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(Máy thu nhiệt điện ngầm cho các thiết bị IoT canh tác thông minh) This technology offer is a complete subterranean thermoelectric generator system, intended for use in self-powered IoT applications. The device can harvest energy from underground temperature fluctuations to seamlessly power IoT components, and is optimized for smart farming applications. At the heart of this harvester is a proprietary thermal storage material that converts time-varying temperature fluctuations into a spatial temperature gradient. The combination of the proprietary thermal storage material and TEG (thermoelectric generator) module converts even tiny temperature changes into electricity. A proprietary high efficiency power management integrated circuit (PMIC) then harvests and regulates the electricity to usable levels.

Chemicals

Biosafe Sterilization Reagent which Kills Bacteria Spores

Chemical disinfectants can kill bacteria efficiently but they do not destroy their spores. This technology offer addresses this problem with a biosafe, effective and long-lasting sterilization reagent which not only kills bacteria but also destroys their spores under mild conditions. The reagent has two parts which can be mixed together at the poin
Nanoceramic Coating for Wear and Corrosion Resistance

An innovative company has developed a novel nanoceramic coating that provides high hardness, wear and corrosion resistance, and low friction to fast moving parts in environments with high wear or elevated temperature. This technology is superior to anodising or plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). It does not require pre-treatment, performs better
An EMI Shielding Paint

The invention is the preparation of an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding paint. When coated on the interior and exterior surfaces of non-metallic small articles or large installation enclosures, it provides EMI protection. The paint developed is environmentally friendly, chemically stable, light weight and good corrosion resistance.
Form Hard-Wearing and Decorative Aluminium Oxide Coatings on Aluminium Alloys using New Electrochemical Oxidation Technology

Light-weighting trend has promoted usage of lightweight metals, such as aluminum or magnesium, and its alloys. Surface treatments, such as anti-corrosion coatings, are needed to improve components' corrosion resistance and wear resistance. Existing methods create protective coatings on aluminium and its alloys is Anodising or Micro-Arc Oxidation (M
A New Biomarker Panel for Cancer Diagnosis

Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) occurs in many different organs including the skin, lung, vagina and cervix. More than 90% of the cancers of the head and neck begin in squamous cells with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) being the sixth most common malignancy worldwide. With currently available treatments, early diagnosis leads to a five
UV Chip – A New Paradigm in UV Light Sources

Chip-scale UV light source is a new revolution in the disinfection field. Many applications, impeded by size constraints, performance limitations and high cost of existing UV light sources, now become possible utilizing this new and sustainable technology. With its unrivaled germicidal performance, immediate startup, very low temperature dependence

Electronics

Advanced Functional Fibers and Fabrics

This technology enables the seamless integration of multiple functional components into one flexible fiber with precise control over nanometre-level architecture and composition, at fiber length, uniformity, and cost. This technology also allows an all-in-fiber solution, achieving multiple functionalities, offering a lego-like template to enable th
Silver Nanowire (AgNW) for Transparent Conductive Films

This technology presents highly conductive, long silver nanowires (AgNW), a key coating material in the fabrication of conductive and transparent substrates. The incumbent material used in transparent conductive films (TCFs), indium tin oxide (ITO), has been used extensively in touch panel displays, liquid crystal displays, electroluminescent light
Transported Mass Calculation by Ultrasonic Telemeter

We have developed an ultrasonic telemeter to estimate the load of a vehicle via ultrasonic feedback. The ultrasonic telemeter measures the crushing of the suspension, while the unique algorithm is designed to deduce the transported mass. After that, the information is transmitted via Bluetooth to mobile application for load estimation. The device i
Novel Biosensing Platform Delivering Laboratory Quality Analysis in Minutes

We have developed a proprietary analytical platform that combines tiny molecular machines (biosensors) with a compact reading device to provide minimally trained users with laboratory quality results in minutes. Our biosensors are proteins engineered to have a customisable detector and a constant signalling module. The signalling uses bioluminescen
Printable Low-Powered and Cost Efficient Cold Plasma Technology

