Why do volcanoes erupt?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVOLCANOES are just a natural way that the Earth and other planets have for cooling off and releasing internal heat and pressure. Volcanoes erupt because of density and pressure. The lower density of the magma relative to the surrounding rocks causes it to rise (like air bubbles in syrup). It will rise to the surface […]
Why do snakes dance to the sound of a flute?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHAVE you ever seen a snake-charmer playing a flute or pungi and a snake swaying its head to the tune of the pungi? It is a common scene of the small town street in India or in a movie. But can a snake really hear the sound? Snakes do not have external ears and thus, […]
UKM researchers receive RM826,500 for iG-R&R research
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBANGI: Smart and Sustainable Township Research Centre (SUTRA), Faculty of Engineer- ing at and Built Environment (FKAB), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) receives RM826, 500 research grant from Malaysia Highway Authority (LLM) to run the research about iG-R&R Transformation Sustainable Rest and Service Area. The two-year research was headed by Dr Muhammed Azry Khoiry and accompanied by 20 experienced researchers from SUTRA who have conducted various research inside and […]
UPM lecturers participate in a two-way research programme in Taiwan
Reading Time: 2 minutesNEIPU, TAIWAN: Researchers from the Department of Land Manage-ment, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) participated in a Two-way Research programme at the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), Taiwan, which is also the Secretariat for University Network for Tropical Agriculture (UNTA), recently. The short-term research aimed at providing exposure to lecturers in the field of agriculture on land development methods, and management […]
What causes colour blindness?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCOLOUR BLINDNESS or colour vision deficiency (CVD) affects approximately 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women in the world. Colour blindness is usually a genetic or hereditary condition. Red/green and blue colour blindness is usually passed down from your parents. The gene which is responsible for the condition is carried on the X chromosome and this is the reason why many […]
Who invented iron?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHAVE you ever imagine, without the invention of iron, our clothes will be always wrinkled. Our soldiers or cadets will wear wrinkled uniforms. An iron is an important electric device that helps make our clothes look neat. Ironing works by loosening the ties between the long chains of molecules that exist in polymer fiber materials. With the heat and the weight of […]
What is the colour of polar bears?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIF you ask any child what colour is the polar bear fur, the answer will probably be white. But scientists after years of research have found that polar bears actually have black skins and colourless hair. Their thick hollow hairs reflect light to give its white-looking coat. Guard hairs, which protect the plush thick undercoat, are hollow and transparent. The thinner hairs of […]
What animal has teeth in its stomach?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe animal that has teeth in the stomach is a lobster. Lobsters have their teeth in their stomach. They chew their food in their stomach, which is very close to their mouth, between three grinding surfaces that look like molar teeth called the “gastric mill”. The gastric mill is found in crabs, lobsters, crayfish, barnacles, krill, and many others. These invertebrates don’t […]
How do hot air balloons work?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA HOT AIR BALLOON is a unique flying craft which works because of hot air rises. By heating the air inside the balloon with the burner, it becomes lighter than the cooler air on the outside. This causes the balloon to float upwards, as if it were in water. Obviously, if the air is allowed to cool, the balloon begins to slowly […]
How sleeping in a car can kill you?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFOR many of us the car is not only a vehicle that we use to travel from Point A to Point B. Some of us take a short nap during a long drive inside the car itself. But do you know this can be fatal? Research has revealed sleeping in the car with the air conditioner “on” can be dangerous and even life-threatening due […]