Science & Tech

Hearing aid uses 3D printed parts and costs less than a dollar

Nov 01: A 3D-printed hearing-aid which costs less than a dollar could make hearing aids accessible for those who currently can’t afford them. Saad Bhamla and Soham Sinha at Georgia Tech built the device using cheap off-the-shelf electronic components and a 3D printed casing. It is based on the first designs of hearing aids developed […]


Apple mobilises suppliers to unveil first 5G iPhones: report

Nov 02: Apple Inc is mobilising suppliers to launch its first 5G iPhone range, the Nikkei Asian Review said on Wednesday. “It will be the first time Apple introduces 5G iPhones. There will be three of them and the company has set an aggressive sales target,” Nikkei quoted a source as saying. The three new […]


Facebook hit with lawsuit over ad discrimination

San Francisco: A lawsuit filed on Thursday accuses Facebook of letting ad targeting tools be used to exclude women and older people from offers regarding loans, investments and other financial services. Two law firms have filed a discrimination suit in San Francisco federal court on behalf of a 54-year-old woman living in Washington and will […]


Photos taken by Nepali satellite published

Makawanpur / August 3: Out of six, four pictures which were taken by the first Nepali satellite – ‘NepaliSat-1’ have been published. The pictures were published on the websites of Birds 3, a project under the UN. These pictures were sent to concerned departments through e-mail, said scientist Hari Ram Shrestha. According to him, before […]


KCC exhibit 2019 officially starts with the theme ‘Ingenious thoughts, Sustainable solutions’

Kathmandu / July 26: With over 25 innovative projects (from ICT, Electronics and Civil Engineering), 2 game stalls and 4 food stalls, the KCC exhibit 2019 has officially started today with the theme Ingenious thoughts, Sustainable solutions. The exhibition was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of Youth and Sports, Jagat Bahadur Sunar (Bishwakarma). Speaking at the […]


The Google city that has angered Toronto

Jane Wakefield / May 18: It was meant to be a vision of how we will all live in future – a smart city built from the internet up – offering citizens the chance to experience the very latest technology. That would include autonomous cars, innovative ways to collect rubbish and shared spaces for communities […]


Tech Tent – who’s spying on you?

Rory Cellan-Jones / May 18: It was the week when we learned that a missed WhatsApp call could plant spyware on your phone and when San Francisco moved to ban facial recognition technology. On Tech Tent we explore our attitudes to technology which can catch criminals – but also be used to track our every […]


Samsung’s first 5G phone is out for Verizon customers

San Francisco / May 17: It’s a big day for the future of wireless internet connectivity. Samsung’s 5G phone has hit the market — it is the first time a smartphone can access 5G without an attachment in the US. The $1300 Galaxy S10 5G smartphone is now available for Verizon customers in Chicago and […]


Huawei: ‘All options are on the table’

Washington / May 17: Huawei said Thursday it has not ruled out legal action to resolve a growing crisis with the Trump administration following the Commerce Department’s decision Wednesday to place the Chinese tech giant on a trading blacklist. “All options are on the table,” said Don Morrissey, head of congressional, state and local government […]


Nepal’s scientists develop Nanophotonic chip

Kathmandu / Mar 27: Nepali researchers have successfully developed Nepal’s first working nanophotonic chip. The chip is completely simulated, designed and tested by Nepal’s scientists and fabricated (the chemical etching of designed pattern on silicon wafers) in the UK. Information about this was shared at a press meet organized on Wednesday jointly by the PRI […]




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