Plasma technology was originally developed for surface treatment to improve surface adhesion of polymers. Recent progress in plasma technology has made it possible to generate plasmas at room-temperature, which is known as non-thermal atmospheric plasma (NTP) or cold plasma. NTP has a unique capability to remove and inactivate bacteria with the abs
Real Time and High Accuracy Non-Optical Motion Sensor System

This innovation provides an easy to use, accurate motion tracking and digitalization technology. Healthcare, sport, work, and in basically every field objective data acquisition and its comparison to reliable data from other sources is required to make the right decisions. The proposed product brings the essence of digitized motion, which is needed

Energy

Analog to digital converter removing a memory effect, distributing shared stages

(Bộ chuyển đổi analog sang kỹ thuật số loại bỏ hiệu ứng nhớ) PURPOSE: An analog to digital converter removing a memory effect is provided to reduce power consumption by sharing an operational amplifier composed of a plurality of input terminals. CONSTITUTION: A pipeline analog to digital has the multiple stages in which a sample mode and a hold mod
CO2-derived Nanoparticles for Polymer and Concrete Applications

The overarching issue of greenhouse gas emissions is well known in both scope and consequences. With over 30 billion tonnes of CO 2 emitted annually, humanity emits over 100 times its own weight in greenhouse gas emissions that accelerate climate change patterns unparalleled in recent history. The technology provider has developed a process to conv
Customizable Sensor Platform for Highly Specific Analyte Detection

This is essentially a highly specific molecular sensor based on cutting edge optical sensing technology. It is completely label-free, with ultrahigh sensitivity in the nanomolar to picomolar range. In addition, the detection response can be observed in real-time and the technology can be customized to detect different analytes in various applicatio
Low-cost and high-energy Li-S batteries

Li-ion batteries are currently the dominant energy storage device for high-energy applications, such as cell phones and laptops. However, in the context of sustainable development, the high cost and the relatively low energy density are difficult to meet the requirements of applications in the future. For example, electric vehicles require batterie
Data-driven Performance Analytics, Health Monitoring and Optimization for Chiller Plants

Water-cooled chillers often consume between 40-60% of the total energy used in commercial buildings. According to the 2017 Building and Construction Authorities' (BCA) Building Energy Benchmarking Report, retrofitting and performance improvement measurements on chillers increased plant efficiencies by 42% on average, from 1.1 kW/RT to 0.63 kW/RT. A
Semiconductor Composite Nanofibre with Embedded Graphene for Purification and Disinfection Using Harvested Light

A new material has been developed by embedding graphene, in roll-up form, in titanium-dioxide composite nanofibre. It is used as a photocatalyst to harvest light, in order to generate electrons and positive holes. These electrons are transferred to various sites along the nanofiber where reactions are needed, and reacts with oxygen in air to genera

Environment, Clean Air & Water

Intelligent Air Cleaning System with Real-time Monitor and Remote Control

We provide an intelligent air cleaning system with real-time monitor and remote control. The system is able to remove air pollution such as PM2.5, formaldehyde, VOC, and bacteria. In addition, the system does not only monitor air quality, but also transmit the air quality data wirelessly to the cloud database for further analysis. Based on the syst
Acoustic-Aided Air Filter for Enhanced Filtration and Reduced Energy Consumption

Typically, buildings with centralised air-conditioning have one or more air filters in each of the air handling units. While air filtration plays an important role to improve indoor air quality, it requires a significant amount of energy consumption to achieve high filtration efficiency, which is the extent to which filters remove airborne particle
Graphene Oxide Doped Nanocomposite Membrane

Graphene is a two-dimensional tightly packed flat monolayer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal honeycomb lattice. It has a chemical structure that closely resemble benzene and other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. Dubbed as the wonder material of the 21st century, graphene possesses many desired properties such as high specific surface area,
Catalysts for On-site Treatment of Organic Waste Mixed with Plastic

There are mainly three methods of recycling plastic waste. Mechanical recycling, thermal recycling, and chemical recycling. A lot of plastic waste is, however, hard to recycle because it is mixed, contaminated, multi-layered, thus no longer mechanically recyclable. Thermal recycling is along with GHG emissions, high CAPEX and OPEX, centralised syst
Innovative Food Preservation Solution

