Researchers have developed a new kind of wound dressing that could serve as an early-detection system for infections. Bacterial infection is a fairly common and potentially dangerous complication of wound healing, but a new “intelligent” dressing that turns fluorescent green to signal …Continue reading
Beijing’s Great Leap Forward
Kai-Fu Lee trained an army of Chinese engineers at Microsoft and Google. Now they’re turning Beijing into a technology powerhouse. Cities all over the world have tried to duplicate Silicon Valley’s prowess at churning out startups and multibillion-dollar technology companies. But only …Continue reading
Google Glass Finds a Second Act at Work
Google Glass, no longer available to consumers, is gaining fans in the workplace. Back in January, Google announced that it was shuttering the public “beta” program through which it sold Glass, its often-derided face-worn computer, to consumers. At the time, Google said …Continue reading
High Priority Coal-fire Plant to start production by end of 2017
Another 1,320 MW to be added at Port Qasim under CPEC Financial closure of the second coal-fired power generation plant has been achieved by Port Qasim Electric Power Company Private Limited which will establish a 1,320 MW project at Port Qasim, Karachi. …Continue reading
SBP Introduced Counterfeit Currency Checking Smartphone Application
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in a step towards the adoption of modern technology has launched videos and smartphone application on security features of currency notes. Launching of a video and smart phone application is a part of the central bank campaign …Continue reading
Cities Find Rewards in Cheap Technologies
Cities around the globe, whether rich or poor, are in the midst of a technology experiment. Urban planners are pulling data from inexpensive sensors mounted on traffic lights and park benches, and from mobile apps on citizens’ smartphones, to analyze how their …Continue reading
Got Sleep Problems? Try Tracking Your Rest with Radar.
Researchers at Cornell University, the University of Washington, and Michigan State University recently conducted a study in which they used an off-the-shelf radar device to track body movements and heart and breathing rates, sending the data via Bluetooth to a smartphone app …Continue reading
How to Engineer a Human Baby
Last April, Chinese researchers reported that they had tried genetically editing human embryos for the first time to correct a disease gene. Out of more than 80 embryos, however, only a handful came out correctly. In the rest, the gene didn’t get …Continue reading
Suzuki Motors Introducing small cars’ series for Pakistan
The Federal Minister Jatoi has called for the Suzuki Company officials to bring down their car prices in Pakistan to the level of other countries of region, especially India. By Jawwad Rizvi Suzuki Motors is working to introduce 660cc small cars in …Continue reading
Government Admits it Bypassed Due Process
The government officials informed the Senate’s panel that the government had bypassed the AGPR in clearing the dues of the IPPs and made the payments through State Bank of Pakistan, through supplementary grants. By Jawwad Rizvi Government of Pakistan has admitted to …Continue reading