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Smoother rides on Singapore roads

December 27, 2009 By: admin Category: News

Commuters and motorists in Singapore can now better plan their trips, thanks to a unique collaboration between Google and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) which makes maps, directions and route planning for various forms of land transport modes available for free on Google Maps. These transport modes include buses, trains, cars and even walking.

http://www.ida.gov.sg/insg/post/Smoother-rides-on-Singapore-roads.aspx

Seminar – Inventions – Purpose, Measures and Sources for Ideas

December 14, 2009 By: admin Category: News

Please note that Eng Choon Hway Kuan Youth Committee and Education Committee is organising a
Seminar – Inventions – Purpose, Measures and Sources for Ideas on Saturday 19 December 2009 at 1500 hrs.
Venue: Eng Choon Huay Guan, 105 Amoy Street, Singapore 069925
Please refer map at http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_34941/travel_site_3658/
Speaker: Mr Solvere Lim Swee Keng SM(MIT) MBA(Law). You are invited to attend the seminar.

This is a seminar for all, Developers, Engineers, City Planners, Architects,
Waterway designers, Professors, Principals, Teachers, Students to look
deeper into innovation, into rally more of forces of nature, to direct the
insatiable nature of human into constructive work.

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New aircraft brake developed in China

December 10, 2009 By: admin Category: News

A breakthrough in China’s fast-growing commercial aviation sector has been unveiled — a revolutionary carbon aircraft brake-disk that shatters a monopoly on the technology held by foreign companies until now. The system will be incorporated into China’s next generation of domestically designed and produced long-haul aircraft.”

http://english.cctv.com/program/bizchina/20091207/101470.shtml

U.S. moves green patents to fast lane

December 09, 2009 By: admin Category: News

Here’s an interesting development in US patent industry…

“The Obama administration says it will fast-track the review of patents for green technologies. Now green inventors will be able to jump ahead in line. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.”

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/12/08/pm-green-patents/

ITEX 2010 ASIAN YOUNG INVENTORS EXHIBITION

November 30, 2009 By: admin Category: News

ASIAN YOUNG INVENTORS EXHIBITION (AYIE) HELD CONCURRENTLY AT ITEX 2010
14-16 May 2010, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia

http://www.cisnetwork.com/itex2009/eNews/01/ITEX.php

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Note: This exhibition is meant for young inventor from the ages of 20 years and below (as of 1 January 2010)

9th Invention and Innovation Awards 2010

November 26, 2009 By: admin Category: News

9th Invention and Innovation Awards 2010.
The event will be held in conjunction with the 9th Malaysia Technology Expo from 4 -6 February 2010. You may also visit their website for more details http://www.mte.org.my/2010/

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NTU Business Challenge, Ideas Inc

October 26, 2009 By: admin Category: News

The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and SPRING Singapore ideas.inc. Business Challenge encourages you to act upon your ideas and entrepreneurial aspirations. By submitting an executive summary based upon your idea you may be among those who receive substantial funding support and expert help to develop it further. This is a unique opportunity for you to turn your idea into a real product or service!
http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/ideasinc/

Please note that this is meant for “Any young people below the age of 26 years-old can participate.”

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Fan Without Blades

October 20, 2009 By: admin Category: News

Dyson, the company behind those amazing but expensive vacuum cleaners, has invented a new kind of fan. The bladeless device looks like a giant hi-tech bubble wand and puts out an uninterrupted stream of smooth “amplified” air.” From Salt Lake Tribune (http://www.sltrib.com/technology/ci_13594551)

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Patent banks designed for N.J. inventors

October 10, 2009 By: admin Category: News

To all those lonely-heart inventors out there looking for sugar daddies, the state has created an online dating service just for you.

New Jersey has launched a web portal designed to bring patent-holders together with investors looking to make money off the next big thing. The service, dubbed a patent bank, is a searchable place inventors can upload information about their ideas that are available to be licensed. It can be found at www.nj.gov/patentbank.

Click below for article

http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2009/10/patent_banks_designed_for_nj_i.html

Tunnel boring machine

October 06, 2009 By: admin Category: News

This is an interesting video clip about the invention of the tunneling machine.