Aspiring geoscientists get a peek into oil & gas industry
Reading Time: 3 minutesTo boost efforts to encourage students to pursue education and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. provided future geoscientists with the exclusive opportunity to learn and exchange knowledge on the oil and gas industry during the Student Programme organised in conjunction with the Asia Petroleum Geoscience […]
Officials from African and Asian Countries on study mission to UPM Innovation Ecosystem
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY AZMAN ZAKARIA SERDANG: World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Geneva, together with Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PVR) and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), sponsored 21 senior officials from 15 Least Developed Countries (LDC’s) for a one week capacity building programme at Putra Science Park (PSP) in UPM to learn the successful innovation ecosystem […]
How do sports drinks help to hydrate you?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWE are bombarded by advertisements urging us to drink various types of sports drinks after sport to help us rehydrate our body. How do these drinks work? Actually there are three types of drinks: hypotonic drinks, isotonic drinks and hypertonic drinks. A hypotonic drink generally contains less than 4g of sugar (carbohydrates) per 100ml and […]
How do boats float?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHAVE you ever wondered why ships and boats that carry tonnes of weight can float in water but you can’t walk on water? Boats are a brilliant example of how science solves a simple problem. More than two thirds of Earth’s surface is covered in water so it’s just as well that science helps us […]
QUT grows world-first Panama disease-resistant bananas
Reading Time: 3 minutesQUEENSLAND University of Technology (QUT) researchers have developed and grown modified Cavendish bananas resistant to the devastating soil-borne fungus Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 (TR4), also known as Panama disease. In their world-first GM field trial conducted in heavily TR4-infested soil, one Cavendish line transformed with a gene taken from a wild banana remained completely […]
Bridging the gap between academia and industry
Reading Time: 3 minutesTO create a bridge between academia and the industry, Monash University Malaysia launched its subsidiary, Monash Malaysia R&D Sdn Bhd (MMR&D) in a recently hosted event titled ‘University Industry Collaboration: A Catalyst in Powering an Innovation Economy’. As an approved R&D status company by Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida), MMR&D strives to influence and impact organisations […]
Plant biologist awarded 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE SALK Insitute for Biological Sciences scientist, Joanne Chory, one of the world-renowned plant biologists, has been awarded the 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences because of her pioneering work in discovering how plants optimise their growth, development, and cellular structure to transform sunlight into chemical energy. Chory received the award and the US$3 million […]
Biotech players discuss international agreements on agribiotech
Reading Time: 2 minutesSOME 36 biotech players from 15 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe gathered for a workshop on regulatory, scientific, and communication aspects of the implementation of international agreements relevant to agribiotechnology. The event was held from Nov 6-7, at Monash University Malaysia. The participants were biotechnology scientists, science communicators, and representatives from public and private […]
Hunt for lost species…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe very first Search for Lost Species expedition got underway recently with a quest to northern Myanmar to find the pink-headed duck, missing since 1949. Intrepid British explorer Richard Thorns, who has dedicated his life to looking for the species for the last 20 years, will lead a team into Kachin State, where he hopes […]
Why do coffee beans have to be roasted?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteALL coffee lovers know that the roasting of the coffee bean can influence the taste of the coffee quite heavily. Why is this process so important? Roasting brings out the aroma and flavour that is locked inside the green coffee beans. Beans are stored green, a state in which they can be kept without loss […]