The company has designed systems with energy saving technology to better manage storage of perishable products in a refrigerator, with the aim to preserve the quality of the food, reduce wastage from rotting. In addition, with their patented ionic technology, the solution improves the performance of food ripening process and provides quick & high-q
Scalable, Cost-effective Calorimeter for Thermal Monitoring of Batteries

Battery cells must be tested for performance and operational reliability from the design phase to the production process, to safeguard its safety, reliability and cost. As batteries are prone to temperature-related issues, like overheating and overcharging, there can be extreme spikes in temperature known as 'thermal runaway'. In order to evaluate

Foods

Optical Sensors for Point of Need Diagnostics

Optical sensor is the critical element in the development of optical point of need diagnostics. The technology provider has a growing library of optical sensors ranging from nanomaterials to colorimetric dyes without or with conjugation to biomolecules or linkers useful for further immobilizations into different substrates and various configuration
Drying of Fruits and Vegetables by Multi-line Vacuum Dryer

An SME in the food processing industry has developed a novel vacuum dryer to process food products. In conventional food processing technologies, if the humidity is less than 20% at the final stage of drying, the drying process tends to slow down. Also, high operating temperatures in conventional drying tends to affect the biologically active ingre
Innovative Food Preservation Solution

The company has designed systems with energy saving technology to better manage storage of perishable products in a refrigerator, with the aim to preserve the quality of the food, reduce wastage from rotting. In addition, with their patented ionic technology, the solution improves the performance of food ripening process and provides quick & high-q
Vegetarian Egg-Replacement Tech For Excellent Eating Quality, Functionality And Nutrition

This Vegetarian Egg-Replacement Technology (VERT) is a break-through system for egg-alternative cooking that is good for nutritious AND "tastes just like the real thing"! Why VERT? The egg industry is fraught with problems in product safety, instability, animal welfare issues, high costs and major waste streams. More than 30% of the world's populat
Tactile Telerobot

Robots are being deployed to carry out tasks that are Dull, Dirty, Dangerous, Demanding, Distant and Distributed (Six D's), but they lack intelligence, dexterity and/or human touch. The haptic telerobotic system integrates technologies from different organisations to allow for remote manipulation/teleoperation. Operators wearing the haptic gloves c
Bio-based, Edible, Anti-Microbial Coating

After post-harvest washing and processing, fresh fruits and produce suffer from poor shelf-life due to microbial spoilage and processing damages. To retard spoilage, coatings have been developed, allowing the produce to survive its journey through the value chain to the market. Conventionally, such coatings are made of natural and/or synthetic mate

Green Building

Innovative Air Terminal Units for Energy Efficiency

The technology described herein is related to the development of air terminal units typically used in air distribution systems for regulating conditioned air within a commercial building. The technology provider has developed know-how in air terminal units design described below and is seeking for industry partners for technology commercialisation:
An Integrated Pest & Disease Management Platform For Crops

Data analytics platform that combines information from different technological modules such as geo-referenced scouting and spraying apps, soil sensors, and weather stations. Once the information is processed and analysed, it's delivered back to the farmers via email, SMS, and access through our business intelligence platform. This information is us
Aerogel Super Insulator for Green Building Applications

Aerogel is the world's lightest solid material and exhibits the lowest thermal conductivity. Aerogel has more than twice the insulating performance of still air. It also has an open structure that allows vapour to readily diffuse through its matrix. Incorporating aerogel into existing or new insulation materials can displace air and replace it with
Biodegradable Controlled Release Matrix Tablets for Environmental Applications

Using a proprietary matrix encapsulation technique, active ingredients are incorporated into a matrix made from a biodegradable polymer. Pesticides, biocides, corrosion inhibitors, enzymes, and bacteria are just some of the examples of the kinds of actives that can be encapsulated. Then the polymer is formed into tablets of various shapes and sizes
Natural Fiber-based Fire Rated Boards

Commercially available thermal barrier panels in the construction and building industry are typically made of glass fiber reinforced refractory materials (more commonly, magnesia and gypsum) or fiber cement boards. With high costs associated with these boards (in particular magnesia and fiber cement) along with their susceptibility to hydrolysis (w
Air-cooled oblique-tube heat exchanger with plain fins

