Former NASA Astronaut Visits Penang Science Cluster & Tech Dome Penang

Former NASA Astronaut Visits Penang Science Cluster & Tech Dome Penang

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A former NASA administrator and astronaut, Major General Charles Bolden, had visited two of Penang STEM Centres recently, namely Penang Science Cluster (PSC) and Tech Dome Penang. The visits were organised in co-operation with the US Embassy of Malaysia. Since the world is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the history of the first moon landing, he eventually made his visits to Penang to share on the experiences, besides strengthening the US and Malaysia partnerships.

deTECH 2018 Sets Out to Inspire Tech Leaders

deTECH 2018 Sets Out to Inspire Tech Leaders

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By Emilia Ismail.

Penang STEM and the six centres under its eco-system, namely Tech Dome Penang, Penang Science Cluster, Penang Math Platform, @CAT, Penang Skills Development Centre and Penang Digital Library, successfully organised its inaugural Penang STEM Carnival 2018 last July, as yet another of its numerous key initiatives to spark curiosity and interest amongst the younger generations towards Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Awarding Emerging Scientists

Awarding Emerging Scientists

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By Emilia Ismail.

Penang STEM and the six centres under its eco-system, namely Tech Dome Penang, Penang Science Cluster, Penang Math Platform, @CAT, Penang Skills Development Centre and Penang Digital Library, successfully organised its inaugural Penang STEM Carnival 2018 last July, as yet another of its numerous key initiatives to spark curiosity and interest amongst the younger generations towards Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Teaching Children to Code

Teaching Children to Code

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[ Article was extracted from Penang Monthly website (written by Emilia Ismail on June 2018) ] Computer coding teaches kids to think outside the box, work collaboratively and reason systematically. It is a skill for the future. Are we shifting our focus from teaching children how to write, to teaching them how to code? “Since…

3D Printing: The Industry 4.0 technology that changes the way we live, work and play

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Making physical artifacts, bikinis, fashion toys and trinkets are mundane stuffs you can do with a 3D printer. They are printing houses in Russia, model concept cars in Japan, fighter jet parts in UK and customized spacecraft and instrument parts at NASA. The ominous part is that this creative technology might also be used to destroy….

PMP Enhances the Penang STEM Ecosystem

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“Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.” –Shakuntala Devi, an Indian writer and mental calculator, popularly known as the “human computer.”* * Source: Wikipedia The Penang Math Platform (PMP) has opened its doors to the public, offering facilities and resources dedicated to the study of…