Pre-empting intruders and fires
Reading Time: 2 minutesA SIMPLE theft can bother us a little too much. Good if we would detect and stop an intruder or a fire from happening immediately. Dr Mohammad Hanif Saad, a senior lecturer from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, (UKM) has invented an intelligent system called CAISER to help pre-empt untoward events that are about to happen and […]
Drones to buzz in digital agriculture
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE ever popular imagery of Malaysian artists – featuring the buffalo, a plough and a tardy paddy farmer in a kampong scene may soon be iconised in art forever in the near future. Malaysia’s stereotype rural landscape is on the cusp of embracing digital agriculture – a matrix that will change the face of the […]
MTDC pushes Industry 4.0 at conference and exhibition
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE Malaysian Technology Development Corporation which champions the adoption and deployment of Industry 4.0 technologies (I4.0) among the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) convened industry experts at its recent MTDC Technology Conference & Exhibition 2019 (MTCE2019) in Kuala Lumpur. The two-day conference held at the TM Convention Centre featured speakers and panellists from Malaysian companies […]
S’wak leads in producing TRIZ practitioners
Reading Time: 2 minutesSarawak leads in deploying the mechanics of thinking creatively, known as TRIZ method in 2019. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) championed the initiative for the state by developing more than 200 TRIZ practitioners. This year, three institutions – UNIMAS, Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) and Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Bumiputera Sarawak (TEGAS) – have involved in this […]
Faisal Rafiq is eighth USM VC
Reading Time: 2 minutesUNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) has announced that the Ministry of Education Malaysia has appointed Professor Dr. Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan as its new Vice-Chancellor effective from Oct 4 until Oct 3, 2022. The appointment was based on the recommendation of the Public Universities Selection Committee that appoints vicechancellors in public universities, chaired by Tan Sri […]
An Immortal Creature
Reading Time: 4 minutesWITH more than 1000 species identified, tardigrades commonly known as little water bears or moss piglet are micro animals which can only be seen under a microscope. They are at most only one millimetre long. Tardigrade was first described in 1773 by a German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze. It was initially named by an […]
Conference highlights issues linked to plastic usage and mismanagement
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ SHAH ALAM : The third edition of the biennial youth conference entitled “Building Bridges for Sustainable Consumption and Production (BB4SCP)” was recently held in Shah Alam – echoing WWF-Malaysia’s theme “What’s with Plastics?” The four-day interactive and informative session aimed to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The conference also served […]