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01 Nov 2013
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
UNIST signed an MOU for setting up a joint technology holding company, with three science and technology specialized universities: KAIST, GIST, and DGIST, on 28 Oct, 2013.
30 Oct 2013
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
The results may elucidate the process at solid/liquid interfaces of energy devices like rechargeable batteries and fuel cells. It will also contribute to the development and performance of cell electrodes and catalyst materials.
29 Oct 2013
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
The Korean undergraduate student team, ‘Project M’ from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, proposed to make a smart phone application, which helps the visually impaired to navigate and find their way without delay by an instant and intuitive sound system.
28 Oct 2013
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A UNIST undergrad, Minju Park, and her research team found a new way to synthesize highly efficient electrocatalysts based on heteroatom-doped graphene nanosheets.
23 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Next-generation lithium-ion batteries made with iron oxide nanoparticles could extend the driving distance of electric cars
23 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Software that monitors industrial machine operations in real time can reduce the overall energy consumption of factories
23 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
An anti-reflective film that mimics a moth’s eye is durable and highly effective, overcoming some of the main barriers to commercialization
23 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
An innovative strategy produces positively and negatively charged polymer chains ideal for generating multifunctional coatings
23 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A new and verified computer model improves the machining of nanoscale semiconductor parts for the electronics industry
20 Oct 2013
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
For the first time in the world, researchers have found what is needed for a thin film to behave as a semiconductor. The research will reduce power consumption of displays, lead to stable higher-definition TVs and contribute towards conserving precious resources by not using zinc, gallium
17 Oct 2013
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
As the world observed World Food Day on October 16, IDRC asked researchers: What can be done to help small-scale farmers become more productive, resilient, and profitable?
15 Oct 2013
Diffraction grating elements for 633 nm to 1064 nm waveband with 1600 lines/mm, exhibit a diffraction efficiency of 98%—the highest in this category of technology. This feature is important for expansion and compression of laser pulses for light sources used in laser processing.
14 Oct 2013
Asia Research News
More than 120 global leaders from higher education, private and public sectors, to discuss the promotion of economic growth through knowledge creation and entrepreneurship
11 Oct 2013
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Three mechanical engineering students of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have designed a remote inspection vehicle which can examine a simulated radioactivity-contaminated area within one minute.
10 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A*STAR and KITECH MoU paves the way for joint research in sustainable chemicals
10 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Ultrafast laser pulses and precisely cut optical crystals could control the quantum properties of light
09 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A specialized switch that controls light can regulate the flow of optical data at a speed suitable to accelerate computers
09 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Microporous walls and a huge surface area help nanoparticles to boost lithium-ion battery performance
09 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A large study of smartphone applications provides a baseline for comparing the security of different mobile providers
09 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics and nanoX Imaging Ltd join forces to develop a new medical X-ray imaging detector
07 Oct 2013
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A Korean undergraduate student at UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) developed a new wideband ring voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), which is a key component of an IR-UWB (Impulse Radio Ultra-wideband) Radar system.
03 Oct 2013
RIKEN
Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies report a new method to monitor and quantify the activity of gene promoters during the response to a drug, using the advanced gene expression analysis method CAGE followed by single-molecule sequencing.
03 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 3 October: Singapore’s SIMTech, a research institute of A*STAR initiated a Collaborative Industry Project (CIP) comprising four initiatives , with the support of SPRING Singapore, to offer manufacturing SMEs an integrated approach to boost productivity in the various phases of the manufacturing process.
03 Oct 2013
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
In a study published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM), researchers in Taiwan describe a simple, color-based diagnostic approach with the potential to detect target DNA sequences found in TB-causing mycobacteria – in just a fraction of the time required for established diagnostic tests.
03 Oct 2013
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Researchers in Japan and China tested a novel urease fabrication process for coating titanium implants with bioactive CaP/gelatin composites. Published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, the research suggests that titanium implants coated with CaP and gelatin have great potential in clinical joint replacement or dental implants.
02 Oct 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
I²R, Singapore’s largest ICM research institute, and SMU are the first in Singapore to discover three security weaknesses in iOS 7, which Apple Inc. has recognised and rectified.
30 Sep 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 30 Sept 2013 - A*STAR’s IMRE and its partners have launched a new Nanoimprint Foundry that will develop, test-bed and prototype specially engineered plastics and surfaces for the specific purpose of commercialising the technologies.
25 Sep 2013
Toyohashi University of Technology
(Toyohashi, 26 September 2013) Investigating mercury pollution in Indonesia: the June 2013 issue the Toyohashi Tech e-Newsletter contains the latest research-news and views from one of Japan's most innovative and dynamic science and technology-based academic institutes.
25 Sep 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A new method that fabricates gold nanostructures quickly and efficiently could lead to highly sensitive, portable medical sensors
25 Sep 2013
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A device that can manipulate radiofrequency signals could soon reduce the size of short-distance communication systems
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