UKM earns the biggest fireflies research fund in Malaysia
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY ASMAHANIM AMIR IN ensuring that fireflies are preserved, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), has conducted a study of the insects and received the largest fireflies research fund in Malaysia. Chief Researcher of the Fireflies Habitat Conservation Project (KELIP2@UKM Group) Kampung Dew, Prof Madya Dr Norela Sulaiman said the research is funded by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) (RM1.09 million). The research covers three spotted conservation areas, namely Kampung Dew, […]
UPM develops harvesting racks
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy AZMAN ZAKARIA RESEARCHERS from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) have successfully developed racks for agricultural activities and drying of harvested crops by placing the racks under Photovoltaic (PV) structures at PV solar farms. The planting tool, known as ‘A Retractable Drying and Planting Rack for AgroPhotovoltaics Farm’, is made of stainless steel and has two racks. The lower rack is for planting purposes, while the upper rack […]
Why babies have more bones than adult?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWHEN human babies were born, they have around 300 bones in their body. As they reach adult-hood, we are left with only 206. This is because many of the bones fuse[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] together to form hard and long bones so as to provide mechanical support to the body. The number of bones in a baby also includes cartilage-type structures […]
How long for light to travel from the Sun to the Earth?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE SUN is the heart of our solar system. It is known as yellow dwarf star, a hot ball of glowing gases. The distance from the Earth to the Sun varies because the Earth’s orbit about the Sun is in elliptical form. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] At its closest, the distance is about 91,402,000 miles and its farthest distance is about 94,512,000 […]
The eyes can now tell us more
Reading Time: < 1 minutePENANG: Recently, Jafri Malin, a Professor in Neurosciences and Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon together with a team of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) academicians from the Department of Neurosciences at the School of Medical Sciences organised a workshop on ‘Eye Tracking’. Held in collaboration with the USM Graduate School of Business (GSB), the workshop with the theme ‘Capture the Eyes Story’ was aimed at introducing fundamental theories on how eye tracking can […]