Agritech startup Qarbotech lands USD 700,000 to bring productivity to farmers worldwide
Reading Time: 2 minutesKUALA LUMPUR: Qarbotech, a leading Malaysia-based agritech startup, announced today that it has raised USD 700,000 in seed funding and grants. The round was led by multi-stage venture capital firm, 500 Global, and includes innovation grants from the Temasek Foundation for winning the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge 2023, and Khazanah Nasional’s Dana Impak for winning […]
Research Shows Potential Use of Building Waste in Growing Tomatoes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA study from the University of Portsmouth shows that highly processed building waste could be used to grow tomatoes. The 70-day tomato growth trial reveals that mixing compost with 20% trommel fines could provide enough nutrients in growing plants. Trommel fines are usually less than 10mm in size and are a byproduct of construction, demolition, […]
Scientists Develop Gene-edited Chickens to Limit Spread of Bird Flu
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSCIENTISTS from the University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London, and the Pirbright Institute used gene editing techniques to identify and change parts of chicken DNA that could limit the spread of the bird flu virus in the animals. Using gene editing techniques, the team of scientists bred the chickens and altered the section of DNA responsible for producing the […]
UNM Welcomes Budget 2024 Boost To R&D For Innovation and Development
Reading Time: 2 minutesPositive Impact of Research Activities to Solve Challenges, Advance Society KUALA LUMPUR: The University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) welcomes the Government’s boost for technology and innovation and is in full support of its intention to stimulate research and innovation activities. Under the technology and innovation pillar of Budget 2024, tabled on 13 October, a total […]
USM Collaborating with Various Partners to Provide Education on Mangrove Ecosystems
Reading Time: 3 minutesKUALA MUDA: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), together with partners from various organisations successfully organised a mangrove planting project recently in Kedah. Held in Kuala Muda, Kedah, the initiative which was funded by Japan Malaysia Association (JMA) through the USM School of Educational Studies (PPIP), also received support from the Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE Penang@USM), Kedah […]
COP28: Opportunity for PM to showcase Malaysia’s global climate leadership on methane
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY DR SHAREEN YAWANARAJAH IN his first address before the U.N. General Assembly in New York this September, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasized the importance of global action on climate change and called upon developed nations to fulfill their commitment to mobilise US$100 billion annually to support climate ambitions in the Global South. As he pointed out, […]
Student-led project seeks to eliminate invasive fish species
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY SHIRRI GANAESH MURUGAN IN MALAYSIA’S waters, the invasion of alien fish species is a silent threat to the local marine ecosystem. These foreign fish species, brought in through the ornamental fish trade and aquaculture, are impacting the country’s ecosystems in many ways. The significant consequences of this invasion include the disruption of native species, damage […]
Don reaches out to tackle ‘the dolphin dilemma’
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY PUA WEN XIN AND SHIRRI GANAESH MURUGAN MALAYSIA, as one of the 12 most megadiverse nations in the world, is home to dolphins. Professor Dr Zulqarnain Mohamed, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya (UM) is part of a research team to study dolphin populations in Malaysia. Speaking to The Petri Dish recently, he […]
Geologist highlights understanding and mitigating geohazards
Reading Time: 4 minutesSHIRRI GANAESH MURUGAN & PUA WEN XIN AT least 31 people, including young children, were killed in a landslide that hit a campsite near Genting Highlands on Dec 16 last year. The fatal landslide struck along a road near the Father’s Organic Farm, about 4.5km or a 10-minute drive from Gohtong Jaya in Genting Highlands. In investigating events […]
Biogenes lends shot in the arm for local sensor-tech industry
Reading Time: 3 minutesBIOGENES TECHNOLOGIES (Biogenes) inked a new alliance with the Malaysian Society for Sensor Technology Development (SENSOR Malaysia) to promote translational research and create a skilled workforce to empower sensor technology development in the country. “It is a kickstart to foster academia-industry partnership in the sensor-tech field. Biogenes will be providing RM 50,000 annually for a period […]