This invention is an air-cooled oblique-tube heat exchanger with plain fins. This invention offers greatly reduced air-side pressure drop by 14.4% for 1-3 m/s and higher heat transfer by 13.3% at the same fan power, as compared to commercial 1-row circular-tube condenser coils with corrugated fins. The advantages were derived from the slender shape

Healthcare

Handheld Device For Early Detection of Multiple Cancer and Cardiac Disease Biomarkers

Early detection of cancer and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is very important to increase the survival rate of patients in critical conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to have a reliable detection tool for cardiac and cancer markers which could probe a combination of biomarkers towards a highly accurate diagnosis and provide a multi-parametric d
Novel DNA Biomarker for Precise Microbial Detection and Identification

An Italian biotech company has developed a novel family of DNA biomarkers which offers the ability to differentiate and identify phylogenetically closed bacterial species and subspecies from a sample. As the technology is built on the ability to accurately detect bacterial sub-types, the diagnostic kit is well-suited for food and agriculture applic
In Vitro Diagnostic Equipment for Asthma and Respiratory Disease such as COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Respiratory diseases such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and asthma rapidly increase due to environmental changes and aging. COPD is the third leading cause of death (WHO 2012). Respiratory diseases have chronic disease characteristics and require early diagnosis and continuous management. Conventional spirometry devices are diffic
Innovative Composition for Modulation of Inflammatory Processes in Joint & Infectious Diseases

Inflammation is the body's natural response to infection, injury and/or stress with a central role in disease and aging. It has 2 forms; acute which is the body's immediate and short-term response and chronic where inflammation lasts beyond the actual injury. Whilst acute inflammation helps prevent further injury and facilitates healing and recover
Composition for preventing or treating bronchial asthma, comprising pkr inhibitor as active ingredient

(Thành phần để ngăn ngừa hoặc điều trị hen phế quản, bao gồm hoạt chất ức chế PKR) The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating bronchial asthma, comprising a PKR inhibitor as an active ingredient. According to the present invention, the PKR inhibitor and the derivatives thereof reduce the number of eosinocytes, neutrop
Induced Multipotent Neural Stem Cells

Induced neural stem cells provide opportunities for research applications in: Drug screening and development Diagnostic product development Regenerative cell therapy products Despite remarkable progress in stem cell research, clinical use of induced stem cells poses ethical issues (eg use of embryonic stem cells) and potential safety risks (eg use

Infocomm

Web-Based Experimentation Platform for Dietary Self-Tracking, Self-Reporting, and Behavioral Intervention

Our web-based experimentation platform is designed to facilitate continuous collection of individuals' dietary self-tracking and self-reporting data through integration with an existing dietary self-monitoring technology ecosystem. Moreover, the platform also provides a built-in module to facilitate randomized controlled experiments to evaluate the
Secure Remote Access Solution for Work from Home during Covid-19

With countries announcing lockdowns and employees are forced to work from home due to Covid-19, many businesses found themselves in an exceptionally challenging situation. While many IT departments started using a VPN t o quickly facilitate remote access to IT systems, the large numbers of remote employees and increasing workloads resulted in unant
Portable AI Food Analyser Detects Food Contamination in Real-Time

The increasingly fragmented food ingredient industry faces the challenges of rampant adulteration, quality inconsistencies and taste inaccuracies. Detecting fraudulent ingredients, modifications and contamination is extremely difficult, with international food supply chains adding to the complexity. Current solutions such as laboratory analysis, tr
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Personalised Services

PROBLEM GENERAL CHALLENGES ● Data noise : useless and distracting information ● Data dispersion : users lose control of their data to internet companies, e.g. Google, Facebook ● Privacy and security threats : identity theft, fraud ● Lack of personalisation and relevance : inappropriate push ads leading to increase use of ad-blockers HEALTHCARE CHAL
New Generation Communication tool for Blue-collar, Physical and Temporary Workers

There are 2.2 billion blue-collar without a company e-mail address or any other digital communication channel by their employer in many industries such as automotive, pharmaceuticals or logistics. They all want the same: fast, simple, digital communication. They're kept in the past of poor management communication although all of them have smartpho
Dynamic Real-Time Product Costing & ROI Management with AI for Hi-Mix-Low-Volume Manufacturers

