Invention - Indoor Filtration System

People here will have a new, relatively inexpensive way to protect themselves at home if haze returns, as feared in the next few months.

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have come up with a new indoor filtration system that can dramatically reduce levels of small toxic particles called PM2.5.

High concentrations of the particles can cause eye and lung irritation in the short term, and could lead to lung and bladder cancer if inhaled over long periods.

The system – which consists of a filter and cover fitted over a fan – can also reduce volatile organic compounds associated with the smell of haze.

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Lantai Parquet Serat Sabut Kelapa

Pengalaman menggunakan parket yang mudah rosak dimakan anai-anai dan mereput menarik minat sekumpulan pelajar menghasilkan produk inovasi berasaskan serat sabut kelapa.

Dikenali sebagai ‘Coconut Fibre In Manifacture of Parquet Floor’, produk kemasan lantai itu ciptaan pelajar jurusan Kejuruteraan Awam, Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Shah Alam.

Pelajar yang terbabit dalam projek itu ialah Norshahidah Zulkifli (ketua kumpulan), Nadzirah Salihah Mohamed Isa, Maziah Mohd Salman dan Nur Nazahah Abu Bakar.

Penyelia projek yang juga pensyarah Jabatan Kejuruteraan Awam Norhayati Palil berkata, objektif penghasilan parket serabut kelapa untuk membandingkan penggunaan lantai parket sedia ada di pasaran dalam pembuatan kemasan lantai.

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9 Ways to Get Rich (Part 1 of 3)

Part 1 of 3 | Part 2 of 3 | Part 3 of 3

Here at Kiplinger, we generally champion the art of getting rich slowly. “Don’t go for the home run,” Knight Kiplinger tells us in his classic column 8 Keys to Financial Security. “In investing, as in baseball, those who swing for the fences do hit the occasional home run. But they strike out a lot, too, and their lifetime batting average -- average annual total return -- suffers accordingly.”
But maybe you’re willing to take some calculated risks in pursuit of the freedom that money (and lots of it) can give you to make choices that can bring satisfaction, whether that means buying your dream home, giving generously to charity or escaping the 9-to-5 grind. In that spirit, we focus on nine faster roads to riches, with varying levels of risk. The people we interviewed who have made it big didn’t always get there on the first or second try. But they all share essential qualities for success: passion, persistence and patience.

Read more at http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/business/T064-S002-how-to-get-rich-quicker/index.html#tyXR3vFjhCDtWADY.99

Here at Kiplinger, we generally champion the art of getting rich slowly. “Don’t go for the home run,” Knight Kiplinger tells us in his classic column 8 Keys to Financial Security.

“In investing, as in baseball, those who swing for the fences do hit the occasional home run. But they strike out a lot, too, and their lifetime batting average -- average annual total return -- suffers accordingly.”

But maybe you’re willing to take some calculated risks in pursuit of the freedom that money (and lots of it) can give you to make choices that can bring satisfaction, whether that means buying your dream home, giving generously to charity or escaping the 9-to-5 grind.

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