Jan 25: The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time — around 10,000 years, a blink of an eye in astronomical terms. ESO’s Very Large Telescope captured this shell of glowing ionised gas — the last breath of the dying star whose simmering remains are visible […]
Kathmandu / Jan 13: KATHFEST 2019 has kicked off today with a slogan “Solving the Problems of Nepal” at Kathford International College of Engineering and Management at Balkumari, Lalitpur. The aim of this program is to make students use their knowledge of technology for the society, says the principal Madhu Sudan Kayastha. The exhibition features […]
Kathmandu / Jan 8: Federation of Computer Association of Nepal (FCAN), an umbrella organization of technical experts and professionals involved in Information and Communication Technology, is going to hold CAN InfoTech 2019. According to a press release issued by the FCAN, the Subisu CAN Info Tech 2019 will run for six days starting from January […]
Godawari / Jan 1: Nepal is launching its own satellites by coming mid-May. It is all set to put its own satellites in orbit with the help of two Nepalis completing Master’s Degree in Engineering from a Japan-based University and pursuing post-doctorate degree. According to Rabindra Prasad Dhakal, chief of Technical Department, Nepal Academy of […]
Kathmandu / Nov 23: Nepal is preparing to contest in the International Robotics Competition well known as the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) to be held in Hungary next year. It is the second time Nepal is marking its participation in the competition through STEM Foundation Nepal. World Robot Olympiad Nepal is an authorized event that […]
Nov. 17: Japan’s new cyber-security minister has dumbfounded his country by saying he has never used a computer. Yoshitaka Sakurada made the admission to a committee of lawmakers. “Since I was 25 years old and independent I have instructed my staff and secretaries. I have never used a computer in my life,” he said, according […]
Nov. 17: “I knew from a young age that I wasn’t the same as the other children,” says Sophie Roberts, a 34-year-old Amazon software manager based in Edinburgh. “I realised at around 14 or 15 that I was transgender but I wasn’t comfortable at that point in my life in being out about it.” It […]
Nov. 17: Mark Zuckerberg is both chief executive and chairman of Facebook. In the wake of a damning New York Times report, he is facing renewed questions on whether he should relinquish at least one of those roles. The Times’ report, which it said was based on interviews with more than 50 insiders, is extraordinary. […]
Nov. 17: Google-owner Alphabet is giving up the development of bipedal robots after five years. The company had been developing large industrial robots since it bought two start-ups – Schaft and Boston Dynamics – in 2013. Its creations won awards and videos of them in action often went viral. But Alphabet changed its focus and […]
Pallab Ghosh / Oct 06: More than 1,600 scientists have so far signed a statement condemning the remarks of the Italian researcher who stated that physics was “built by men”. Prof Alessandro Strumia presented an analysis to an audience of predominantly young female physicists which he claimed “proved” women were less capable at the subject […]
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