Study: Food insecurity creeping up on Malaysians
Reading Time: 2 minutesMINIMUM-WAGE workers in Malaysia must work significantly longer hours than those in other countries to afford basic food items, a study by the Social Wellbeing Research Centre at Universiti Malaya has revealed. The study found that food affordability was a growing concern for many households, a problem exacerbated by low wages which remain far below […]
Scientist claims locating MH370 wreckage
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile a new search for the doomed MH370 plane is underway between the Malaysian government and Ocean Infinity – a retired research scientist believes he has located the wreckage of the missing Being 777 that vanished on March 8, 2014, en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. Dr Vincent Lyne claims to have pinpointed a […]
Is AI only for computer scientists and programmers?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Technology is changing the world at an incredible speed, and artificial intelligence (AI) is at the centre of this disruption. AI knowledge is not just for computer scientists or programmers; they are becoming essential in all careers. Whether you want to be a doctor, accountant, lawyer, artist, scientist, or engineer, AI will play a […]
Delving into Basic and Applied Sciences Understanding the Difference Between Basic and Applied Science
Reading Time: 2 minutesScience is all around us! From the smartphones we use to the medicines that keep us healthy, science plays a big role in our lives. But did you know that science is divided into two main types? These are basic science and applied science. Let’s explore what they mean and how they are connected. […]
Novel nanosensor Able to detect and differentiate between iron forms – Fe(II) and Fe(III) – in living plants
Reading Time: 2 minutesSINGAPORE: Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) interdisciplinary research group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have developed a groundbreaking near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent nanosensor capable of simultaneously detecting […]
China revises law to boost popularisation of science
Reading Time: 4 minutesTwenty-two years since its enactment, China’s Science and Technology Popularization Law was revised for the first time in December last year, amid the country’s rapid advancements in high-tech fields. Yin Hejun, minister of science and technology, told Xin Hua News Agency, that revising the law was imperative as China currently faces several challenges in science popularization, […]
Fermented Foods: Health Boost or Hidden Risks ?
Reading Time: 2 minutesREACHING OUT for homemade yoghurt or kimchi to reset your gut bacteria after about of illness? Wait a minute, according to researchers Hua Wang and colleagues at The Ohio State University in Columbus, USA – these artisanal (traditionally processed) fermented foods have high levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (superbugs) in them that could do more harm than […]
Nobel Prize in Physics Honours Breakthrough Showing Quantum Physics in Action — On a Chip
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis (From L to R) for their pioneering experiments that revealed quantum mechanical effects in a device large enough to be held in the hand — a leap that brings the strange world of quantum physics into […]
How do photocopy machines work?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE technology underpinning this ubiquitous piece of machinery came about 75 years ago, when inventor Chester Carlson used static electricity created with a handkerchief, light and dry powder to make the first copy on Oct 22, 1938. Today, most photocopiers use a technology called xerography, a dry process that uses electrostatic charges on a light-sensitive […]
Non-browning apples set to hit the market
Reading Time: 2 minutesOkanagan Specialty Fruits, the company behind the non-browning Arctic Apple sets to commercial launch with US retailers this fall, following the completion of successful market testing. Arctic Golden apples, whose polyphenol oxidase (PPO) genes have been silenced through genetic modification was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]