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Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
22 Apr 2013
S Cube Design Lab, designers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) received the Silver A’Design Award at the A’DESIGN AWARD & COMPETITION with “Puncheart”, a squeeze punch. More than 4500 art works from about 140 countries entered this competition.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
21 Apr 2013
Studies on this disease recently completed by researchers from the Asia Partnership on Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (APEIR) developed a series of messages for policy makers that are highly relevant to the current outbreak.
Waseda University
17 Apr 2013
Two years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Prof. Kohara outlines some problems faced by the local authorities in the areas afflicted by the disaster especially in rebuilding local administration and communities.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
17 Apr 2013
University Teknology MARA researchers investigated the effects of rice, barley and mung beans in heated bags for treating soft tissue injuries. Rice displayed superior quality in maintaining heat and can act as a substitute to ice packs or heat gels in treating these injuries.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
12 Apr 2013
Tsukuba, Japan & Los Angeles, Ca. 12 April - A new study by researchers at UCLA suggests that the elasticity of the physical matrix used for growing heart muscle cells outside of the body may be critical to the success of cardiac tissue engineering. The results were published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials this week.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
10 Apr 2013
Innovative policies and new technologies that reduce water waste are helping countries across the Middle East and North Africa deal with chronic water shortages.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
10 Apr 2013
A novel material shows its credentials to facilitate the integration of photonic and electronic components in practical devices
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
10 Apr 2013
Color printing at the highest resolution possible is enabled by the use of arrays of metal-coated nanostructures
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
10 Apr 2013
Simply changing the pattern by which data is recorded may lead to increased hard drive capacities
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
09 Apr 2013
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has won the Best Green ICT (Adoption - Organisations) Silver Award in the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2013 for the project “A Greener Era – start from here (Greening University Administration – Out with the Old! )”
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
09 Apr 2013
The UPM team designed and developed a software to be installed in Android- based mobile devices, which can be used as a scanner to scan the barcode of a product to verify of its halal status from a database.
Hanyang University
09 Apr 2013
Hanyang University in collaboration with Stanford University has succeeded in fabricating peel-and-stick thin film solar cells (TFSCs). The Si wafer is clean and reusable. Moreover, as the peeled-off TFSCs from the Si wafer are thin, light-weight, and flexible, it can be attached onto any form or shape of surface like a sticker.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
09 Apr 2013
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) organized the first ever Symposium on Citizenship Education on 8th of April. This event has brought together some 50 participants including scholars and educators at home and abroad.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
09 Apr 2013
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has named a lecture theatre on its campus after Wofoo Foundation to pay tribute to the Foundation Chairman Dr Joseph Lee for his significant contributions to education and community services, as well as ardent support to the University.
Waseda University
09 Apr 2013
Opinion article by Prof. Yukiko Fukagawa of Waseda University "The freshest aspect of this administration is not the president’s position as the first female president of South Korea, but the president’s goal of achieving happy society and for being the first administration in history to push social policy."
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
08 Apr 2013
Singapore, 9 April 2013 – GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and A*STAR’s Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) have signed a five-year strategic agreement to develop new evidence based formulations (EBFs) specifically for emerging markets. EBFs are medicines which are reformulated to provide additional patient benefit.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
08 Apr 2013
The Fund is looking to harness the best of the private, public and non-governmental sectors to expand its research portfolio and lay the groundwork for scaling-up research results and innovations – within a country, across a region, and possibly, across continents.
Asia Research News
04 Apr 2013
The World Health Organisation has reported seven people in China have contracted Influenza A H7N9, including two deaths. The UK and Australian Science Media Centre has asked some experts for their opinions. Journalists are welcome to use these expert quotes.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
02 Apr 2013
Singapore, 2 April – Mobile device users will soon be able to view brilliant 3D content with the naked eye with a nano-engineered screen protector that turns ordinary mobile screens into 3D displays. The unique plastic film can also potentially be used as next generation security tokens employed by banks and corporations.
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
29 Mar 2013
(Tsukuba, 29 March 2013) The first observation of massive swelling and shrinkage of inorganic layered materials like a biological cell provides insights into the production of two-dimensional crystals.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
27 Mar 2013
Microscale medical sensors inserted under the skin can be powered wirelessly by an external handheld receiver
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
27 Mar 2013
Defects in metal–organic frameworks induce low-temperature ferromagnetism and could yield novel materials for industry
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
27 Mar 2013
Microstructures made of adjoining semiconductor disks could lead to powerful nanoscale sensors
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
27 Mar 2013
A revolutionary atmospheric-pressure plasma boosts adhesion of polymer films for roll-to-roll solar-cell production
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
27 Mar 2013
A computer model provides important clues for the production of tightly packed electronic components
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
27 Mar 2013
Singapore, 27 March - A*STAR’s IME and United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC), announced a collaboration to develop a 2.5D Through-Silicon-Interposer (TSI) platform which will enable UTAC to join the scarce list of suppliers in offering fine-pitch 2.5D TSI packaging solutions.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
26 Mar 2013
Singapore and Tokyo, 26 March – Singapore’s A*STAR, and Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu) have signed a MoU to explore the creation of the first Centre of Excellence for Computational Social Science and Engineering in Singapore to identify technological solutions for sustainable urban development.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
24 Mar 2013
The consortium aims to improve the reliability of semiconductor devices by tackling copper wire bonding issues related to corrosion and stress. Members of this consortium span across the semiconductor supply chain including Atotech S.E.A., GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Heraeus Materials and Infineon Technologies.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
20 Mar 2013
At its first glance, the mannequin ‘i.Dummy’ developed by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) looks no different from an ordinary dummy but it is no plain stuff - this sophisticated mannequin can change its body shape and size or even elongate at the point of a fingertip on computer.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
20 Mar 2013
A project supported by the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) is helping smallholder shrimp farmers in Sri Lanka adapt their industry’s best management practices to local needs. This could lead to fewer disease outbreaks, bigger and more profitable shrimp, and fewer negative environmental impacts.