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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 .
10 Feb 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
SINGAPORE, 10 FEBRUARY 2014 – The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading aerospace company Airbus at the 3rd Aerospace Technology Leadership Forum today.
07 Feb 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Researchers from A*STAR IME conceptualized a novel strategy to efficiently harness low frequency vibrations as infinite power source for miniature electronic devices.
05 Feb 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
SINGAPORE, 5 February 2014 - DBS Bank and A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) today announced an agreement to set up a Joint Lab leveraging the research institute’s capabilities in developing new and innovative products and services. This partnership is part of an ongoing journey by DBS to shape the future of banking.
30 Jan 2014
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
(Tsukuba, 30 January 2013) The ability to modulate the physical properties of graphene oxide within electronic components could have numerous applications in technology.
29 Jan 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Joint Lab combines A*STAR’s I2R’s Autonomous Vehicle capabilities and BYD’s expertise in electric vehicles to foster clean technology innovations
28 Jan 2014
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
28 January 2014: Japan's National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have signed a 5-year collaborative agreement to co-publish the open access journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM).
27 Jan 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Groundbreaking passive sensing and energy harvesting technologies safeguard electrical engineering assets
24 Jan 2014
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
(Tsukuba, 23 January 2013) Robust, highly conductive 3D graphene structures for use in super-capacitors, through a method inspired by blown sugar, created.
22 Jan 2014
Tokyo Institute of Technology
(Tokyo, 22 Jan 2014) Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology reveal mechanisms for the formation of methane, which may have been a crucial stage in the origin of life on Earth.
22 Jan 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
An innovative design turns soft hydrogels into ionic conductors with diverse applications, from artificial muscles to transparent audio speakers
22 Jan 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Innovative electrodes allow new computer memory technologies to be compatible with existing circuitry
22 Jan 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A chip-based detection system for minor functional proteins in infant milk formula could assist quality-control testing
21 Jan 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
According to a research paper in the current issue of Construction and Building Materials, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) tops the world in the publication of articles related to field of construction and building technology.
20 Jan 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
ACM Biolabs, a spin-off company from A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), will market novel plastic cell membranes to be used as low-cost, easily maintained drug targets that may help shorten the drug discovery process by weeks or months and cut cost by two-thirds.
16 Jan 2014
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A study of the thermodynamic properties of copper connections uncovers a route to improving the reliability of electronic devices
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