Dear SIDA Members, Please be informed that the WIPO Magazine 1/2010 (February) Issue is now available on WIPO’s website, link is http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/
Category: News
Feb 05
A Wonder Slimmed Down Three-Pin Plug
(Note: This article is meant for general information, this website does not provide any sale and purchase of the following product) The New British Standard Slimmed Down Three-Pin Plug The Royal College of Art’s graduate show has opened, and this year, the show-stopper was actually — a plug. Min-Kyu Choi impressed every passerby with his …
Jan 16
Talk on Industrial Design
Note: Please register (Free) with Vanan at tel: 68281989 or at email: innovate@smu.edu.sg if you wish to attend
Jan 14
Is ‘golden age for inventors’ at hand?
(CNN) — Some people follow rock stars. Steve Greenberg follows inventors. Greenberg calls himself an “invention groupie.” The author of “Gadget Nation,” he’s written about quirky inventors who have dreamed up everything from a talking toilet paper dispenser to a “Vidstone” grave marker that displays a video tribute of the dearly departed. Now is a …
Jan 09
Poly Student turn Inventor
Article taken from “Today” newspaper, 8 Jan 2010, Page 14 http://www.todayonline.com
Dec 31
Singapore TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION SCHEME
SINGAPORE Local technology start-ups have long prayed for more angelic assistance at the most critical stage of their incubation. Now, a national scheme to address this lack has drawn the keen participation of veteran incubators and angel investors from the likes of MySpace.com founder Brad Greenspan and Silicon Valleys Plug & Play. (Click on …
Dec 27
Smoother rides on Singapore roads
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
Dec 14
Seminar – Inventions – Purpose, Measures and Sources for Ideas
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 …
Dec 10
New aircraft brake developed in China
“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