Research Fellow at Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Japan
E. Science and Technology
On the laws of nature and their use by humans
Geoscience: Karst in Huanglong (黄龙), China (2007) Geoscience: Snoopy Rock in Sedona, the US (2015)Geoscience: Niagara Falls, which eroding toward Lake Erie, in Niagara Falls, Canada (2015)Geoscience: The Yellow River (黄河) that nurtured one of the world’s oldest civilizations. In Jinan, China (1997)Zoology: The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (成都大熊猫繁育研究基地) in Chengdu, China (2007)Botany: In an early morning in Siem Reap, Cambodia (2009)Environmental Protection: “Bangkok’s green lung,” where nature is being preserved across the Chao Phraya River. From the rooftop of Mahanakhon Tower in Bangkok, Thailand (2020)Meteorology: The hurricane season is late summer in the Cayman Islands (2012)Meteorology: The sunset in São Paulo, Brazil (2013)Astronomy: The “almost” supermoon seen just a day after the April 2020 supermoon in Bangkok, Thailand (2020)Mathematics: The most famous parabola in Singapore (2016)Mathematics: “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” (神奈川沖浪裏) containg the golden ratio. At the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in the US (2015)Physics: Buoyancy is “the fact of floating, being able to float or able to keep things floating” (OALD). On the Caribbean Sea (2012)Physics: Lift is “the pressure of air moving upwards on an aircraft when flying” (OALD). Near Taipei Songshan Airport (2017)Simulation: Landing at Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport with the B747 flight simulator at Thai Airways in Bangkok, Thailand (2020) Biomedical Science: Biopolis, an international R&D center at the one-north district in Singapore (2016)Public Health: Social distancing inside an elevator under the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand (2020)Chemistry: Oxygen (氧气) against altitude sickness in Lhasa (3,656m), China (2007)Chemistry: Flame reaction. Above the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand (2021)Chemistry: A use of ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) resin. At the University of Hong Kong (2015)Architecture: The Main Building of the University of Hong Kong (2015)Architecture: Burj Khalifa under construction in Dubai, the UAE (2008)Architecture: The Japanese traditional timberwork, “kigumi” (木組み), designed by Kengo Kuma inside a Starbucks in Dazaifu, Japan (2018)Civil Engineering: The Brooklyn Bridge, a suspension bridge in NY, the US (2015). This is the film location of “Once Upon a Time in America” (1984)Civil Engineering: The Harbour Bridge, an arch bridge in Sydney, Australia (2008)Mechanical Engineering: Tuk tuks in Bangkok, Thailand (2019)Mechanical Engineering: A Hindustan Ambassador (currently out of production) taxi stopping off at a gas station in Chennai, India (2009)Mechanical Engineering: The chassis of a Tesla’s Model S. In Hong Kong (2015)Robotics: The RX-78-2 Gundam in Tokyo, Japan (2009)
