Climate Change May Cause Clean Water Crisis in Indonesia
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Experts predict that Indonesia will experience a scarcity of clean water by 2025, says Head of the Regional Environmental Control Agency (BPLHD) of West Java, Setiawan Wangsaatmaja. "The Earth consists of 97.5% water, but only 1% is freshwater," he said. The freshwater comes from rainfall that is contained within...
March 31, 2011
Microbial Fuel Cell; Bacteria-based Alternative Energy
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Microbial Fuel Cells, or MFC, is an electricity-generating mechanism that utilizes bacterial interactions in the nature. Bacterias living in organic mediums convert organic materials into electricity. The capability of bacterias to break down organic mediums (enrichment media) in MFC can generate electrons and protons. These...
February 22, 2011
Prof. Widjajono Partowidagdo Talked About Indonesia Energy Risk Solution
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Lecturer and Petroleum Engineering Professor, Prof. Widjajono Partowidagdo was able to be the speaker of Indonesia energy risk according to his profession. The topic is reviewed in one of the talkshow in national television moments ago.This year, Indonesia still depands on fossil fuel as the main energy source. However,...
March 19, 2011
ITB General Discussion: Study on Fossil Fuel Subsidy Limitation
The subsidy limitation on fossil fuel policy which will be implemented by the government become the main topic of the ITB general discussion. The discussion became the pre-event of National Student Energy Conference (KENMI) 2011. By inviting Kurtubi, national oil and gas observer, ITB students from various major and rediscuss the Oil and Gas...
March 05, 2011
Ganesha Batik Workshop: Spread the Culture by Training Others
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - The various colors and pattern of batik were displayed on basketball field west Campus Center ITB. It comes from Ganesha Membatik event which was conducted by ITB Javanese Dance and Karawitan Association (PSTK) ITB. The participants came from different ages, from elementary school to elderly people, joined this educative...
March 17, 2011
Studium Genrale: National Innovation System
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Technology innovation has always been less-publicized than politics. Lately, the trend is starting to shift in favor of the first. More and more people, especially governmental officials, have started to pay more attention to technology innovations and realize the crucial role they play in the nation's...
March 12, 2011
Studium Generale: Students' Role in Corruption Prevention
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Without question, corruption is one of the biggest adversaries of any countries in the world. Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) recently held a study that says that in 2010, financial loss due to corruption is as high as Rp. 3,6 trliion."University campuses are the most pivotal places to prevent future corruptions,"...
March 09, 2011