Pakistan plans to establish an indigenous facility for development of satellites in accordance with international space standards under its Annual Development Plan for 2018-19. The facility, to be called Pakistan Space Center, will have the capability to carry out manufacturing, testing, system-level …Continue reading
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba acquires Daraz
China’s e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group, has entered the Pakistani retail market by fully acquiring Daraz, an online retail subsidiary of Germany-based Rocket Internet. The announcement was made through separate press statements released by both companies on Tuesday. “With the acquisition, Daraz will …Continue reading
Mini-drones serving humanitarian purposes stand out at Faisalabad Science Festival
The series of science festivals underway in the country continued this week with the latest edition taking place in Faisalabad on Thursday, May 3. The two-day festival that ended today featured interactive displays and live experiments, some of which involved robotics, sensors …Continue reading
Islamabad declaration vows to promote climate resilient sanitation technologies in South Asia
Members states of the South Asia Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) have vowed to establish baselines and targets related to water and sanitation for health (WASH) in accordance with sustainable development goals (SDGs). In a declaration signed at the end of the 7th …Continue reading
Two Pakistani startups among 12 winners of UN’s Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyle Challenge
Mohammed Saquib and Hassam Ud-din, two Pakistani innovators, have won the Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyles Challenge in energy efficiency and low carbon mobility categories, respectively. They will now receive a United Nations (UN) Environment grant worth US $10,000 each to support …Continue reading
New product that detects food contamination can end the need for expiry dates
Researchers at McMaster University in Canada have developed a transparent patch that can detect contamination of meat and other commonly used food products. “The new technology has the potential to replace the traditional ‘best before’ date on food and drinks alike with …Continue reading
Nine Pakistani innovators recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 lists
Eight of the nine Pakistani innovators recognized by Forbes in its 30 under 30 lists for 2018 have made contributions in science and technology. These Pakistanis figure in lists prepared by Forbes in four of 13 categories in which innovators from across …Continue reading
Excessive nutrients in water bodies can offset gains made from reduced fossil fuel emissions
Lake size and the quantity of nutrients in it drive how much greenhouse gases are emitted globally from lakes into the atmosphere, says a paper published this week in the journal Limnology and Oceanography Letters. The paper calls attention to the negative …Continue reading
University of British Columbia researchers invent energy-saving smart windows
Chemistry researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) have come up with a cost-effective technique for making smart windows that self-tint in response to an electrical current. These electrochromic windows can help reduce energy consumption in buildings, says a paper published …Continue reading
Moon to get its first 4G network in 2019
Another small step for mankind. One giant leap for 4G phone networks. Almost 50 years after the first astronauts walked on its surface, the moon is set to get its first mobile phone network in 2019. Vodafone Germany plans to set up …Continue reading