By TheStar – Feb 16, 2022 7:00AM A version of this article was first published on TheStar Voice assistants are taking over the interiors of our cars, allowing us to perform a whole range of hands-free commands. The trend is not about to stop. The latest example is Alexa at Jaguar Land Rover. Each manufacturer…
By John Yellig – Feb 2, 2022 A version of this article was first published on the IOT World Today A Swiss startup has partnered with UAE business interests to manufacture and operate what they deem the world’s first clean-energy, hydrogen-powered flying boat. The futuristic hydrofoil, to be known as “THE JET,” will be able to glide silently over…
By Callum Cyrus – Feb 2, 2022 A version of this article was first published on the IOT World Today When the 2022 Winter Olympic Games open on Feb. 4 in Beijing, the Internet of Things will play a key role. Whether it’s wearables athletes will be sporting, television replays that mimic “The Matrix” or using AI to…
By Olivia Truffaut-Wong – Jan 31, 2022 A version of this article was first published on the The Cut I don’t want to alarm anybody, but robots are taking over the Olympics. In an effort to keep the Beijing Winter Olympics from becoming a COVID-19 super-spreader event, Beijing has introduced a whole host of robots to help the Olympics run smoothly, and…
By Carly Cassella – Jan 22, 2022 A version of this article was first published on the MSN Baleen whales are heavy drinkers. In just ten seconds, these giant mammals can down over five hundred bathtubs of ocean water, filtering out roughly 10 kilograms of krill in a single swig. All they have to do is open their mouths and…
By Brian Heater – Jan 19, 2021 @ 4:42pm A version of this article was first published on the Tech Crunch Jibo may have breathed its last robotic breaths back in 2019, but researchers at MIT believe the social robot may have been onto something. Sure, the world wasn’t ready for a pricey social robot a few years back,…
By The Star – Jun 28, 2021 @ 9:50am A version of this article was first published on the The Star THE rapid rise in the use of emerging technologies to manage and adapt to the current pandemic for operational efficiency, customer interaction and business sustainability has been simply phenomenal. An ecosystem of technologies that facilitates interaction…
By Ahmad Zhaki Abdullah – January 8, 2022 at 10:41 AM A version of this article was first published on Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: Mr Andrew Yap wanted to join the Singapore Youth Flying Club when he was younger, but was turned down due to his “pretty high” myopia. Still, he wanted to “attain flight through other…
On 9 June 2020, Senior Vice President of Global operations at Broadcom, Dato Ooi Boon Chye handed a personal sponsorship of RM20,000 for Methodist Boy School (MBS) under the StepUP Initiative.
StepUP is a programme aimed at bringing interesting STEM-learning extra-curricular workshops and activities to schools in Penang to complement the teaching of Science and Mathematics in schools under the formal curriculum.
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.