Technology

BEIJING 30 Nov (Online): Three Chinese astronauts arrived on Wednesday at China’s space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-Earth orbit after the NASA-led International Space Station. The spacecraft Shenzhou-15, or “Divine […]

London, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):From a scientist’s laptop to the syringe used to inject the UK’s first Covid vaccine dose, an exhibition that opened Wednesday in London recounts the quest to produce a coronavirus jab through objects. The “Injecting Hope” show at the Science Museum “explores […]

ISLAMABAD, Nov 23 (APP):China’s home-developed 16-megawatt offshore wind turbine rolled off the production line in East China’s Fujian Province on Wednesday. The turbine boasts the world’s largest single-unit capacity and biggest impeller, marking a breakthrough in high-end research and manufacturing to reach world-class levels. With […]

Paris, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):The European Space Agency unveiled its new class of career astronauts on Wednesday, two women and three men from five different Western European countries. The agency chose France’s Sophie Adenot, Spain’s Pablo Alvarez Fernandez, Britain’s Rosemary Coogan, Belgium’s Raphael Liegeois and Switzerland’s […]

London, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):John McFall, who has become the first astronaut recruit with a disability, is a British doctor and former Paralympian who lost a leg in a motorbike accident. The 41-year-old has been selected by the European Space Agency for a special “parastronaut” programme […]

Paris, Nov 22 (AFP/APP):The first astronaut — or astronauts — with a physical disability could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the European Space Agency. People with physical disabilities have previously been excluded from one of the most exclusive and demanding jobs on […]

ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (APP):Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has initiated work on the national level project of compiling a first ever comprehensive digital dictionary of more than 70 Pakistani languages. The project has been approved by the relevant authorities while work on collection of resource […]

QUETTA, Nov 20 (APP):Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Sunday approved the establishment of an e-service center under the Department of Science and Information Technology (IT) in Quetta and gave approval for releasing of Rs 51.075 million for the project. He approved the […]

ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP):China on Wednesday launched a CERES-1 Y4 carrier rocket placing a commercial satellite group in space. The rocket blasted off at 2:20 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending five Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites into the […]

ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP):More than 1,800 5G industrial Internet projects were under construction in China in 2021, according to a report on China’s Internet development. The 1,800-plus projects covered more than 20 key sectors of China’s national economy such as iron and steel and electric […]