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The way ahead for robotics
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 06/07/2016
» Behind the dramatic growth of South Korea is the advancement of science and technology, and the Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) is one of the main players in the country's technological achievement.
Visualising innovation
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 30/03/2016
» A team of students from Mahasarakham University showed off their talents by winning three awards at the 2nd Thailand Innovation for Assistive Technology Challenge (TIATCH) which was held last week. The contest was jointly hosted by Seagate Technology (Thailand), the Foundation for the Blind in Thailand Under the Royal Patronage of HM The Queen, the Thai Robotics Society and King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok.
Top 10 Thai start-ups
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 16/12/2015
» This year has been the year of the Thai start-ups, with the number of companies jumping from 300 in 2014 to over 2,500 in 2015.
Education not just a numbers game
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/09/2015
» The education system of Thailand is comparable to Singapore only in one aspect -- the number of hours students spend in the classroom. In November, 10% of the 38,000 state schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) across Thailand will reduce compulsory daily classroom hours by two -- from 8am-4pm to 8am-2pm. This means students will spend six hours a day in the classroom or 840 hours a year, instead of eight hours a day or 1,200 hours a year.
Signals of success
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 26/11/2014
» Thai start-up company Freewill FX has launched a 3G/4G network testing application that enables operators to verify a mobile phone mast's signal at a cost of up to 10 times lower than traditional testing tools.
Asia takes the lead in ever-smarter mobiles
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 12/11/2014
» Over the next five years, in the early morning, you will be woken by something that can figure out the optimum time to get up from your slumber. You will look at the screen on the wall and say: “Do I need to get up?” The screen will look back at you and answer: “No. You may sleep for another 17 minutes.”
Gaming Gets Serious
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 06/11/2013
» Those who view video game addiction with alarm may have to review their attitudes now that a small group of Thai youngsters have grown up to make a career out of their favourite pastime and are now managing to earn a living in the world of e-sport.
Breaking down barriers
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 15/10/2013
» Autistic and physically handicapped children have often been excluded from regular schools because they are considered to require special care. But that barrier has been overturned by Kunlajin Kindergarten School, where such children are integrated with regular students.
Thai biomedical team wins award
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 04/09/2013
» A team of young Thais has won a technology champion award at the 7th International convention on Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology (i-CREATe 2013) in South Korea.
Weighty issue rests on tender shoulders
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 05/06/2013
» Although the school bag that little Thai students have to carry around is getting heavier, the average IQ test score of Thai children is getting lower.