Monthly Archives: May 2017
UPM, Airbus Helicopters Malaysia ink MoU
BY NOOR ESZEREEN JUFERI
SERDANG: The Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) of Universiti Putra
Malaysia (UPM) is collaborating with AIRBUS Helicopters Malaysia (AHM) Sdn Bhd through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...
UMBI DNA Day fosters interest in science
BY NADIA SAPUAN
KUALA LUMPUR: UKM’s Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI) recently organised a DNA Day in conjunction with World DNA Day with an aim to foster interest in science,...
How geodes are formed?
PEOPLE are crazy for geodes right now. A geode may look like a plain, ugly rock from the outside, but when it is broken open, it is...
How do solar panels work?
THE sun is the ultimate source of all life on earth. It is also an infinitely renewable and 100% pollution free energy source. Therefore, it is...
Why do animals remember differently?
WE often say that someone with a strong memory has a memory “like and elephant”, while someone who is forgetful might have a memory “like a goldfish”.
But...
The most influential species of all evolution
EVER wonder what is the most influential (defined as the species that has most changed life on Earth) species in the history of the planet? Homo sapiens? You...
MICRONES helps overcome loss of crude palm oil during extraction
BY AZMAN ZAKARIA
SERDANG: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) researchers, along with their research partners, have succeeded in developing Maceration Induced Cell Rupturing Oil Nut Extraction...
USM Archaeology team confirms prehistoric presence on local shores
BY MAZLAN HANAFI BASHARUDIN
SEBERANG PERAI UTARA: The archaeology team from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has unearthed skeletal remains estimated to be at least 5,000...
BC engages Sabah
Bioeconomy Corp (BC) on drive to generate bio-based entrepreneurship in Borneo state
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Bioeconomy Corporation (BC), is forging a formidable cooperation with...
Microbe buddies convert heat- trapping methane to energy
Researchers from the Department of Energy at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have recently discovered that the ubiquitous heat-trapping methane gas can be converted into...
