Sarawak yields app that remotely monitors temperature of Covid-19 PUIs
Reading Time: 3 minutesAT a time when social distancing is the order of the day, especially in clinical settings such as medical wards and emergency rooms – and where personnel protection equipment is hard to come by – the Borneo state of Sarawak rises to the occasion with a remote temperature monitoring gadgetry. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] […]
Makcik Kiah19 to do delivery rounds at hospitals
Reading Time: 2 minutesIN the present highly infectious pandemic climate at hospitals – what better way is there to deliver food and dispense medication to Covid-19 patients in hospital wards – than to enlist the assistance of Makcik Kiah 19 or MCK19. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] MCK19 was created by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Hospital Canselor Tuanku […]
Origami -A world beyond paper folding
Reading Time: 9 minutesWhen did you realise that origami could be more than just a hobby? I started folding origami when I was eight, and at that time it never occurred to me that I would be where I am today – an origami scientist. I worked at this multinational company in Japan, the major origami industry of […]
Meteorite contains the oldest material on Earth
Reading Time: 3 minutesIN a meteorite that fell fifty years ago in Australia, scientists have now discovered stardust that formed 5 to 7 billion years ago — the oldest solid material ever found on Earth. “This is one of the most exciting studies I’ve worked on,” says Philipp Heck, a curator at the Field Museum, associate professor at […]
Trade wars and the new narratives of doing global business
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE “Third World War” is here in the form of a “Cold War” or “Technology War”. But most call it a “Trade War”. The war between Huawei, Amazon and Google on who has the greatest capability and capacity to collect, process and analyse data has transformed into a geopolitical war between mega economies. The world […]
Three inspiring Malaysian women scientist awarded L’OréalUNESCO Fellowship
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE L’ORÉAL FOUNDATION, is celebrating the achievements of three distinguished women scientists in Malaysia by awarding them its prestigious L’Oréal UNESCO Fellowship for Women in Science (FWIS). In recognition of their groundbreaking research efforts, the For Women in Science also award these outstanding women with RM30,000 grant money to help fund their projects. The projects, […]
New haptic arm places robotics within easy reach
Reading Time: 2 minutesIMAGINE being able to build and use a robotic device without the need for expensive, specialist kit or skills. That is the vision that researchers from the University of Bristol have turned into reality, creating a lightweight, affordable and simple solution for everyday users. While multiple robotic arm devices already exist, most are heavy, expensive […]
Lithium-ion batteries yield Nobel for three
Reading Time: 2 minutesSTOCKHOLM: Three scientists won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work leading to the development of lithium-ion batteries, which have reshaped energy storage and transformed cars, mobile phones and many other devices — and reduced reliance on fossil fuels that contribute to global warming. The prize went to John B. Goodenough, 97, a […]
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 […]
A miniature stretchable pump for the next generation of soft robots
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRESEARCHERS in EPFL’s Soft Transducers Laboratory (LMTS) and Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS), in collaboration with researchers at the Shibaura Institute of Technology in Tokyo, Japan, have developed the first entirely soft pump that could play a big role in the development of autonomous soft robots, lightweight exoskeletons and smart clothing. Flexible, silent and weighing […]