Nature-based solutions for climate resilient coastlines in Malaysia
Reading Time: 7 minutesBY DR CHEE SU YIN GLOBAL temperature rise, warming oceans, shrinking ice sheets, glacial retreats, sea level rise, ocean acidification, and extreme events are standing out as an compelling evidence for rapid climate change and there is no dispute that climate is changing. This, coupled with the relentless drive for economic growth along with the […]
New research may explain shortages in STEM careers
Reading Time: 2 minutesA NEW STUDY by the University of Georgia revealed that more college students change majors within the STEM pipeline than leave the career path of science, technology, engineering and mathematics altogether. Funded by a National Institutes of Health grant and a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship and done in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin, […]
Facemask detects COVID-19 virus in 90 minutes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWEARABLE meets COVID-19 detection. With the breakthrough of researchers at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a button-activated mask can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a patient’s breath within 90 minutes at levels of accuracy similar to PCR tests. The breakthrough is published in Nature Biotechnology. The technology was […]