Malaysia
News
13 Aug 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Three Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) researchers swept three gold awards at the Malaysia Nuclear Innovation Award 2008 in line with the Innovation Nuclear Agency Day held recently.
13 Aug 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
UPM researchers have found a process to use the nutrient rich aquaculture sediment waste to produce microalgal biomass, which can be harvested for health and functional foods, feed additives and soil conditioner while reducing environmental pollution from aquaculture waste.
05 Aug 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
A montane crab, S.tenebrosa was first described by a well-known carcinologist (L.B. Holthius) in 1979. It is categorised as endangered species. Besides the two national parks mentioned, the habitats of this species in Murum River systems had been heavily disturbed by logging activities.
03 Aug 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
PENANG, MALAYSIA – The high frequency of buildings with cracks in Malaysia recently prompted a researcher from University Science Malaysia (USM) to successfully find a solution to the issue.
25 Jul 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
In a press conference today, The Centre For Archaeological Research Malaysia unveiled their initial analysis of the oldest burial site found in the historic city of Malacca, recently designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Malacca was a strategic trading post for Southeast Asia in the 15th and 16th century.
25 Jul 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Technology transfer program signifies actual implementation of an academic, government agency and private sector partnership with Nanobiotix of France
19 Jul 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
This research from USM enables valuable carotenes to be recovered from polluting palm oil mill effluent, thus creating a cheap source of carotenes. The global market for carotenoids is at USD 1 billion, rising by 2.9 per cent annually.
16 Jul 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Material durability is a major concern in structural design as it affects the particular material service life. A research is currently being conducted to investigate the effect of Malaysia's tropical climate on the strength of epoxy resin concrete structure.
14 Jul 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
SERDANG, MALAYSIA - Four Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) researchers won six medals including two gold awards during the Invention and New Product Exposition (INPEX) held at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA recently.
13 Jul 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
WHILE the G8 continues to make more promises on how to save the world, a Malaysian is putting his money where his mouth is. Tan Sri Mustapha Kamal of the well-known EmKay group took the initiative to launch the Belum Rainforest Research Centre last week.
12 Jul 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia 12 July – A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Friday between Nigeria’s Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to commercialize USM’s research on bananas.
10 Jul 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
The increase in global demand for wood requires increase in forest productivity. There is, therefore, a need for a high-yield, faster growth, and short-rotation plantation forests. Thus, a joint research programme between Sarawak Forestry Corporation and UNIMAS was sealed for the development of plantation forests in the State of Sarawak.
06 Jul 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Monitoring and detecting oil spills as they occur in real times accelerates response time – thus substantially reducing cleanup/remediation costs, and limiting damage to the environment. UPM has developed the optimum solution for this requirement. Oil Scan is a highly effective, cost saving and easy to use
04 Jul 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
In a press conference today, USM unveiled their new product made from starch, rubber and plastic waste which will degrade in just 3 - 6 months when exposed to microbes, air and sunlight and costs only RM5 (USD1.50) per kg
04 Jul 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Unlike Virtual Reality (VR) that aims at replacing the perception of the world with an artificial one, Augmented Reality (AR) has the goal of enhancing a person's perception of the surrounding world. Being partly virtual and real, the new interface technology of AR can revolutionise education.
29 Jun 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The present invention relates to Internet Protocol version six (IPv6) as a wireless network infrastructure. The use of this technology is expected to guarantee no packet loss while reducing handover delay by 94.32% and packet delay by 84.43% during handover.
26 Jun 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Unimas, Sarawak - The group’s preliminary findings revealed the presence of active TPH-degrading bacteria, commonly found in soil, yet safe to human or animals; and they were proven to be promising species for effective biodegradation of oil sludge.
24 Jun 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
USM has signed 8 agreements with national and international corporations to further promote research. This includes commercialization of research, nanotechnology information transfer, biotechnology research, new products for the construction industry, clinical mass spectrometry services for the region and more.
22 Jun 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Today, Universiti Sains Malaysia launched the Science and Arts Innovation Space in a move to strengthen innovation and retain the best talents, while attracting international collaborators to Malaysia’s burgeoning knowledge industry.
17 Jun 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
USM, Penang, Malaysia - USM forged an international collaborative venture with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of The South Pacific (USP), Suva, Fiji.
17 Jun 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Malaysia produce 70 million tons of organic wastes annually. Most of these are either incinerated or dumped in landfill and both of which have serious impact on the environment. A research is conducted at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak to reutilise the wastes and explore their potential as energy sources.
15 Jun 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Typically, palm oil quality is determined in a destructive manner using wet chemical analysis, which can be costly, time consuming and error prone. Here, researchers developed an automated technique of estimating quality based on fruit colour captured in JPEG format.
11 Jun 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Call for papers - Theme: Realisation of Biodiversity Potentials Through Applied Biology
10 Jun 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia - In a press conference held today, University Science Malaysia scientists unveil their research into the healing properties of turmeric on skin tumours and wounds.
10 Jun 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Advances in Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits for Wireless Systems: Modeling and Design Technologies.
05 Jun 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Sarawak, Malaysia - UNIMAS (University Malaysia Sarawak) is the only university in Malaysia that has been accepted by the Canadian IIQM as its Cooperating Site.
05 Jun 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Borneo's Dolphins are finally getting the attention they needed. On 15 May 2008, a collaborative effort for the conservation of these animals was forged between Sarawak Shell Berhad, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and Sarawak Forestry Corporation.
05 Jun 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Sarawak, which is free from the incidence of foot and mouth diseases, is embarking in livestock-oil palm integration as a strategy to increase local livestock production, and as a holistic approach to maximise land use and increase farm income. A research in UNIMAS was conducted to look at the potential.
02 Jun 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Prof Asma, is the recipient of various awards and fellowships including the Young Scientist Award, International Federation of Inventors Award for Outstanding Malaysian Women Inventor, Avon-Tan Sri Fatimah Malaysian Women of Distinction Award, National Invention Award and the National Innovation Award
02 Jun 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
"ASIATIC is a corporation with experiences in palm oil industry. It is easy for us to co-operate with UPM, which is a University with experiences in doing research of agriculture."
Researchers
Sorry, no researchers coming up for this topic.
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.
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.