Ibn al-Haytham

Ibn al-Haytham was born Abu Ali al-Hassan ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Haytham in Basra (Iraq) in 965 A.D. He is known in Europe as Alhazen or Alhacen

Industrial math program gets nod from expert panel

JAN 20-22 KUALA LUMPUR: An expert panel workshop with senior academics and industry mathematicians was again held at the Concorde Inn, Sepang, chaired by Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Academic & Internationalization), Professor Dr. Sabarudin Mohd

Bionanotechnology

Bionanotechnology is a subset of nanotechnology: atom-level engineering and manufacturing using biological precedents for guidance. It is also closely married to biotechnology, but adds the ability to design and modify the atomic-level details of the objects created

Kocip fatimah in RED BULL energy drink?

MAR 20 KUALA LUMPUR: Allswell Trading pte, Ltd. (Singapore) expressed interest to explore incorporating the research grade Kacip Fatimah extract as prepared by Prof Mashitah Mohd Yusoff in Red Bull Energy Drink

Nuclear Malaysia's Dr. Norimah lectures to first year industrial chemistry students

Dr. Norimah Yusof became guest lecturer in their Industrial and Laboratory Safety class(BSKll62)

UiTM-UDM-UMP to jointly host NaSOS2009

JAN 22 KUALA TERENGGANU : In an effort to promote networking and collaboration in Organic Synthesis among chemistry researchers in the country, three Universities, namely, UiTM, UDM and UMP, agreed to jointly host the first such symposium in the country

Using the right recipe for cooking rice reduces toxic inorganic arsenic content

The content of toxic arsenic in rice not only depends on where you get the rice but also how you seen it; that is the result of a new study performed by a UK research group

Sportlight on graduate student: Nurulhusna Ab. Hamid

Nurulhusna Ab. Hamid, 28 years old, is a native of Langgar, Alor Star, Kedah. She received her eai1y education in Alor Star and then pursued bachelors and masters degrees at Universiti Malaysia Sabah in Biotechnology. After a career stint with FA Herbs Sdn. Bhd. as QNQC scientist, Nurulhusna assumed her present post as Research Officer at the Institute for Medical Research (IMR), Kuala Lumpur. She is assigned to the Medical Entomology Unit

Sportlight on faculty member: Dr. Mohammad Amin

Dr. Muhammad Amin, 38 years old, was bom in Pinrang, Sulawesi. Indonesia. He became interested in chemistry while in secondary school in Sulawesi. After receMng his bachelors degree in chemistry from Hasanuddin Universi1y (Makassar). Dr. Amin spent six years at Gifu Universi1y, first completing a masters and then doctoral work in analytical chemistry, specializing in ion exchange chromatography. He joined Universiti Malaysia Pahang on 29 September 2008 bypassing an opportuni1y for postdoctoral study at Yokohama Universi1y