Step towards light-based, brain-like computing chip
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA TECHNOLOGY that functions like a brain? In these times of artificial intelligence, this no longer seems so far-fetched — for example, when a mobile phone can recognise faces or languages. With more complex applications, however, computers still quickly come up against their own limitations. One of the reasons for this is that a computer […]
Changing business landscape with supercomputers
Reading Time: 4 minutesSUPERCOMPUTERS are nothing like your PC. For the most parts, supercomputers are built with Central Processing Unit (CPU)s from AMD or Intel, or Graphic Processing Unit (GPU)s from Nvidia or AMD, but that’s where the similarity ends. A supercomputer is a type of computer that has the architecture, resources and components to perform massive computing […]
Physicists train robotic gliders to soar like birds
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE words “fly like an eagle” are famously part of a song, but they may also be words that make some scientists scratch their heads. Especially when it comes to soaring birds like eagles, falcons and hawks, who seem to ascend to great heights over hills, canyons and mountain tops with ease. Scientists realise that […]
Asthma monitoring gets easier
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew local innovation is world’s first with potential for assessing other respiratory functions. BANGI: A locally innovated asthma monitoring device is all set to create a new revolution in respiratory medicine, especially for the examination of asthmatic attacks in real time. Developed by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Penang Hospital, the gadget called Spironic is […]
Selangor rides global halal bandwagon
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE global halal market is projected to reach USD7.7 trillion to USD30.6 trillion. The countries on forefront capturing the halal economy pie are China, Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei and Indonesia. Japan is strengthening its halal certification ahead of its 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. For Malaysia halal economy contributes 7.5% to its […]
Courting business partners and playing cupid
Reading Time: 4 minutesMalaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) talks about a trait that it is good at – forging business partnership for companies under their wings. Here Dr Zainul Fadziruddin Zainuddin, Director, Office of CEO shares his thoughts with The Petri Dish’s Shamira Shamsuddin. Define partnership in business. Business operation between two or more individuals who share management […]