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Technology standards currently offer a greater chance of success than regulation

Technology standards currently offer a greater chance of success than regulation

Prof. Dr. Urs Gasser heads the Chair of Public Policy, Governance, and Innovative Technology at the Technical University…

Aug 9, 20256 min read
OLED materials have potential new uses in detecting pesticides for the farming industry

OLED materials have potential new uses in detecting pesticides for the farming industry

Researchers are set to shine a different kind of light on the farming industry after receiving funding to…

Aug 9, 20254 min read
Simple color-changing sensor quickly identifies poisonous gases

Simple color-changing sensor quickly identifies poisonous gases

Not all poisonous gases have a smell or a color. But a tiny grid of pastel- and candy-colored…

Aug 9, 20253 min read
ALMA and JWST Reveal ‘Cosmic Grape’ Galaxy, Challenging Theories of Early Galactic Growth

ALMA and JWST Reveal ‘Cosmic Grape’ Galaxy, Challenging Theories of Early Galactic Growth

In a landmark discovery, astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the James Webb Space Telescope…

Aug 8, 20253 min read
Webb finds new evidence for planet around closest solar twin

Webb finds new evidence for planet around closest solar twin

Astronomers have found strong evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in the stellar system closest to…

Aug 8, 20255 min read
Eco-driving measures could significantly reduce vehicle emissions

Eco-driving measures could significantly reduce vehicle emissions

New research shows that automatically controlling vehicle speeds to mitigate traffic at intersections can cut carbon emissions between…

Aug 8, 20257 min read

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Professor Dr Mahiran Basri

Oils, fats innovation: use of nanotechnology in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals

ByAmrita TuladharJan 23, 20153 min read

The use of oils and fats has been successfully diversified, resulting in an innovation formulated through nanotechnology that is beneficial to pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. A Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) lecturer, Professor Dr Mahiran Basri, not only succeeded in producing new useful substances made of oils and fats for the industry, but […]

14th Annual Field Course in Conservation Biology & Global Health: At the Human-Environment Interface 

14th Annual Field Course in Conservation Biology & Global Health: At the Human-Environment Interface 

ByAmrita TuladharJan 21, 20152 min read

Kathmandu– A Training Program for University Students, Journalists, National Park Staff and Professionals has been organized by Nepal Biodiversity Research Society (NEBORS), Kathmandu and University of Washington (UW) Seattle, Washington, USA…

Prof. Dr. Rajah Rasiah

University of Malaya’s Professor awarded the 2014 TWAS Celso Furtado Prize

ByAmrita TuladharJan 9, 20153 min read

University of Malaya’s Professor Rajah Rasiah was awarded the 2014 Celso Furtado Prize in Social Sciences by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). This was in recognition of his pioneering…

$118M gift from MIT alumnus will advance socially responsible and sustainable real estate development

$118M gift from MIT alumnus will advance socially responsible and sustainable real estate development

ByAmrita TuladharJan 8, 20157 min read

Samuel Tak Lee MIT Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab to include focus on China. (Cambridge, MA) — MIT has received one of the largest gifts in its history, from alumnus Samuel…