A robot can recreate the mechanism plants use to transport water to bend itself towards the sun and open its leaves like a real plant Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236815-robot-with-origami-leaves-can-follow-the-sun-like-a-real-plant/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
L-R: Ifemosu Michael Adewale and, Prof Felix Salako L-R: Ifemosu Michael Adewale and, Prof Felix Salako A student of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, who was expelled for writing an open letter to the school’s management over issues of transportation and insecurity on campus, Ifemosu Michael Adewale, has raised the alarm over plans to…
PUTRAJAYA: The Higher Education Ministry (KPT) has given the approval for all higher education institutions (IPTs) Including public and private universities to conduct online teaching or e-learning. KPT in a statement today said online teaching could only be conducted if all students have access to lecturers and all infrastructure requirements are in place. “The ministry…
Researchers are using a kind of machine learning known as sentiment analysis to assess the successes and failures of wildlife conservation over time. In their study, appearing March 19 in Patterns—a new open access data science journal from Cell Press—the researchers assessed the abstracts of more than 4,000 studies of species reintroduction across four decades…
MALACCA: The Transfusion Medicine Department of the Malacca hospital is urging members of the public to donate blood, to ensure sufficient daily supply, especially with Ramadan approaching next month. In a statement on its Facebook page, the department said on average 80 to 90 blood bags are needed every day, and due to the Covid-19…
IPOH: A doctor suffered losses of about RM135,000 when his bungalow at Meru Valley Golf Resort was broken into by six suspects including a woman, believed to be foreigners, at about 4am today. Ipoh district police chief ACP A. Asmadi Abdul Aziz said the suspects, who wore black ski-masks and gloves, used two machetes and…
PETALING JAYA: Faced with the deadly Covid-19 virus, the government implemented the movement control order (MCO) as a lesser measure to contain the pandemic. The MCO was favoured to a full lockdown as the latter might cause deep inconvenience to the people. While the move, as a preliminary measure to counter the spread of the…
Gmail users frustrated with unsolicited marketing emails will now see the ?unsubscribe? link even before they open the message. At present, the link is buried at the bottom of promotional emails. Read More http://www.associationofmarketing.org/articles/view.php?article_id=14444 Views: 0
KUALA LUMPUR: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) hopes the government can take initiatives or steps to safeguard the well-being of civil servants who have to serve during the duration of the movement control order. Its president, Adnan Mat said the safety and well-being of staff and their…
Your personality could significantly impact your ability to contribute to open source projects, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-personality-key-role-contribute-source.html Views: 0