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“Game Changer” perovskite can detect high-energy gamma rays

Islamabad-Perovskites are materials made up of organic compounds bound to a metal. Propelled into the forefront of materials’ research because of their structure and properties, perovskites are earmarked for a wide range of applications, including in solar cells, LED lights, lasers, and photodetectors. That last […]

High-fidelity quantum teleportation achieved for first time

ISLAMABAD-A viable quantum internet — a network in which information stored in qubits is shared over long distances through entanglement — would transform the fields of data storage, precision sensing and computing, ushering in a new era of communication. This month, scientists at Fermilab, a U.S. […]

Pakistani scientists discover mutation in coronavirus

A latest research has identified considerable changes in the coronavirus during its local transmission across different localities in world including Pakistan. The Quaid-i-Azam University collaborated with scientific facilities in China and the United States for the research, titled “Evolutionary and structural analysis of SARS-CoV-2 specific evasion of […]

New COVID-19 test targets three viral genes

ISLAMABAD – Results of a unique test developed by a world-renowned expert, which targets three viral genes to increase reliability and could cut COVID-19 detection time to 20 minutes, have been peer reviewed and published in the journal Scientific Reports. Stephen Bustin, Professor of Molecular […]

Festive silhouettes spotted near Mars’ South pole

ISLAMABAD – As the holiday season swiftly approaches, even our planetary neighbors are getting into the spirit – as shown by this perfect pair of festive silhouettes spotted by ESA’s Mars Express. The defined wings of an angelic figure, complete with halo, can be seen […]

Reading computer code not same as reading language in brain

Islamabad-Neuroscientists find that interpreting code activates a general-purpose brain network, but not language-processing centers. In some ways, learning to program a computer is similar to learning a new language. It requires learning new symbols and terms, which must be organized correctly to instruct the computer […]

Virgin Galactic spacecraft forced to abort test flight

Washington-Virgin Galactic’s passenger aircraft SpaceShipTwo was forced to abort a test flight on Saturday after a technical malfunction, with the two pilots returning to Earth safely, the company said. Richard Branson’s space tourism company, which is preparing for commercial flights next year, was testing its customer […]

Wearable device that lights up, vibrates and makes ‘annoying’ sounds

ISLAMABAD-Employees of an Italian company are strapped with a wearable that lights up, vibrates and makes ‘annoying’ sounds if they get within six feet of each other. IK Multimedia, known for making microphones and dongles to connect guitars to smartphones, has added pandemic-related wearables to its product […]

Global mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals discovered

ISLAMABAD-Researchers find that timing of mass extinctions lines up with asteroid impacts and massive volcanic eruptions. Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals — including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds — follow a cycle of about 27 million years, coinciding with previously reported mass extinctions of ocean life, […]

Asteroid dust collected by Japan probe arrives on Earth

JAPAN, Tokyo – In a streak of light across the night sky, samples collected from a distant asteroid arrived on Earth on Sunday after being dropped off by Japanese space probe Hayabusa-2. Scientists hope the precious samples, which are expected to amount to no more […]

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