African agri researchers trained on science communication
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHERE is a strong need for scientists to learn how to simplify their messages for a non-scientific audience. This was a key takeaway from a two-week science communication training workshop organised by Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA-ILRI) Hub in collaboration with ISAAA AfriCenter and the International Foundation for Science (IFS) at the International Livestock […]
iWarner: The latest flood warning system
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY ASMAHANIM AMIR BANGI: Intelligent Weather Station and Flood Warning System (iWarner), developed by UKM Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Innovation, Prof Dr Mohd Ekhwan Toriman (pix) is a system which provides warning if there is a flood in one area. Mohd Ekhwan said the system was developed in 2015 after getting the top down […]
High-tech plant factories: Challenges and way forward
Reading Time: 7 minutes BY PAUL TENG & STELLA LIU WIDESPREAD flooding in Indonesia, Japanese tropical cyclones that caused force winds of 63 km/h, and intense heat waves that led to thousands of deaths in India. Natural disasters in the Asia Pacific region have set a global record. In the 2015 Natural Disasters report, the United Nations Economic […]
Why does our skin spot with age?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHAVE you noticed how older people have spots on their skin? Age spots — also called liver spots and solar lentigines — are small dark areas on our skin. They vary in size and usually appear on the face, hands, shoulders and arms — areas most exposed to the sun. Age spots are very common […]