INDIA
[6] Competitors such as HP in
The first national state-of-the-art cGMP facility for
production of herbal preparations was established in CSIR-
IIIM. It has production capacity of 30,000 tablets and capsules
per hour and 500 litres of liquid per batch.
The fellowships/schemes awarded/sanctioned during last 4
years (2014-15 to 2017-18) include:
CSIR Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)and National Eligibility
Test (NET): 10,687
Senior Research Fellowship (SRF)-Direct: 1,792
Little needs to be written about the mathematical digit
‘zero’, one of the most important inventions of all time.
Mathematician Aryabhata was the first person to create a
symbol for zero and it was through his efforts that
mathematical operations like addition and subtraction
started using the digit, zero. The concept of zero and its
integration into the place-value system also enabled one to
write numbers, no matter how large, by using only ten
symbols.
SOUTH KOREA
From its humble beginnings in the 1960s as a poor nation
until today, Korea has made impressive progress in quality of
research. Korea is now a globally leading R&D power in
areas of industrial research (IT, communication, transport,
civil engineering).
LG KE850 was the world’s first Completely Touch Screen
Mobile Phone where the user had to user their fingers
instead of a stylus. LG has always claimed that the iPhone
was a design that was copied from the LG KE850. It is ranked
#3 only because of the controversy as to who copied who,
there is very little debate as to who came out with it
first. Now every smartphones has a touchscreen.
The greatest invention in Korean history has to be the
Galaxy smartphone when it comes to tech. Samsung has
helped Korea’s economy by becoming the leader in
electronics. Samsung rivals only Apple when it comes to
Smartphones. The Galaxy Smartphone is considered by many
to be the best smartphone on the market today. It’s global
recognition continues to grow every year. The Galaxy S7
series is now having a better sales performance during its
opening month compared to that of the S6 series. This is
based on the results of Counterpoint’s sell-through survey on
smartphones across 40 different countries. For example in
the United States, sales of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are up
by 30%, while in Western Europe, sales are up by 20%.
TAIWAN
Taiwan is one of the world’s leading producers of
information and communication technology products.
The integrated laptop projector was first developed and
showcased by Asus, a Taiwanese computer manufacturer, in
2008. The built-in projector debuted at Computex Taipei
2008, an annual computer expo.
2010 and Fujitsu in 2011 have since released similar products.
Xiaoluren, the walking green man, is the animated traffic
light system.
Bubble tea is a drink that contains flavored tea and tapioca
pearls. It was invented in the early 1980s by Taiwanese street
food vendors.
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1.FLORESCENT BY AGAPITO FLORES
Agapito Flores is the reason why the world becomes
brighter. A Filipino Inventor who is known for his funnel of
the Fluorescent light tube invention – one of the most
commonly used lighting device in the world.
2. INCUBATOR BY FE DEL MUNDO
The first Asian to have entered the prestigious Harvard
University’s School of Medicine is also credited for her studies
that lead to the invention of incubator and jaundice relieving
device.
3.KARAOKE BY ROBERTO DEL ROSARIO
Roberto del Rosario is the president of the Trebel Music
Corporation and the inventor of the Karaoke Sing Along
System in 1975.
4.LUNA ROVER BY EDWARDO SAN JUAN
He is the inventor of the Moon Buggy or the Lunar Rover. This
Moon buggy was the car used by Neil Armstrong and other
astronauts when they first explored the moon in 1969.
5.VIDEOPHONE BY GREGORIO ZARA
Gregorio Zara was born in Lipa City Philippines, invented the
videophone in 1955 and referred to as a Photophone
separator signal. Gregorio Zara invented 30 Patented
products includingThe Compass in 1929, Wooden
Microscope, Vapor Chamber andRobot that talked, walked
and responded to a given command. Etc…
10. QUINK INK INVENTED BY FRANCISCO QUISUMBING
an innovative ink at that time and was further developed to
work with Parker Pens. Aside from being quick drying, it was
also water-resistant, did not clog the pen opening, does not
blot and will not fade. It is considered one of the best selling
ink for fountain pens of the millennium.
6.ERYTHROMYCIN BY ABELARDO AGUILAR
Aguilar discovered the antibiotic from the Aspergillus species
of fungi in 1949 and sent samples to Indiana-based
pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly Co. The drug firm allegedly
registered the propriety name Iloson for the antibiotic in
honor of Iloilo province where Aguilar discovered
it. Erythromycin, the generic name of Iloson, was reportedly
the first successful macrolide antibiotic introduced in the US.