Way forward with information technology in oil palm fields
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Informatics Department of FGV R&D Sdn Bhd (FGVR&D) was established with a vision to exploit and maximise the use of information technology in research and development. One of FGVR&D’s strength is the great resources and experience it has in oil palm research, especially breeding new planting materials. The foundation of FGVR&D research is grounded […]
Offshore security surveillance gets serious attention
Reading Time: 3 minutesSafety and security has been a growing concern recently throughout the world. The main reason being is accidents – fire and explosions and criminal activities, such as act of terrorism and piracy. Land is not the only place for such threat, seas and oceans are getting the same as well. In past years, different ways and/or […]
Turning food waste into tires
Reading Time: 2 minutesResearchers at The Ohio State University have discovered that food waste can partially replace the petroleum-based filler that has been used in manufacturing tires for more than a century. In tests, rubber made with the new fillers exceeds industrial standards for performance, which may ultimately open up new applications for rubber. As Katrina Cornish explains […]
Gene editing for PRRSV resistance in pigs
Reading Time: 2 minutesPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), a disease that reared its head in the 1980s and has been the bane of both pigs and their farmers on a global scale ever since. Most vaccines have failed to cease the spread of the virus in which it continues to evolve rapidly. In addition to causing respiratory […]
Woolly Boolly! They’re resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth
Reading Time: 2 minutesResearchers from Harvard University announced their plan to bring the woolly mammoth back to life using CRISPR/Cas9 within two years’ time. This would not only allow us to learn more about the prehistoric behemoth, but would also represent a first step towards preservation of endangered species. Eminent geneticist George Church and his team at Harvard […]
Engineers shrink microscope to dime-sized device
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE University of Texas at Dallas have created an atomic force microscope on a chip, dramatically shrinking the size — and, hopefully, the price tag — of a high-tech device commonly used to characterise material properties. “A standard atomic force microscope is a large, bulky instrument, with multiple control loops, electronics and amplifiers,” said Dr […]
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 […]
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 […]
How do microwave ovens work?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMICROWAVE ovens cook and heat food incredibly fast, in minutes or less. But how does this great invention work? Microwave ovens operate in the electromagnetic spectrum at about the same frequency as a lot of telephones—2450 megahertz, but they have more power output as compared to cell phones. Microwaves do most of their work on […]