Pricing of Products may make or break the business. Therefore Product Costing and ROI management are critical data every CEO, CFO and COO follows closely. Currently such data are produced days or weeks after Production is completed instead of at the end of each Production Lot / Batch / Part. This is a limitation of traditional or ABC (Activity-Base

Life Sciences

A Light Activated Biorubber for Adhesives, Sealants, and Controlled Release Technologies

This technology is a non-toxic, biodegradable adhesive that allows bonding on wet surfaces, sealing of porous surfaces, and encapsulation of small molecules for controlled release devices. It is formulated with liquid polycaprolactone, a bioresorbable polymer, that has been exploited for production of polyurethane adhesives, medical devices, and dr
Innovations for High Yield and Sustainable Organic Farming

The company represents engineering and biological innovative technologies which allow efficiently growing agricultural plants by organic methods, recover soil fertility, sustain biodiversity and still achieve high yields enough to feed growing population. The company collaborates with farmers, seeds and food manufacturers, providing seeds preparing
High-Level Production of Lycopene

The technology involves the development of an Escherichia coli-based modular system for the production of apocarotenoids. Apocarotenoids such as α-, β-ionone and retinol are known to have high commercial values in the cosmetic industry. The team has incorporated enzyme engineering approaches into modular metabolic engineering strategy (N-terminal t
Novel Biosensing Platform Delivering Laboratory Quality Analysis in Minutes

We have developed a proprietary analytical platform that combines tiny molecular machines (biosensors) with a compact reading device to provide minimally trained users with laboratory quality results in minutes. Our biosensors are proteins engineered to have a customisable detector and a constant signalling module. The signalling uses bioluminescen
Novel Grafting Technology for Inter-family grafting and Molecules Delivery

A Japanese startup has found that Nicotiana benthamiana (Tobacco) can be grafted with virtually any vascular plant (patented). This finding allows not only conventional same family grafting but also allows grafting among different family combinations. Moreover, this technology enables the delivery of many kinds of molecules such as DNA/RNA, peptide
Innovative Industrial Enzymatic Technology Platform

Enzymatic technologies are a natural way to reduce dependence on harsh chemicals or over - processing while improving the process - economically, technologically, and environmentally. The technology provider currently has commercial enzymatic solutions in the market and has a wide range of enzymatic technologies to address a variety of industrial a

Logistics

Building An Intelligent Supply Chain

From"hands-free" wearables to sensors, Internet of Things (IoT) to robotics- smart technologies and automation can profoundly change logistics, supply chain management and how global business is conducted. These devices and smart equipment capture and generate unprecedented amounts of data along the supply chain. By harnessing the big data generate
Smart Logistics Solution for the Global Shipping Business

Liner shipping business is under various challenges internally and externally. Our up-to-date IT technologies help shipping businesses lower the risk and cost. Through our proved mega projects with global carriers and the multi decades of business experience, we have developed the internalized intelligent algorithm. Automatically generated containe
Drive Thru Tire Check, For Cars, Bus and Truck. Automatic Measurement of Tire Pressure, Tread Depth and Sidewall, in Seconds, to the Internet

The global vehicle fleet runs on over 5 Billion tires. Their maintenance is critical to safety and fuel efficiency. Yet drivers rely on manual inspection for tread depth and tire condition and a simple gauge for pressure. Automation is absent or limited to Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). The technology is a step change in the inspection of
Last Mile Digital Platform

We combine a dozen different technologies to provide a solution to address urban distribution congestion, emissions, cost and social distancing problems. The solution is based on a proprietary combination of algorithms to optimize routes with trucks or vans, with legal, environmental, emissions and other city or zone-specific restrictions, that add
Smart Vending Machine

Our technology allows you to increase revenue, profitability and return of investment of the vending machine. This solution able to elevate the customer experience, reduce the operating cost and to improve the efficiency of the operation. Our smart vending machine creates an ecosystem for the vending operating environment and connecting each partne
Logistics Scheduling and Route Optimization using Digital Annealer

The technology is a logistics and warehouse optimization engine developed using Ising modelling over a digital annealer (cloud server). Solving complex mathematical problems using the Ising model allow complex relationships to be specified in a multi-dimensional array. This simplifies the number of transactions between a software application and th

