Finally, our long awaited moment of glory Angkasawan is now in space. An inspiration to all, TheStar. Here is some of the background,
The Angkasawan project is a joint programme with the Russian Federation. A project under the government-to-government offset agreement through the purchase of Sukhoi SU-30MKM fighter jets for the Royal Malaysian Air Force.
Agreement: Russian [...]

Your next laptop could have a continuous power battery that lasts for 30 years without a single recharge thanks to work being funded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The breakthrough betavoltaic power cells are constructed from semiconductors and use radioisotopes as the energy source. As the radioactive material decays it emits beta particles [...]

Guess what? Harvard university came out with a life size robotic fly which weighing only 60 miligrams in their labs and this small robotic insect finally takes off for the first time, with a wingspan of three centimeters, the tiny robot's movements are modeled on those of a real fly. Researchers say that such small flying machines could one day [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5rsf3BOdK0

DCA (dichloroacetate) is an odourless, colourless, inexpensive, relatively non-toxic, small molecule. Researchers at the University of Alberta believe DCA is the cure for cancer. But big pharmaceutical companies aren't interested because DCA is not patentable, meaning there is no money to be made, so they will not spend millions for clinical trials.
Researchers at the University [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH0-GKBmOE8

Excited to know the latest coming gadget to town? Here's a list of specs for the upcoming device from Apple's iPhone. Not sure how soon this cool stuff will be selling in Malaysia.
• System requirements
  - Mac or PC
  - iTunes 7
  - Internet access is required, and a broadband connection is recommended
  - Mac: Mac with a USB 2.0 [...]