Science & Technology

MIT engineers have created the ‘blackest black’ ever... by accident

October 9, 2019 Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology unveiled the “blackest black” – which is “10 times blacker than anything that has previously been reported”.

Science & Technology

Orion's abort system passes exam which means safety for astronauts

July 19, 2019 On July 2, 2019, hundreds of people gathered in Cape Canaveral, Florida, to witness the test abort systems of the spacecraft that will one day take astronauts back to the moon. The mission: to prove that the craft can save its human inhabitants in the case of an emergency mid-flight.

Style

How the Omega Speedmaster became the first watch on the moon

June 20, 2019 Omega recently assembled a galaxy of celebrities, former astronauts and watch connoisseurs at the Kennedy Space Centre to celebrate the lunar landing’s 50th anniversary.

Wellness

Robopets help to ease loneliness for elderly

May 20, 2019 Senior citizens living in nursing or old folk's homes can find stimulation and enjoyment in the keeping of robopets to improve their quality of life.

Science & Technology

Malaysian scientist helped take historic first image of a black hole

April 10, 2019 In one of the most momentous breakthroughs in astronomy history, the first image ever made of a black hole was revealed on Wednesday, and one of the scientists behind this ground-breaking achievement is Malaysian – scientist Kevin Koay Jun Yi.

Living

Yearender2018: Technology

December 30, 2018 Cheaper and faster broadband, privacy violations at Facebook, Grab snatches up Uber, cashless society soars, and blockchain adoption rises.

Health

This ain't Face/Off, it's the latest in face transplant surgery

December 22, 2018 A California man, who shot himself through the chin, unveils his new face after undergoing the most advanced face transplant surgery ever.

Science & Technology

A quick peek at how cardiac medical devices are produced

December 19, 2018 Fit for life gets an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how medical devices like pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are locally produced in Penang.

Science & Technology

Could artificial intelligence machines make doctors obsolete?

December 13, 2018 With the increasing capabilities of artificial intelligence, machines might become a better option for health than human professionals.

Living

40,000yo rock art by ice age Asian cavemen rewrites human history

November 22, 2018 Newly-discovered ancient cave art in Borneo has fuelled the idea that prehistoric humans in Southeast Asia played a key role in one of the most important innovations in human history.

Health

Would you eat meat grown in a lab?

November 12, 2018 Whether it is called cultured, cell-based or fake meat, meat grown from animal cells in a lab may soon be available. Is it safe?

People

Recognising women's contribution in science

November 9, 2018 The winners of the L’Oreal -Unesco Women in Science award use science to improve lives and a sustainable environment

Fitness

Fitness videos are not for everyone

November 9, 2018 Nowadays, getting fit may seem to be just a mouse-click away, but online fitness programmes are not always safe for beginners.

Living

Help your child handle toxic behaviours online

November 8, 2018 When children encounter meanness online, offer them these coping tips. Adults might find them useful too.

Living

Beautiful Stripes: When healthcare meets beauty

November 5, 2018 Our Beautiful Stripes gets into Vitamin C skincare, dubious hair advice and getting the right diagnoses, and not believing everything you see on the Internet.

Living

Touché: When mobile phones get in the way of studies and daily life

November 4, 2018 A Star2 deputy editor went a day without her smartphone (gasp!) and actually enjoyed it.

Health

Social media managers in newsrooms face extreme stress

November 4, 2018 We spend countless hours online. We relish seeing our stories go viral, prompting lots of discussion and increasing our followers. But it’s a lonely place – and often frightening. Our professional profiles, either public or private, often lead to harassment and abusive online attacks.

Living

UTP's solar energy gensets provide night light by the sun

November 1, 2018 Universiti Teknologi Petronas and H2E Technologies have built a solar powered generator set that's small enough to slip into a backpack, but powerful enough to light up a night market.

Living

Only 4 out of 30 bike helmets have passed a new cycling accident test

October 13, 2018 Virginia Tech researchers have found that urban-style bike helmets have significant variations in how they protect cyclists against concussions. It's all because of MIPS technology.

Science & Technology

Contradictheory: Who’s looking at you on the Internet?

October 7, 2018 ‘Cookies’ that leave a trail of ‘crumbs’ identify you out there on the World Wide Web – but do you want to be tracked?

Environment

Increasing CO2 in air alters nutritional value of rice

October 3, 2018 In field studies carried out in China and Japan, the rice that was grown in air with elevated CO2 concentrations contained significant nutrition losses.

Health

DIY colonoscopy, dog bark translator, & more weird science at Tokyo show

October 3, 2018 Weird and wonderful inventions created by real scientists for the Ig Nobel Prize - or "anti-Nobels" - designed to make people "laugh first and think later".

Science & Technology

Implant helps paralysed man walk again

October 2, 2018 Five years after being paralysed, a man in the US has learned to walk again aided by an electrical implant, in a potential breakthrough for spinal injury sufferers.

Science & Technology

Mosquito population made extinct with genetic tweak

October 1, 2018 Scientists say they have succeeded for the first time in wiping out an entire population of malaria-carrying mosquitoes in the lab using a gene editing tool to programme their extinction. So-called gene drive technology works by forcing evolution's hand, ensuring that an engineered trait is passed down to a higher proportion of...

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