Central Spectrum – A propelling force in property industry
Reading Time: 3 minutesCENTRAL SPECTRUM (M) Sdn Bhd or CSSB, is a homegrown property development company based in Pulau Indah, Selangor. The company has been making its mark in the industry for over two decades since its establishment in 1994. Led by Dato’ Mahmud Abbas as a Chief Executive Officer, CSSB aspires to develop Pulau Indah into a […]
Include science in political debate
Reading Time: 4 minutesBY TAN SRI OMAR ABDUL RAHMAN ON April 3, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Madius Tangau launched “Science Outlook 2017”, a study undertaken by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM). This is a review and update of an earlier study, “Science Outlook 2015 – Action Towards a Vision”, which described the […]
James Dyson Award invites entries from problem-solvers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE James Dyson Award is now open for entries, giving students and recent graduates of engineering and design a unique opportunity to showcase their problem solving inventions on a global stage. James Dyson Award is an international annual competition to inspire the next gen of Engineering and Design students or graduates to enter their ideas […]
Advancing research on aquaculture
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I-AQUAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) pioneered a collaborative research effort with the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan in the field of marine fish and prawn breeding. NCKU, which posseses high technologies in producing disease-free parent stocks of tiger prawn and also in breeding and seeding of […]
A renaissance for our science agenda
Reading Time: 3 minutesA NEW age for Malaysia has dawned not only for good governance but also in the realm of science, technology and innovation (STI) under the visionary leadership of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. There is jubilation in every corner of the country as if the country has been liberated from “stagnation if not digression”. Malaysia is […]
Welcome back Tun
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Petri Dish lauds the return of the man who gave weight to the importance of science and technology. TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD is one the most respected and illustrious leaders in Asia, the Muslim world and in the international circuit. The international recognition that Malaysia earned in the global world was largely due to […]
USDA issues details on plant breeding innovations
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently issued a statement providing clarification on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) oversight of plants produced through innovative new breeding techniques which include techniques called genome editing. Under its biotechnology regulations, USDA does not regulate or have any plans to regulate plants that could otherwise have been developed […]
What causes seasons on Earth?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA SEASON is a division of the year marked by changes in weather, ecology and the amount of daylight. In temperate and polar regions, the seasons are marked by changes in the intensity of sunlight that reaches the Earth’s surface. But have you ever wondered, what causes these seasons to happen in a particular time […]
How do people become allergic to things?
Reading Time: < 1 minute AN allergy is a condition that is caused by the hypersensitivity of an individual’s immune system to something that’s present in their environment. People can become allergic to things in two ways. They can either be allergic to something from birth due to their genes, or they can become allergic as they grow up. […]
Workshop on taxonomy
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY DR ANNETTE JAYA RAM TELUK BAHANG: A joint international workshop was recently conducted by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CEMACS) in collaboration with the National Museum of Nature and Science (NMNS), Japan and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). This 2-day workshop entitled “Collection Building and Management […]