Manufacturing

Fully Automated Precision Micro-Welding with Pulsed Lasers

Welding may often be perceived as a simple manufacturing process but is in fact very complex with many factors affecting quality of the welded joints. Poor welding quality is usually the technology bottleneck during development of new products. Arc welding is the most widely used welding process, but it is not suitable for welding of special alloys
Fast Dissolving Concentrate Tablet for Cost Efficient Hand and Surface Sanitisers

Extensive sanitation needs arising from COVID-19 are adding high costs to both businesses and consumers. Such costs are mostly related to the supply chain, and involve processing, transportation, and storage of dangerous substances. Furthermore, the packaging of finished sanitation products consumes large amounts of shelf space at the point of sale
Tactile Telerobot

Robots are being deployed to carry out tasks that are Dull, Dirty, Dangerous, Demanding, Distant and Distributed (Six D's), but they lack intelligence, dexterity and/or human touch. The haptic telerobotic system integrates technologies from different organisations to allow for remote manipulation/teleoperation. Operators wearing the haptic gloves c
Flat Optics Technologies for Advanced Photonic Applications

Flat optics is an emerging technology that uses nano-patterned surfaces designed to perform the same functions as bulk optical components. Applications for this exciting technology include 3D sensing, displays, AR / VR solutions, imaging, microscopy, holographic security and communications to name a few. These can be processed using industrially es
Stereo Vision 3D Camera for Navigational Robots

Visual Perception module (3D sensor, depth camera, stereo vision camera) that allows mobile robots to perceive their environment in 3D, localize themselves, recognize and identify objects of interest, avoid obstacles, and create a 3D map (SLAM - Simultaneous Localization and Mapping). Visual Perception module (3D sensor) includes a pair of passive
Modular and Easily Reconfigured Manufacturing Cells

Typical production lines in a factory are highly customised and expensive to reconfigure. Stations were centrally controlled by a PLC and sensors are placed along conveyor systems to monitor goods being produced. Such design is often difficult to modify or scale without reprogramming the centralized PLC and going offline to test and commission the

Materials

Next-Gen High-Performance and Sustainable Food Dyes

Our company is developing a platform to produce next-generation ingredients in a sustainable, cost-effective, and scalable way. We are brewing fungi inside bioreactors to produce different ingredients. Starting with colorants, and more specifically a high-performing red colorant (the most used color in the food and cosmetic industry), we are also p
Aerographite: A High Performance Graphene-based Functional Material

Aerographite is a graphene-based open pore carbon foam with extremely high porosity, very low density, and high specific surface area. A German research institution has developed a synthesis process for Aerographite with tunable mechanical, electrical, thermal, and chemical properties for a multitude of applications. Industrial partners from the ch
Sapphire Thin Film Technology

The technology offers functional coating using a submicron thin film that is ultra-hard, non-fragile and anti-scratch for use as protective coating on watches and electronic devices including smartphones and tablets. Compared with the existing less durable and easily scratched cover glass on mobile devices, this coating can be applied to screens pr
World’s only PPC (Plant Protein Composite) Bio Ink and 3D Printed Bioscaffold

Bioscaffold, with potential to recreate structural and physical environment of a living tissue, are key components in bioprinting applications ranging from wound dressing with controlled release of medicine to tissue engineering/regenerative medicine/drug screening and cancer research. This technology involves a proprietary, faster, greener and eff
Geopolymer Concrete Printing

About two decades after its first proof-of-concept, 3D concrete printing is on the threshold to become more matured. It provides new opportunities such as higher degree of architectural freedom, lower costs due to a lack of scaffold, less labour intensive manpower and less material required. To achieve these, the print processes need to be more rob
Eco-friendly PET Chemical Recycling Technology

The technology presents a simple and eco-friendly PET chemical recycling method to recycle PET waste. With increasing awareness of global warming and carbon emissions, there are more interest to contribute towards saving the environment. The plastic recycling market, specifically the PET sector, is one area which companies are developing technologi

Personal Care

Sugar-Based Surfactant Microemulsion Containing Essential Oils for Cosmetic & Pharmaceutical Use

