2020
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2020 Magazine articles
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Is turmeric packaging the future for supermarket shelves?Environment, Food, Materials24 Jan 2020A biodegradable biopolymer containing turmeric oil could help extend food shelf life. |
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Gene expression pattern pinpoints high-risk colorectal cancerDiseases, Genetics, Medicine24 Jan 2020Testing for a gene expression pattern could reduce the number of colorectal cancer patients referred for unnecessary radical surgery. |
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Gravity mysteriesScience, Space24 Jan 2020Silly questions lead to surprising answers about the fundamental nature of the universe. We might have been getting it wrong this whole time. |
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Schools and media key to cutting financial illiteracyCulture, People24 Jan 2020Japan’s government should invest in financial literacy programmes in schools and the media to help people make better decisions about savings, investment and pensions. |
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Tagging for metal alloysMaterials, Technology23 Jan 2020Machine learning approaches are being used to automatically tag microscopic structures in pictures of steel alloys. |
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Catching cancer earlyDiseases, Medicine23 Jan 2020Universiti Malaysia Sarawak haematologist Kuan Jew Win is looking for ways to detect certain blood diseases and cancers
early. |
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The quest for perfect quantum dot biomarkersMaterials, Nanotech, Technology22 Jan 2020Tiny nanoparticles can illuminate tissues and cells, but safer, more effective materials are needed before their mainstream application. |
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What makes you a citizen?Culture, History, People22 Jan 2020Debate over granting Malaysian citizenship to sea gypsies who have historically lived along the coast, long before Malaysia was a country, raises fundamental questions about citizenship. |
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Bioengineering living heart valvesBiotech, Diseases, Materials, Medicine21 Jan 2020Using tissue engineering techniques, researchers are developing living heart valves that can grow after implantation in the human heart. |
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Lizard and snake size unrelated to climateEnvironment, Plants & Animals21 Jan 2020The relationship between body size and climate in lizards and snakes is more complex than originally thought. |