“On-Site Learning” Takes UMS Engineering Student to a Closer Look into 3D
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAN ON-SITE learning program for the construction of Kingfisher Sandakan Condominium by a total of 61 students of Civil Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) recently could take the student a closer look into the 3D (Difficult, Dangerous, and Dirty) elements which can be seen and understood better in a real […]
Ancient ‘chewing gum’ yields insights into people and bacteria of the past
Reading Time: 2 minutesRESEARCHERS from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a thousandsof-years old “chewing gum.” According to the researchers, it is a new untapped source of ancient DNA. During excavations on Lolland, archaeologists have found a 5,700-year-old type of “chewing gum” made from birch pitch. In a new study, researchers […]
Five researchers for international stint
Reading Time: 2 minutesFIVE EXCEPTIONAL young Malaysian researchers were awarded the prestigious Merdeka Award Grant for International Attachment 2019 by Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, Royal Patron of the Merdeka Award Trust. Dr Mohd Azri Ab Rani, 35; Juliana Ooi Sue May, 34; Dr Yanny Marliana Baba Ismail, 33; Feng Ying Xing, 29 and Chrishen Robert Gomez, 25 are […]
‘Loneliness epidemic’ may be due to increasing aging population
Reading Time: 3 minutesDESPITE some claims that Americans are in the midst of a “loneliness epidemic,” older people today may not be any lonelier than their counterparts from previous generations — there just might be more of them, according to a pair of studies published by the American Psychological Association. “We found no evidence that older adults have […]
Giving back to the nation
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ SERDANG: Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) conducted their first Industry 4.0 -based corporate social responsibility (CSR) for the year 2019 on 19, 21 and 25 November at the Centre of 9 Pillars (Co9P) as part of its initiative to give back to the nation. The half day CSR programmes involved workshops on […]
Local SMEs to soon be I4.0 competent globally
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ BANGI: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development (MED) and Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) through a strategic collaboration launched a pioneer project to prepare the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) towards utilisation of digital technology in their business. The launch of the project held on 9 December at Bangi Resort Hotel aims to […]
3D Gens spearheads 3D-printing application for medical sector
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ THE 3D-printing revolution is here. From guns and houses to prosthetic limbs and vehicle parts – if you can “think” it, you can print it. In fact any inanimate matter can be 3D-printed. Imagine being able to print a human kidney, or a brand new beating heart! 3D Gens Sdn Bhd, a […]
Peace of mind with Calms Technologies ®
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ Tell us about CALMS Technologies and its beginning. Established in 2002, CALMS Technologies—a home-grown company provides a cost effective, smart ID solutions which enables multi applications to function on a single platform. We started as a small company with only 3 staffs and now we hire almost 40 dedicated staffs, a great […]
Do not work in a silo ecosystem
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ THE Chief Executive Officer of the MalaysianTechnology Development Corporation (MTDC), Dato’ Norhalim Yunus told participants at a panel discussion that government agencies and the private sector must quit working in a silo ecosystem. He said, they should instead come together as a united force and jointly pool their talents in order to […]
Global academy network stands up for tropical forests
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), the global network of over 140 academies of sciences, engineering and medicine, choose Cop25 to release its Communique on Tropical Forest. This document outlines a set of necessary measures aimed not only at protecting forests worldwide, but also fighting climate change. IAP, whose academy members constitute more than 30,000 leading scientists, […]