This technology provides a method for microemulsions containing various botanical essential oils in combination with aqueous phase and polyhydric alcohols to be stabilized by the aid of biocompatible sugar-based surfactants for personal care and pharmaceutical application, especially as an agent for topical treatment that have excellent thermodynam
Microfluidic-sonication Device for Producing Coated Microbubbles

In medical imaging applications, gas-filled microbubbles stabilized with a surfactant or a polymer coating are routinely used as ultrasound contrast agents due to their ability to significantly enhance the ultrasound backscatter signal from blood. Increasingly, these microbubbles are being used as drug or gene delivery vehicles as they allow for ta
Production of β-Glucan Oligosaccharide by Ophiocordyceps Dipterigena BCC 2073 as Functional Ingredients for Industrial Applications

A novel type of β-glucan of Ophiocordyceps dipterigena BCC 2073 has a size of 590-750 kDa which is 20 times bigger than yeast's β-glucan. Its structure composes of a (1, 3)-β -D-glucan backbone, substituted at 0-6 with side chains of (1, 3)-β-D-pyranosyl unit. It is biocompatible, non-cytotoxic and a strong inducer of interleukin-8 (IL-8), a cytoki
Hypoallergenic Dye Compounds

Para-phenylenediamine (PPD) is a widely used chemical substance in hair dyes to give a natural look and prevent the loss of colour during shampooing and washing. Partially oxidised form of PPD, may cause contact allergic dermatitis in sensitive individuals and it was declared the Contact Allergen of the Year for 2006 by the American Contact Dermati
Cosmetic & Fragrance Applications of CaproGlu Bioadhesives

A liquid to rubber glue (CaproGlu) has been originally developed for soft tissues, but is being applied herein towards cosmetic and fragrance applications. Caproglu signifies a shift in bioadhesive technology, employing new methods of bonding that avoids the pitfalls inherent in other tissue glues based on acrylates and urethanes. Caproglu is the o
Non-invasive Blood Glucose Detection & Monitoring using Photoplethysmography (PPG) Sensor

The prevalence of diabetes is high, projected to affect 629 million people worldwide by 2045. This is a condition where health anomaly results in an unusually high level of glucose in the blood. Tracking blood glucose level often involves collecting a blood sample, typically by pricking the fingers, transferring them onto a test strip then analysed

Waste Management & Recycling

Upcycled Ingredients to Fight Climate Change

Company's patent-pending technology upcycles by-products and solid food waste into high-protein high fiber ingredients. Company's process was tested at the University of Minnesota, scalability tests resulted in investment from manufacturing partner Cereal Docks. 50% protein concentrate and 35% protein flour showcased at trade shows in 2018 resulted
Environmental Friendly Magnetic Plasma Reactor for Solid Waste Treatment

The companyis an environmental technology provider to general & hazardous waste industry, food & beverage industry, horticulture,agriculture and farming industry introduces our highly advanced magnetic plasma system as an alternative green solution for handling and clean reduction of solid waste. The innovativeMagnetic Plasmasystem uses plasma tech
A Meat Sauce from Pork Trimmings

Currently, most of the reported meat sauce fermentation processes are based on the natural fermentation of koji under high salt conditions, which is prepared by culturing a mold (such as Aspergillus oryzae ) on a mixture of cooked soybeans and wheat flour, and the fermentation duration ranges from 3 months to 12 months. To prevent the growth of spo
Food and Textile Waste Biorefinery

In the recent years, there has been a growing demand for biotechnology-based processes for material, chemical and fuel production to minimise the environmental impacts that chemical technology based alternatives may cause, and an increasing need to reduce waste generation amidst resource and environmental concerns. A research team has developed an
Optical Fibre-Based Humidity Sensor for Harsh Environments

This optical fibre sensor has been developed in cooperation with an industrial collaborator that has an application requiring a sensor capable of measuring humidity in a harsh waste water treatment environment. The sensor employs a Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) which acts as the basis of the Relative Humidity (RH) sensor design and the humidity sensing
Converting Edible Unsold Bread into Probiotic Beverages With Zero Waste Generated

Bread is among the top 3 wasted food globally, with hundreds of tons being discarded daily. Unsold breads are returned to bakeries from retail outlets at the end of the day despite being fit for consumption, as customers prefer to purchase freshly baked over day old produce. These breads are redistributed to charitable organisations, sold as animal