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‘Stricter rules may impact legitimate use of chemicals’
10+ hour, 10+ min ago (593+ words) Sunday, 18 Jan 2026 PETALING JAYA: The move to tighten controls on chemicals linked to illegal drug manufacturing shows an escalated approach towards the fight against drugs, but chemistry experts say it may impact legitimate usages as well. "These restrictions will affect…...
Toyota, Sumitomo Metal make advances in cathode materials for solid-state batteries
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (268+ words) TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota and Sumitomo Metal Mining said on Wednesday they have made advances in the development of cathode materials for all-solid-state batteries for electric cars, and have agreed to work together to mass produce those materials. Read full story…...
UM finds key life-building molecule in space
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (471+ words) Sunday, 13 Jul 2025 Teamwork: (From left) Affan Adly Nazri, Dr Zulfazli Rosli and Nursyazela from RCL Star Formation Group and Prof Zamri. In a breakthrough that challenges long-held scientific assumptions, researchers from Universiti Malaya (UM) have detected a key life-building molecule…...
Making big science kid-friendly
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (594+ words) Sunday, 22 Jun 2025 TECHNOLOGICAL innovations " or the ideas driving them " are not exclusive to adults. Children, too, can play a role in shaping these transformative tools by familiarising themselves with current scientific breakthroughs. A new collection of articles from the open…...