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08 Apr 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
NMC also announced an RCA with Mogas Flow Lab (MFL) to establish a R&D lab to develop bunker fuel-based Primary Liquid Flow Standard and a Heavy Hydrocarbon Calibration Rig (HHCR).
02 Apr 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 2 April 2014: The Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) has inked three collaboration agreements that will play a part in speeding up the growth and development of the microfluidics industry.
31 Mar 2014
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan – A Japanese, American & Chinese team have revealed similarities between the molecular mechanism of carbon nanotube (CNT) growth and hydrocarbon combustion. The study published on Jan 24 in the journal Carbon, will identify new ways to control the growth of CNTs and increase the understanding of fuel combustion processes.
28 Mar 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
UiTM researchers have found that steel tubes filled with foam concrete was inferior in strength as compared to that of normal concrete.
27 Mar 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Computer simulations indicate that mixing silicon with other materials improves the diversity of nanoscale electronic devices
27 Mar 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A thinner probe array that uses a silicon-based microstructure could underpin safer neural implants
27 Mar 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Improved design of lasers on optoelectronic chips will advance optical communications
27 Mar 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Using electron beams to encode data in nanocrystals could help to improve the capacity of computer memory devices
23 Mar 2014
Asia Research News
Successful installation and operation of world's first box-shaped, high-pressure tank for the storage of liquefied natural gas in Pohang, Republic of Korea.
21 Mar 2014
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
The Yomiuri Techno Forum was founded in 2011, and have provided support for the development of science and technology in Japan. The organization selects three researchers annually who have shown outstanding achievements.
21 Mar 2014
The University of Electro-Communications
(Tokyo, Japan, 21 March) The University of Electro-Communications research e-Bulletin on 'optical frequency combs’; Bioimaging of real-time development of capillary networks in adult brains; resonance lines in alkali-metal-like ions; molecular motors and bubble-driven walking & Data security with unexpected information leakage from side channel
18 Mar 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 18 March 2014 – A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME) has launched the Silicon Micro Cooler (SMC) consortium to develop integrated thermal management solutions for semiconductor chips with extreme high heat dissipation and local hot spots applications.
13 Mar 2014
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
Using the latest crowdsourcing techniques for satellite image interpretation they will be able to join volunteers across the globe in the search for the missing aircraft.
13 Mar 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Innovations within REACH @I2R: Over SGD$50 million invested by our industry partners to further develop leading-edge technologies for translation into industry impact
12 Mar 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A modulator that converts an electrical signal into an optical signal could enable faster wireless data transmission
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.
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