Pakistani students’ designed chip wins international popularity

LAHORE March 24 (Online): A chip designed by University of Science and Technology (UET) Lahore received welcome at International level.   Electric department has won the 4th position in contest held by IEEE-Solid State society among the 15 countries to design a motor control chip. […]

Russian trio blast off for ISS in shadow of Ukraine war

Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 18 (AFP/APP): Three Russian cosmonauts blasted off to the International Space Station Friday, as Moscow’s military intervention in Ukraine brought the Kremlin’s relations with the West to their lowest point since the Soviet era. Russian space veteran Oleg Artemyev and rookies Denis […]

First issue of Science Diplomacy Journal launched

ISLAMABAD, Mar 15 (APP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Collaboration (COMSTECH), on Tuesday held the launch of the first issue of its Science Diplomacy Journal, ‘Science Diplomacy Perspectives’. Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood, in his […]

Volkswagen reimagines classic camper for the electric age

Frankfurt, March 9 (AFP/APP): Seventy years after its first model rolled off the factory line, Volkswagen is reinventing the VW bus, symbol of the hippy movement, for today’s climate-conscious generation — but some of its former afficionados remain to be convinced. The German automaker will […]

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches second satellite

TEHRAN – March 8 (ONLINE) The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has launched a second satellite into space, state media reported, as world powers awaited Tehran’s decision in negotiations over the country’s tattered nuclear deal. State television identified the launch on Tuesday as taking place […]

China home to 2M 5G base stations by end of 2022

ISLAMABAD, Mar 08 (APP): China aims to complete over two million 5G base stations by the end of 2022 to expand the application of advanced technology that brings convenience to people’s lives, China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has said. Xiao Yaqing made […]

Sony and Honda plan electric vehicle joint firm

Tokyo, March 4 (AFP/APP):Sony is teaming up with automaker Honda to start a new company that will develop and sell electric vehicles, the electronics giant said Friday, its latest step into the rapidly growing sector. Major global carmakers are increasingly prioritising electric and hybrid vehicles […]

Regularly using social media causes people to get stressed

Islamabad, MARCH 01, (ONLINE): Regular use of social media sites like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook can cause huge amounts of stress which, scientists say, can fuel addiction to the sites. Social networking platforms are known to generate so-called ‘technostress’ among users. This is not enough […]