More amazing research findings are being made in research centers of the Malaysia’s local universities. The PECIPTA 09 exhibition, which had been held from 8-10 October 2009, uncovers these new findings, which contribute towards a more progressive society. Among many amazing research presented, Associate Prof Dr Amin Ismail explains that his submission, “Guava Pulp Composition Moving from Industrial Waste to Useful Functional Food Ingredients”, processes guavas and their lycopene rich products for the food industry.

Guava pulp also has many health benefits and this method minimizes disposal problems in the industry. Lycopene is the bioactive compound from the “pink” part of the fruit and is gaining popularity for its powerful antioxidant properties. For more details, please visit PECIPTA 2009.

More amazing research findings are being made in research centers of the Malaysia’s local universities. The PECIPTA 09 exhibition, which had been held from 8-10 October 2009, uncovers these new findings, which contribute towards a more progressive society. Among many amazing research presented, in a project led by Prof Dr Kaida Khalid on “Processes for Production Virgin Coconut Oil, Coconut Cooking Oil and Raw Material for Coconut Biodiesel”, he proposed that the present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of virgin coconut oil, raw material for biodiesel and cooking oil from the coconut milk by applying microwave-separation technology.

It is based on the optimum setup of microwave power, time and temperature. This new process is chemical-free, quicker, very eases to operate and provides high yields of biodiesel, virgin coconut oil and cooking oil. For more details, please visit PECIPTA 2009.

DiGi, one of the biggest Malaysia telecomunication players once again showed off its innovative side, venturing into other markets beyond the telco’s traditional offerings, by setting up an online advertisement business portal called MySimplifieds. MySimplifieds was set up in partnership with local content developer Kasatria Technologies Sdn Bhd to serve as a platform where people can meet on the Internet to buy and sell or simply browse items.

DiGi aims to tap the growing popularity of the online space as an avenue to engage current customers as well as reaching out to new audiences through the portal. Realizing there are already similar local portals in cyberspace such as Mudah.com and Lelong.com, MySimplifieds features a few additional options not yet available on other sites.

With a few button clicks within the portal, sellers can promote their classified items to their friends on Facebook or contact list through email via the free webmail services that include Windows Live, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail. Soon, Friendster will be added to the list as well. The portal also allows users to use their mobile phone to sell, buy or browse via its alternative text-based WAP content.

Users can also check out the portal for regular special deals as well as contests. Users need to be registered before they can start transacting on the portal. Like many of its competitors, the registration and selling on the portal is free. MySimplifieds, which had a four-week trial run last December, has attracted close to 10000 members with approximately 6000 ad postings to date. For more info, please visit http://www.mysimplifieds.com

More amazing research findings are being made in research centers of the Malaysia’s local universities. The PECIPTA 09 exhibition, which had been held from 8-10 October 2009, uncovers these new findings, which contribute towards a more progressive society. Among many spectacular research presented, a team led by Prof Dr Mahiran Basri on “Design and Development of palm-based transdermal nanoemulsions for Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)” suggested that patients taking long term NSAIDS medications suffered serious gastrointestinal (GI).

Topical palm-based nanoemulsions system was designed and developed to deliver the NSAIDS. There were many challenges when incorporating NSAIDS into current formulations. This increased the shelf life of modified NSAIDS nanoemulsions to more than three years with suitable rheology for topical application. They also showed higher percentage release of NSAIDS than creams or gels in the market. For more details on PECIPTA 09, please visit For more details on PECIPTA 09, please visit PECIPTA 2009.

Marine Engineering basically involves the design, construction, installation, operation and support of the systems and equipment which manage marine vehicles, and of the systems which make a vehicle or structure habitable for crew, passengers and cargo. In fact, almost all things in our life ranging from cooking to the warmth in winter are thanks to the work done by people in the marine industry. You are about to see the true marine engineering that we never think of before this and hopefully this will come to appreciation of their works at the sea.

The Underseas Worker was Welding the Structure

Oil Rig and Construction in Malaysia

Floating Gas Refinery. So Huge!

Flare Tower of the Oil Rig

Large LNG Ship

Qatar Gas Processing Plant

Even a Farm will be Used for Storing Crude Oil

One of the Biggest Steel Plant in Egypt

Unimaginable Risk for an Exploration Vessel in a Rough Sea

An Alternative to be Considered…….Nuclear Plant! (in UK)

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