Charging Ahead: The Engineering Race to Power Electric Vehicles Faster
Advances in battery chemistry, 800-volt systems and thermal management are helping electric vehicles charge faster, but safety, battery life and charging infrastructure remain critical challenges. Imagine stopping at a highway service station with an electric vehicle (EV), plugging it into a high-powered charger and returning 15 minutes later to find the battery charged from 10% […]
Vatican: The Use of AI in Agrifood Systems Needs to Place Humans at the Centre
Modern farming increasingly uses artificial intelligence, sensors and other digital technologies to improve productivity, monitor crops and help farmers respond to changing conditions. The Vatican has called for such innovations to keep human dignity and the common good at the centre, ensuring that technology serves farmers and rural communities rather than reducing them to data […]
Sabah looks to science and technology to build its next generation of innovators
KOTA KINABALU — Sabah wants to build a generation that does more than use technology. It wants young people who can understand how technology works, develop solutions to local problems, and turn scientific ideas into innovations that benefit the state. Chief Minister Hajiji Noor said recently that Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) would be crucial […]
From Rubber to Rockets: Malaysian Team Develops ‘Cosmic Coat’ to Shield Medicines in Space
A Malaysian research team has developed a new radiation-shielding material that could help protect medicines and other sensitive biological materials from the harsh conditions of outer space. Known as Cosmic Coat, the prototype is a flexible coating made from natural rubber infused with tungsten carbide. The researchers say the material could potentially shield pharmaceutical compounds […]
Sharper Tools for Gene Editing: TALEN and Zinc Finger Make a Safer Cut
Sharper Tools for Gene Editing: TALEN and Zinc Finger Make a Safer Cut Gene editing using artificial restriction enzymes (also known as artificial nucleases) has revolutionised the life sciences, with far-reaching applications across agriculture, medicine and biotechnology. By editing the genes of microorganisms, plants and animals, scientists can introduce specific mutations such as deletions or […]
PtBio’s Bio-Digital Transformation and Genome Editing: Advancing sustainability through innovation
PtBio, a Japanese biotechnology company, is tackling global challenges to achieve a sustainable future by adopting bio-digital transformation (Bio-DX) and advanced genome editing. This article explores the strengths of both Bio-DX and genome editing in driving scientific and industrial advancements. The Power of Bio-DX Bio-DX is the result of collaborative research between Hiroshima University and […]
Experts Discover New CRISPR-Cas Systems
DUKE University and North Carolina State University researchers reported their breakthrough in finding new CRISPR-Cas systems in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). One of the promising CRISPR components is called SubCas9. It was isolated from Streptococcus uberis, a bacterium that is commonly found in dairy cows that are also used […]
Is AI only for computer scientists and programmers?
Technology is changing the world at an incredible speed, and artificial intelligence (AI) is at the centre of this disruption. AI knowledge is not just for computer scientists or programmers; they are becoming essential in all careers. Whether you want to be a doctor, accountant, lawyer, artist, scientist, or engineer, AI will play a […]
Novel nanosensor Able to detect and differentiate between iron forms – Fe(II) and Fe(III) – in living plants
SINGAPORE: Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) interdisciplinary research group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have developed a groundbreaking near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent nanosensor capable of simultaneously detecting […]
PtBio Inc collaborates with Malaysian Universities to create sustainable Biotech solutions
PtBio Inc collaborates with Malaysian Universities to create sustainable Biotech solutions PTBIO INC, a leading Japanese biotechnology company, is forging new pathways to address global environmental and medical challenges through bio-digital transformation (Bio-DX) and advanced genome editing technologies. The company is dedicated to reengineering biological systems across diverse species, with the dual objectives of promoting sustainability and […]