A case of man failing technology
Reading Time: 3 minutesSO, Clearfield Rice has failed in Malaysia. For those who are new to Clearfield Rice, here is the background information. It is high-yielding and weed-resistance rice variety developed by BASF and further improved by the Malaysian Agricultural Research & Development Institute (MARDI) to suit local environment. MARDI took seven years to perfect it for local […]
Gene-edited cacao plants could save the chocolate industry
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY SHAWN KENG IMAGINE a world without chocolate? Put melting ice cap aside for a while, chocolates may melt away from your hands and its very existence. While this seems extreme, devastating effect of climate change should not be undermined. Climate change threatens the survival of cacao plants in West Africa and the rest of […]
The advent of nanotechnology
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY IZZUL AIZAD AZMI & DR THOMAS ONG POH SHING NANOTECHNOLOGY was first mentioned in 1959 during a lecture by Richard Feynman themed: “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom”. With technology limitation back then, it was nothing more than just a vision. However, over the wheels of time, nanotechnology grew in popularity as many […]
Engineers make wearable sensors for plants to measure water use in crops
Reading Time: 3 minutesIOWA State University plant scientist Patrick Schnable quickly described how he measured the time it takes for two kinds of corn plants to move water from their roots, to their lower leaves and then to their upper leaves. This was no technical, precise, poster talk. This was a researcher interested in working with new, low-cost, […]
Mundipharma, USIM join hands for hand hygiene
Reading Time: 2 minutesPUTRAJAYA: Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals together with Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) have collaborated to educate kindergartners from Tadika Islam MAIWP Sulaimaniyyah, Precinct 18, Putrajaya on the importance of hand hygiene through their Healthy Hands project. In this Healthy Hands research, Mundipharma and USIM wanted to find out how hand hygiene habits can influence the rate of […]
Great women of science
Reading Time: < 1 minute