Institute of Noise & Vibration: The Unsung Hero behind Multiple High Profile Projects
No vibration or noise is too small for UTM to handle, thanks to ample expertise in this particular area from the Institute of Noise and Vibration (IKG). IKG is one of the two service-based Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) in UTM which specialized in...
Dedicated Professor of Architecture and Sustainability in Built Environment
Prof Dr Mohd Hamdan Ahmad has been with UTM since 1988 and was promoted as a Professor in Aug 2008. His whole life was dedicated to architecture and built environment sustainability as both an academician and researcher. Recently on 5 July 2018, Prof. Dr. Mohd Hamdan...
QuikHalal – A solution to Halal certification process for industry
Halal industry is huge and with the global market valued at $547 billion dollar a year, it provides huge opportunities for Malaysia, to become key player in Halal industry. The number of halal certified companies has decrease over the years with SME sectors suffered...
UTM, Leading the Path in Smart Energy Monitoring
UTM has in the past used manual reading energy meter which requires huge manpower to collect the data onsite every month (considering the huge space area and the large number of buildings in UTM). Data which are keyed in manually, are prone to error and mistakes. Data...
Ships Emissions Management Systems (SEMS) for JPA Green Port
Ships are generally powered by large diesel engines operating on low quality fuel oil of relatively high sulfur content (average around 2.7% sulfur by mass). Ships use diesel powered electrical generators on board for lighting, air conditioning, control systems, fuel...
Assessing and Improving the Research Capacities at the South Asian Universities.
Research success in the 21st century calls for impact, dissemination and sustainability that could make a difference to entities and each pocket population around it. Hence, enhancement of research performance of any universities must not happen in a vacuum. It...
UTM-Antarctic Expedition
Six scientists from UTM participated in a research cruise expedition in the freezing waters on the Antarctic from 25 February to 19 March 2015. The focus of the 21-day research expedition centred around the fields of remote sensing, microbiology, sport science, and...
Smart Learning Apps for Stimulating the Mind to Assist the Learning Process
A team of researchers from the Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering (FBME), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has successfully developed a mobile application that contains the Smart Learning Technology toned instruments for stimulating the mind to learn....
Nanotechnology Biofeed for organic and halal meat
Local cattle breeders need to understand the nutritional needs of livestock in order to produce safe and nutritious meat. Lack of "traced minerals" is one of the problems faced by local farmers, which leads to low disease resistance in livestock which may become prone...
Drug delivery systems for insulin-dependent heart disease patients
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the world with more than 20 percent of deaths in Malaysia caused by diseases of the circulatory system where Cardiovascular disease is a subset. Early detection is one of the best ways to prevent more severe...