generation Non-Volatile Memory systems and solutions at CeBIT 2014, Germany.
06 Mar 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The PolyU Branch of Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Machine Intelligence and Advanced Computing, jointly established by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), commissioned on 6 March 2014.
06 Mar 2014
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
In a paper published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, researchers summarize recent advances in the controlled synthesis and application of luminescent metal nanoclusters, including potential uses in sensors, bioimaging, and energy harvesting and conversion.
05 Mar 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 5 March - A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) and the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI) launched a joint laboratory in Maritime and Offshore Engineering R&D today, to develop solutions for technical issues faced by the maritime, energy and offshore sectors.
04 Mar 2014
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
(Tsukuba, 4 March 2014) A simple way to treat kidney failure. A new technique for purifying blood using a nanofiber mesh could prove useful as a cheap, wearable alternative to kidney dialysis.
03 Mar 2014
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Kuala Lumpur, 3 March - A simple electrical conductivity could be enough to measure water pollution in tropical rivers instead of the complex tests currently used, according to a paper in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS)
25 Feb 2014
Okayama University
(Okayama, Japan, 26 Feb) From the mysteries of producing red colors in traditional Japanese Bizen stoneware to iron-oxidizing bacteria for lithium ion batteries, Professor Jun Takada is at the forefront of research on innovative iron oxide nanomaterials.
25 Feb 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Cubic Micro today announce that they have developed and demonstrated a 400 MHz radio frequency (RF) transceiver with the highest power efficiency and leading performance reported to deliver high quality signals over industry’s widest coverage in wireless sensor network applications.
24 Feb 2014
Tokyo Institute of Technology
(Tokyo, 24 February 2014) Upgrade of Tokyo Tech’s TSUBAME supercomputer is just one of the cutting edge research projects covered in the February 2014 issue of the Tokyo Institute of Technology Bulletin
24 Feb 2014
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Tech announces the development of supercomputer TSUBAME 2.5. TSUBAME, recently upgraded from 2.0 to 2.5. How does TSUBAME 2.5 differ from K and other supercomputers?
23 Feb 2014
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
RIKEN, the University of Tokyo, and NIMS succeeded for the first time in generating and visualizing electron spin vortex state "skyrmion molecules" with topological charge 2 within a thin film of "La1+2xSr2-2xMn2O7," a layered manganese oxide which is a ferromagnetic material with uniaxial anisotropy.
23 Feb 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Sino Parking Services Limited (Sino Parking) have jointly developed and launched a new application for Android smartphones, which makes car parking an easy task even in the busy town centre.
17 Feb 2014
Asia Research News
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) developed K-Glass, a wearable, hands-free HMD that enables users to find restaurants while checking out their menus.
13 Feb 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Experiments on tiny gold prisms help to explain the unusual electrodynamics of nanostructures
13 Feb 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Adding carbon gives iron–platinum nanocrystals the ideal optical properties for heat-assisted magnetic recording
13 Feb 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Nanoparticles with a core–shell structure can minimize the overheating of cells during bioimaging experiments
13 Feb 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Simulating the magnetic properties of nanostructures could help to design electronic memories with increased storage capacity
13 Feb 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A*STAR and Nanyang Technological University are partnering to develop critical technologies for the three-dimensional printing of high-performance industrial components
13 Feb 2014
Asia Research News
A paper-based device that mimics the electrochemical signalling in the human brain has been created by a group of researchers from China.
12 Feb 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A*STAR’s exhibition at Singapore Airshow 2014 to highlight its R&D initiatives in aviation
11 Feb 2014
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Revamped Site Offers New Focus, New Tools for Science in the Developing World
11 Feb 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Advancement in materials science and engineering enables research to be carried out to produce lightweight materials that are comparable in performance to their contemporaries.
11 Feb 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Homograph pose some difficulties when using the computer to get the meaning of words .
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