Inventors are the new breed whose ideas are shaping the technology we enjoy today. However, bringing an idea to reality is no easy feat as Ken Foo, founder of SEERS…
Like thousands of Kelantan folks, 2014 was a particularly challenging year for Yusof Ali and his 10 children as the state was hit by the worst flood it had seen…
IN this field, the honour went to Jean-Pierre Sauvage (University of Strasbourg, France), Sir J. Fraser Stoddart (Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA) and Bernard L. Feringa (University of Groningen, the…
1. Automatic Egg Boiler Inventor: Datuk Hew Ah Kow. Descriptions: It is a detachable 4-piece plastic ware. Basically, you place raw eggs into the container, pour in boiling water, then…
FOR their work on “theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter”, one half of the Nobel prize in the Physics category was awarded to David J.…
JAPANESE cell biologist, Tokyo Institute of Technology’s Institute of Innovative Research professor Yoshinori Ohsumi, was awarded with this honour for his discovery of mechanisms for autophagy. Autophagy, from the Greek…
NOBEL Prizes in Physics, Chemistry and Physiology or Medicine recognize revolutionary discoveries that will advance our understanding of the world around us. When Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel read a premature…
IN the increasingly digital world, new and emerging innovations are set to disrupt the way people live, work and play. According to youth across the Asia Pacific region, the most…
THE UK government recently announced extra funding for technologies, including robotics and driver-less cars as part of the year’s budget. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced plans to “enhance the UK’s position as…
