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31 May 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Realizing that efforts to reduce the release of heavy metal contamination in industrial waste have not taken seriously, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has come out with a new innovation that can absorb heavy metals that are hazardous to man through the use of green technology made from fungal and local industrial waste.
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31 May 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Bukit Bunuh Archaeology Complex has been declared a new Quaternary Stratigraphic Unit thereby making it the only suevite stone site from the Quaternary Age (around 2 million years ago until now) discovered in Asia.
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31 May 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The Sustainable Tropical Environment Design Exhibition (STEdex10) brought by the Faculty of Design and Architecture Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) is the best medium to showcase the masterpiece of UPM students and lecturers to a more professional height.
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27 May 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Three students from the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FSKTM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), were selected to represent UPM at the 2011 Malaysia Imagine Cup competition recently.
25 May 2011
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Muhammad Azhar Bin Zulkffle and his team at University Teknologi MARA, Perlis, Malaysia, studied the micro and macronutrient content of several maize varieties using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) to screen the best variety.
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13 May 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has announced the development of “ENDEAVOR-Mobile”, the world’s first fully Android-based mobile teleradiology collaboration platform.
18 Apr 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
A mouthwash that may help prevent mouth cancer has been developed by researchers at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The plant based product could provide a non-alcoholic alternative to conventional products for the Islamic market.
18 Apr 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The impact of crude oil prices has far reaching impacts on the direct and indirect costs involved in rice production. Researchers have mapped crude oil, rice and soybean oil prices between 1970 and 2008 and demonstrate the implications of world crude oil prices on the agriculture sector, in particular on rice production.
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15 Apr 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A group of researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) successfully produced Cardio-mate or a salt substitute from plants with low sodium content which proves to be friendly for heart, diabetes and high blood pressure patients who are at risk of food salt.
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15 Apr 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Located at the headquarters of MIGHT (Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology), Datuk Rosdi Mahmud, the CEO of CTRM Sdn Bhd, and who is also the Executive Director of Aerospace Malaysia Innovation Centre (AMIC) has declared that UPM is selected as the Lead University for AMIC.
15 Apr 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A Professor with the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Prof. Dr. Ahmad Ismail was appointed President of the Academic Officer of Universiti Putra Malaysia (PPAUPM) which came into effect March 3rd, 2011.
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15 Apr 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The recently held 2011 Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Day, held at Universiti Putra Malaysia, has allowed opportunities for professional groups within the government sector, private sector as well as the academic experts to share ideas and expertise to further advance the GIS system.
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14 Apr 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The teaching and learning process (P&P) using the interactive smart board, an innovation by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), can help overcome the problem of boredom, especially among school students.
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11 Apr 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Researchers and industry players from around the world have been invited to take part in The National Cloud Computing Workshop 2011 (Cloud2011), starting today at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The workshop is the first of its kind in Malaysia to focus on this up-and-coming area of ICT.
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11 Apr 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) hopes to continue in its efforts towards creating a sustainable campus, including efforts towards creating an animal-friendly university.
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08 Apr 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Monkeys infected with an emerging malaria strain are providing a reservoir for human disease in South-east Asia, according to research published today.
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01 Apr 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Artists should think of ways to diversify and widen the reach of their art products so that they can benefit the ‘bottom billion.’
31 Mar 2011
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
The UiTM-MTDC Technopreneur Centre will be established in UiTM Shah Alam at a strategic location adjacent to the Federal Highway, about 4km away from Klang and 25km from Kuala Lumpur.
28 Mar 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
USM Chancellor, His Royal Highness D.Y.M.M. Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail has launched the book 'Transforming Higher Education For A Sustainable Tomorrow 2010 Laying The Foundation in USM'.
25 Mar 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, and other conservation and research groups have discovered that groups of dolphins in the western Indian Ocean do not mix freely with one another. In fact, dolphin populations are kept separate by currents and other unseen factors.
25 Mar 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Machine translation from Iban to English and vice versa may soon be available if a research project at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) is successful.
25 Mar 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak's (Unimas) Sarawak Language Technology (SaLT) Research Group is undertaking research and development in information and communication technology (ICT) to preserve and revitalise the state's indigenous languages.
18 Mar 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
KUCHING: To further equip the Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts to a higher level, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and Aizo Digitalworks at the university.
16 Mar 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
It is hoped that the Hamzah Sendut Library (PHS) Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will be a unique repository and centre for dissemination of knowledge, second to none in Malaysia.
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04 Mar 2011
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Sulaiman Mohd Dom of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA has created "MyRabbitBurrow" to calm rabbits in the lab.
03 Mar 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Researchers have measured the genetic diversity of saline tolerant rice from across India. This analysis is used to predict which genotypes should be used to develop higher yields in difficult, salt rich soil conditions, and the work is published in the February edition of Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS).
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02 Mar 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is the first university in the region to take the initiative in conducting research on Orang Utan, the most endangered species in the world.
02 Mar 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak's (Unimas) ‘Sarawak Dolphin Project' (SDP) took a step forward in combating threats to coastal cetaceans in the region through a regional workshop in Permai Rainforest Resort.
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01 Mar 2011
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
A team of plant experts from the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, have conducted research on the potential use of the plant growth regulators, paclobutrazol and uniconazole, to enhance flowering in Etlingera elatior.
01 Mar 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
It is the responsibility of scientists to work closely with government bodies and developers on the best way to prevent biodiversity loss due to development.

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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.
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.
Ali
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.
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.
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.
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.