Sci-Tech

July 11, 2024 12:49 PM

Samsung bolsters AI in foldable phones, health monitoring in smartwatch, ring

Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest foldable smartphones Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 on Wednesday (July 10), making its priciest flagship model lighter and slimmer and bolstering AI functions as it challenges Apple's dominance in the premium market. Samsung is also offering more sophist...

July 11, 2024 12:08 PM

NASA’s Williams and Wilmore trust boeing starliner despite setbacks

The first two astronauts to fly Boeing's Starliner capsule said from the International Space Station on Wednesday they were confident in the spacecraft's ability to return them home whenever the company and NASA solve thruster issues that have kept them in space far longer than expected. "I have a ...

July 11, 2024 12:43 PM

Kathmandu prepares itself to hold 8th SATA award 2024

Kathmandu sets itself to host the prestigious South Asian Travel Award 2024 event to be organised in19th September this year. Stakeholders in Hospitality and tourism business from India, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan contest in South Asian Travel Award 2024 under various categories.  In...

July 10, 2024 5:42 PM

Global lithium sector eyes Argentina’s salt flats on tech test run

In a dusty plain in northern Argentina's mountains, black tubes stretching two stories high fill a massive tank with salty brine sucked from deep below ground. The brine contains lithium, a silvery white metal essential for making electric vehicle batteries and in high demand as the world shifts to...

July 10, 2024 11:20 AM

Europe ‘back in space’ despite Ariane 6 debut glitch

Space bosses hailed Europe's return to space after the Ariane 6 rocket successfully carried out a series of trials in a debut flight on Tuesday, but the mission ended with the launcher coasting in orbit without releasing its final batch of payloads. Watched by a Rafale fighter jet, Europe's newest ...

July 9, 2024 8:33 PM

Researchers discover new way concerning immune defence

In a groundbreaking study, researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have uncovered a new mechanism in the body's immune defense system. The findings, published in the prestigious journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveal that platelets play a crucial role in enhanc...

July 9, 2024 5:36 PM

Rotten eggs chemical detected on Jupiter-like alien planet

The planet known as HD 189733b, discovered in 2005, already had a reputation as a rather extreme place, a scorching hot gas giant a bit larger than Jupiter that is a striking cobalt blue color and has molten glass rain that blows sideways in its fierce atmospheric winds. So how can you top that? Ad...

July 8, 2024 5:10 PM

Chinese scientists identify super moss able to ‘survive’ in Mars

Scientists have identified a super resilient desert moss species in China's western region of Xinjiang that could help sustain possible colonies on Mars, a study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed. When subjected to conditions that simulate the environment on Mars, the moss - Syntrichia Cani...

July 5, 2024 5:49 PM

Study reveals link between brain fluid flow disruption and migraines

A study published in the journal Science has uncovered the mechanism linking the neurological symptoms of migraine aura to the subsequent headache, potentially paving the way for new treatment options. Researchers at the University of Rochester Center for Translational Neuromedicine have identified...