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07 Aug 2014
This technology can simultaneously remove impurities and produce clean gas for heat and power generation from waste biomass
06 Aug 2014
Probiotics have shown promise for treating patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infections. However, their safety and quality control requires further study – especially in immunocompromised patients, concludes a review paper published in the Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology.
06 Aug 2014
This flood information visualization software will be an excellent tool for water resources planning and management as well as for better flood decision making analysis.
24 Jul 2014
Researchers at the Universiti Teknologi MARA have enhanced the antioxidants present in mango fruit drink by adding the extracts of naturally occuring traditional herbs in Malaysia.
22 Jul 2014
Sludge obtained from water treatment plants were studied as suitable materials to be used in the pottery industry to make suitable pottery products.
21 Jul 2014
Assoc. Prof. Engr. Dr. Chong Wen Tong from University of Malaya, Malaysia was selected as the winner of the Young Researcher Award granted on the occasion of the ISGMA 2014.
21 Jul 2014
People who recycle, those with car park problems at work or who have used urban rail transport systems somewhere else are more willing to pay for monorail services in Penang, Malaysia, according to a study in the Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities.
21 Jul 2014
The University of Nottingham is lending its engineering expertise to an ambitious new aerospace centre in Malaysia.
18 Jul 2014
The integration of work into the school curricula of developing countries could enhance enrolment, reduce drop-out rates and equip students with the generic competencies they need to participate in the labour market, suggests a paper published in the Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities.
16 Jul 2014
University of Malaya (UM) won three out of five prizes at the National Assistive Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Technology (AR&TTs) Challenge Malaysia 2014 which was held last 30 June to 1 July 2014.
07 Jul 2014
This research focused on making soft clay more stable to facilitate construction. Researchers at the Universiti Teknologi MARA mixed clay with various waste materials to enhance its engineering quality.
03 Jul 2014
CareDroids, which assists elderly folks with their daily needs and communications was awarded second place in the competition.
02 Jul 2014
The Human Life Advancement Foundation (HLAF) through its evaluation committee has chosen UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya as the recipient of this year’s HLAF Lifetime Achievement Award.
30 Jun 2014
A University of Malaya’s researcher, Professor Dato’ Dr. Wang Chew Yin has received an international recognition when her two research articles have recently been published in well-known journal, the New England Journal of Medicine with an impact factor of 51.658.
30 Jun 2014
Dr. Shahreen Mat Nayan, senior lecturer from the Department of Media Studies, University of Malaya received the Best Journal Article Award (under the Humanities and Social Science Category).
27 Jun 2014
Researchers in Malaysia have identified three new strains of bacteria that show good potential as probiotics for poultry production.
19 Jun 2014
Dr. Tan Choo Hock from the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya (UM) has been awarded the JALAS International Award in a ceremony at Sapporo, Japan recently.
19 Jun 2014
Adding lime is a cost-effective means of increasing rice production on marginal acidic soils, according to a study published in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science. The study examined the effects of applying lime from various sources on an acid sulphate soil in Merbok, Malaysia.
18 Jun 2014
Professor David Greenaway, the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Nottingham, has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2014.
11 Jun 2014
Consumption of undercooked cyst-laden meat from cattle, sheep and goats may cause infection in humans. Researchers from Universiti Teknologi MARA have successfully invented a PCR kit which provides a suitable and feasible means of screening, detection and identification with high sensitivity and specificity of the parasite.
10 Jun 2014
Instead of being just landscaping waste, the dried leaves can help environmental agencies and oil and gas companies treat waste water from petroleum extraction
07 Jun 2014
The use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP),a recycled material obtained from deteriorated roads is a suitable way to conserve non-renewable resources that is aggregates and bitumen used for asphalt mixes. This invention received a Gold award in the Invention Innovation and Design Exposition 2014.
07 Jun 2014
A group of Chemical Engineering students from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya emerged as champions in the recent Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Contest 2014 organized by Schlumberger.
05 Jun 2014
Researchers in the United Kingdom and Malaysia are developing a new class of injectable material that stimulates stem cells to regenerate damaged tissue and form new blood vessels, heart and bone tissue.
29 May 2014
The University Malaya led team revealed high levels of previously undiagnosed active TB especially amongst HIV infected prisoners.
27 May 2014
The 46th Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur from October 17-19, 2014.
26 May 2014
Team Genesis of the University of Malaya, Malaysia will receive two VI-Motorsport licenses worth RM12 000.00 and a 1-day VI-DriveSim session at VI-grade’s SimCenter in Udine, Italy.
26 May 2014
The main advantages of EF-Healing-Pesticide are two folds. First, it overcomes toxicity to humans and pollution problem found in existing pesticides. Thus, this product has no pesticide disposal problem. Second, its residues on food display some healing properties.
22 May 2014
As an outcome from the continuous hybrid renewable energy research, an innovative outdoor lighting system powered by a shroud-augmented wind turbine and a solar panel was installed in the Kuala Lumpur campus of University of Malaya (UM).
22 May 2014
Lee Chang Boong, a first year accounting student from University of Malaya came out tops in the P&G ASEAN Business Challenge 2014 which ended on 25th of April 2014.
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Giants in history
Malaysia’s first astrophysicist, Mazlan binti Othman (born 11 December 1951) was instrumental in launching the country’s first microsatellite, and in sending Malaysia’s first astronaut, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, into space.
Lim Boo Liat (21 August 1926 – 11 July 2020), a leading authority in the conservation of Malaysia’s biological diversity, had his initial interest in the outdoors piqued by nature lessons in school. Lim, who helped found the National Zoo of Malaysia and re-establish the Malaysian Nature Society, had a particular interest in researching zoonotic diseases associated with small animals.
Known as Mr. Natural Rubber, chemist and researcher B. C. Shekhar (17 November 1929 – 6 September 2006) introduced a number of technical innovations that helped put Malaysia’s natural rubber industry on the world map.
Wu Lien-teh (10 March 1879 – 21 January 1960) was a Malaysian-born doctor who invented a mask that effectively suppressed disease transmission. Winning the prestigious Queen’s Scholarship enabled Wu to become the first Chinese student to study medicine at the University of Cambridge.
Little is known about Ali, a teenager from Sarawak, Malaysia, who was chief assistant to the famous naturalist Alfred Wallace. Most of what is known comes from Wallace’s writings. Ali accompanied Wallace on expeditions throughout the Malay Archipelago from December 1855 to February 1862.
Susan Lim (14 February 1952 – 2 August 2014) was a Malaysian parasitologist who specialized in studying a class of flatworms, the Monogeans, which are parasites of fishes.