Rural and scientific communities contribute to growth of bio-base innovations
Reading Time: 2 minutesKUALA LUMPUR: The Bio-Agropreneur Programme and Bioeconomy Innovation Awards (BIA) during the second day of BioMalaysia & Asia Pacific Bioeconomy 2017 (BioMalaysia 2017) highlighted the contributions of rural and scientific communities to the growth of bio-based innovations in Malaysia. The Bio-Agropreneur Programme provides awareness on the existing programs and initiatives such as the Bioeconomy Community […]
Selangor expo attracts more than 250 international exhibitors
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY ARUNA GANESAN SETIA ALAM: The third Selangor International Expo saw more than 250 local and international companies exhibiting their products and services. The event was officiated by HRH the Raja Muda Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah Ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj in Setia City Convention Centre on Sept 14. In his speech, Datuk Teng […]
Swimming microbots remove pathogenic bacteria from water
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe lack of clean water in many areas around the world is a persistent, major public health problem. One day, tiny robots could help address this issue by zooming around contaminated water and cleaning up disease-causing bacteria. Scientists report a new development toward this goal in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Drinking water […]
BioMalaysia 2017 ends on high note
Reading Time: 2 minutesKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s premier biotechnology event BioMalaysia & Asia Pacific Bioeconomy 2017, was concluded on Sept 13, after three days of forums and exhibitions at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. The event was officiated by the Secretary General of Science, Technology & Innovation (MOSTI), Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Azhar Yahaya on behalf of the MOSTI […]
Scientists unlock secrets of photosynthesis
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA team of scientists from Arizona State University (ASU) and Pennsylvania State University has taken a step closer to unlocking the secrets of photosynthesis and possibly to cleaner fuels. Their discovery was recently published online in Science and describes the structure of a reaction center (from a heliobacterium) which preserves the characteristics of the ancestral […]
Sicilian oranges – from waste to fabric, flour and fuel
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY KAVIMALAR DEVARAJ Former design student in Milan, Adriana Santonocito, found an innovative way of converting the largely produced orange rinds in her native city of Catania, Sicily, into environment-friendly textiles. This method enables tonnes of orange waste to be recycled into fibre that can be made into clothes. The problem statement in her university […]
Golden rice finds traction in Philippines
Reading Time: 6 minutesBY MARLO ASIS After more than a decade of rigorous scientific testing and extensive research trials amid opposition by anti-GMO groups, Golden Rice is moving closer to the marketplace in the Philippines. If an application for a biosafety permit is approved, the much-awaited vitamin A-enriched rice variety may ultimately find its way onto the dining […]
UPM, THMSB ink MoU
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY SHAZAZAQ’ WAN SHAFAIN KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with The Holstein Milk Company Sdn Bhd (THMSB) to set up a Center for Excellence for Dairy Farming Industry (UPM-ICoE Dairy Farm). UPM Vice Chancellor, Prof Datin Paduka Dr Aini Ideris said that this MoA will help to […]
A sweeter way to make green products
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe shampoo you washed your hair with this morning. The balloons for the party. Refrigerators and sunglasses, medicine and mosquito repellent, guitar strings and fishing lures. These and thousands of other products we use every day contain chemicals made from petroleum. But researchers at the University of Delaware (UD) can now offer manufacturers a much […]