Biotech experts gather at White House Summit
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY ALAN BOYLE MORE than 100 biotech researchers, industry executives and government officials met at the White House recently for a summit focusing on America’s bioeconomy — the range of products, services and data derived from biological processes and bioscience research. “The bioeconomy is already an integral part of the general economy,” White House chief […]
Study: India-Pakistan nuke war will kill millions
Reading Time: 3 minutesA NUCLEAR WAR between India and Pakistan could, over the span of less than a week, kill 50-125 million people — more than the death toll during all six years of World War II, according to new research. A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and Rutgers University examines how […]
Ants: Jam-free traffic champions
Reading Time: 2 minutesWHETHER they occur on holiday routes or the daily commute, traffic jams affect cars as well as pedestrians. Scientists at the Research Center on Animal Cognition (CNRS/Université Toulouse III — Paul Sabatier) and the University of Arizona (United States) have demonstrated that ant colonies, however, are spared these problems and circulate easily, even in the […]
Scientists find early humans moved through Mediterranean earlier than believed
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn international research team led by scientists from McMaster University has unearthed new evidence in Greece proving that the island of Naxos was inhabited by Neanderthals and earlier humans at least 200,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously believed. The findings, published today in the journal Science Advances, are based on […]
Easy programming with ProjectMika
Reading Time: < 1 minutePROGRAMMING has been made fun and easy by ProjectMika, a Malaysian company who started implementing the importance of programming among the young generation. ProjectMika kick started their journey by educating primary students through private classes. With the support and demand received, ProjectMika then started penetrating into primary schools. The modules used to educate school students […]
Changes in weather intensity of weather events can be catastrophic
Reading Time: 2 minutesHURRICANE DORIAN is the latest example of a frightening trend. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, more severe and more widespread as a consequence of climate change. New research from Washington University in St Louis provides important new insights into how different species may fare under this new normal. Faced with unprecedented change, animals […]
Picture Power!
Reading Time: 2 minutesDato’ Norhalim Yunus, Chief Executive Officer of MTDC delivering his welcoming speech Members of the media interviewing Dato’ Norhalim Yunus Zeki Aydan, Global Head of Education, Motion Control Systems Siemens AG, Germany talks on Future of Manufacturing and Production: Educating the Next Generation About 500 participants attended MTCE2019 Participants listening to Anders Fogelberg, Managing Director […]
Crabs can solve and remember their way around a maze
Reading Time: 2 minutesA NEW Swansea University study has revealed how common shore crabs can navigate their way around a complex maze and can even remember the route in order to find food. The team of scientists, led by marine biologist Dr Ed Pope and master’s student Ross Davies, wanted to see if common shore crabs could learn […]