Thai researchers successful in producing aromatic popped rice

BANGKOK, 5 May 2015 (NNT) – Success of Thai researchers in improving popped rice as container of essential oil could add high value to the normal rice karnels, Asst.Prof.Sanong Ekgasit, a researcher from Chulalongkorn University revealed. Asst.Prof.Sanong said the internal porous structure of the rice kernels provides higher capacity to keep essential oils inside and […]

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Two Thai women to explore South Pole

BANGKOK, 20 December 2013 (NNT) – Two Thai female researchers will on January 1st, 2014 commence their journey to South Pole to study soil and marine sciences. The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) has recruited 2 researchers who will be joining a research team from China in exploring the South Pole, the southernmost […]

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Thailand and European science agency collaborate on computing research

BANGKOK, Oct 11 – Thailand is collaborating with a Geneva-based science laboratory to set up Southeast Asia’s first centre on computing grid, it was announced yesterday. The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) will sign an agreement to work closely with three Thai academic institutions – the National Science and Technology Development Agency, Chulalongkorn University […]

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Gang of teenagers nabbed in Bangkok

A gang of teenagers was arrested for allegedly robbing more than 60 men during the past three months, including Chulalongkorn University students. “During the interrogation, they confessed to stealing motorcycles and robbing people since December. They committed about 50 crimes in the Yannawa area alone,” Pol Maj General Wanlop Pratummueang, commander of Metropolitan Police Division […]

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Geological faults in the West and North could rock Bangkok, quake expert warns

An earthquake-engineering expert yesterday warned that people in Bangkok should keep an eye on a geological fault in the country’s west that could affect the capital. Professor Panitan Lukkunaprasit, from Chulalongkorn University (CU)’s Centre of Excellence in Earthquake Engineering and Vibration, said the fault is near the western province of Kanchanaburi and links to Myanmar’s […]

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