PRINTABLE SOLAR CELLS JUST GOT A LITTLE CLOSER
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDr Hairen Tan and his team of University of Toronto, Canada have cleared a critical manufacturing hurdle in the development of a relatively new class of solar devices called perovskite solar cells. This alternative solar technology could lead to low-cost, printable solar panels capable of turning nearly any surface into a power generator. The scientsts […]
Looking back at the Morocco meet
Reading Time: 4 minutesROBYN WILSON was a delegate representing Monash University Malaysia at the COP22 (Conference of Parties – UN Climate Change Conference) hosted at Marrakech, Morocco recently. In this piece she reflects on the sights, sounds and the social arithematic that made it happen. I WAS one of eight delegates selected to represent Monash University Malaysia at […]
Rectal surgery made easy through latest speculum
Reading Time: 2 minutesSERDANG: Surgeons will find it easy to examine human rectum and conduct operation by using a tool, named Self Retaining Anal Speculum (SRAS), an innovative product developed by researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). When this bio-composite tool is inserted from the anal lining to the rectum of a patient, SRAS will open up the […]
Indonesian farmers ready to adopt biotech corn
Reading Time: 2 minutesFARMERS in Lamongan, Indonesia are ready to use biotechnology to support corn self-sufficiency programme in the country. This was stated by some 35,000 farmers from Lamongan and surrounding districts who attended the Farmer Meeting and Corn Harvest event in Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia on Jan 24. High government officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Chairperson […]
Multiple paths from lab to retail business
Reading Time: 4 minutesIN my previous article titled “Commercialisation of Biotechnology Research Outcome” we spoke about one form of commercialisation which bio-technology researchers can take. In this easy we cover various forms of commercialisation available to bio-technology research. Advantages of Commercialisation When commercialisation occurs on research and development, it will develop a great place- Knowledge Centre, where knowledge […]
Study of 52,000 men uncovers the genetics underlying male pattern baldness
Reading Time: 2 minutesA GENOMIC study of baldness identified more than 200 genetic regions involved in this common but potentially embarrassing condition. These genetic variants could be used to predict a man’s chance of severe hair loss. The study, led by Saskia Hagenaars and W. David Hill of The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, is published on February […]
Chatty viruses provide new insight for developing novel anti-viral drugs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSCIENTISTS from Israel have ‘accidentally’ made a remarkable discovery that viruses could talk to one another. Viruses generally hijack the “machinery” of bacterial cells and multiply themselves until the cells explode and die. In other instances, they simply inject their genetic material into the bacteria, stay dormant and multiply only when triggered by any environmental […]
When skin cells go rogue: The onset of melanoma
Reading Time: 3 minutesMELANOMA is a deadly type of skin cancer due to its aggressive and therapy-resistant nature. An initial melanoma tumour is well known to break away and invade other organs in the body, a process known as metastasis. The evolution of melanoma occurs in five stages based on the Clark model (see accompanying image). The first […]
Fighting dengue with the Wolbachia warriors
Reading Time: 3 minutesSINCE recently, several nations have been battling the dengue menace using the Wolbachia-infused mosquitoes with remarkable success. Malaysia has now joined this league of nations with a soon-to-be launched pilot project using these special mosquitoes to fight dengue. The notorious Aedes aegypti which spreads the dengue and other viruses is reported to have killed hundreds […]
How does wifi work?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIF you have wireless Internet access at home, you probably have a little box called a router that plugs into your telephone socket. This kind of router is a bit like a sophisticated modem: it’s a standalone computer whose job is to relay connections to and from the Internet. At your office, you might use […]