Dhaka – Bangladesh has called on foreign envoys to help ensure participation of ministers concerned and renowned IT farms of their respective countries in the upcoming “Digital World-2016”, , BSS news agency has reported.
Category: Science
Physicists just discovered a new state of matter called ‘quantum spin liquid’
Researchers with the University of Cambridge say they have the first real evidence of a new state of matter, some 40 years after it was first theorized. Known as “quantum spin liquid,” the matter states causes normally unbreakable electrons to…
Robi, EG Salary signs MoU
Leading mobile phone operator Robi has signed an MoU with EG Salary Ltd — a company that promotes and facilitates the use of mobile-based salary disbursement in the RMG sector.
Tesla unveils cheaper electric car
Tesla unveiled a new, cheaper model of its electric car aimed at the mass market. Photo: AFPTesla unveiled a new, cheaper model of its electric car aimed at the mass market on Thursday, taking more than 115,000 orders in the…
Modern ‘novo theater’ (planetorium) to be built in Ctg
Chittagong Correspondent Minister for Housing and Public Works Engineer Mosharraf Hossain yesterday said that a modern Novo Theater will be established in the port city Chittagong using the latest technology and ultramodern architectural design at a cost of TK 250…
Google unveils landline phone
Google on Tuesday unveiled a new landline telephone service aimed at helping consumers stay connected in the Internet cloud.The new Fiber Phone service will be made available to a few US markets and later expanded to other cities where Google…
Science meets farming to reveal Africa’s best bean
Bruno Awio The second of our INASP/SciDev.Net data challenges features an agricultural project from Uganda. A team of scientists joined 358 farmers in two districts to test the best bean they were growing in terms of robustness, yield and marketability.…
See Jupiter take one for the solar system
On March 17 the gas giant planet was pummeled by a speeding space rock, and backyard skywatchers happened to capture the cosmic violence at the moment of impact. The sighting is the latest in a rash of impacts seen on…
Apple’s battle with US still alive
The US Department of Justice will disclose over the next two weeks whether it will continue with its bid to compel Apple Inc to help access an iPhone in a Brooklyn drug case, according to a court filing on Tuesday.The…
Synthetic bug given ‘fewest genes’
Scientists have taken another step in their quest to understand the bare genetic essentials of life.A team led by US research entrepreneur Craig Venter has created a semi-synthetic, functioning bacterium in the lab that has fewer than 500 genes.This minimal…
NASA cargo ship reaches space station
An unmanned cargo ship packed with science experiment materials plus food, water and clothes successfully docked at the International Space Station on Saturday, NASA partner Orbital ATK said.The cargo ship, Cygnus, which blasted off Tuesday on the resupply run, was…
NASA cargo ship reaches space station
An unmanned cargo ship packed with science experiment materials plus food, water and clothes successfully docked at the International Space Station on Saturday, NASA partner Orbital ATK said.The cargo ship, Cygnus, which blasted off Tuesday on the resupply run, was…
Apple plans big iPhone changes next year
Apple is planning big changes to its iPhone lineup next year, according to a US media report.
Fish-like object found on Mars
A fish-shaped object has been found in an ocean on Mars even bigger than the Arctic Ocean on Earth, seen in an photograph sent by NASA.NASA-shared raw image sent by the Curiosity rover shows an aquatic life on the Red…
Australia invests $760 million in tech to fight climate change
AFP, Sydney – Australia will invest Aus$1 billion in clean energy technologies, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Wednesday, in a stark shift away from his predecessor’s climate change policies as an election looms. Turnbull, long known as a supporter of…
Climate changing at ‘unprecedented’ rate
January and February 2016 smashed temperature records, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday as it warned climate change was advancing at an “unprecedented” rate.Temperatures in the first two months of 2016 soared to new highs, following a year…
Tata to rename hatchback that sounds like Zika
The rapidly-spreading Zika virus has an unlikely victim – Indian carmaker Tata Motors Ltd.The carmaker said on Tuesday it had decided to rename its soon-to-be-launched hatchback Zica, short for Zippy Car, after the mosquito-borne virus was declared an international health…
Amitabh Bachchan reaches 20 million fan following on Twitter
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has become the first Bollywood celebrity to have 20 million followers on popular micro-blogging site Twitter. The 73-year-old megastar beaten his contemporaries Shah Rukh Khan (18.6 million), Aamir Khan (16.9 million), Salman Khan (16.8 million) and Priyanka…
Airbus to launch new cabin design next year
European plane manufacturer Airbus will be launching a new cabin design, called Airspace by Airbus. The design will deliver enhanced passenger comfort by using new technologies it has recently developed.
Moon once spun on a different axis
Telltale patches of water ice on opposite ends of the Moon reveal that Earth’s orbiting companion once spun on a different axis, according to a study released Wednesday.The six-degree tilt, which happened several billion years ago, was likely caused by…
FBI: Attacker’s phone possibly accessible without Apple help
Los Angeles – The government has been adamant for weeks: FBI investigators need to unlock an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, and Apple Inc. was the only one that could do it. In a stunning…
Ancient scrolls give up their secrets
Metallic ink was used to inscribe scrolls regarded as an archaeological wonder, according to scientists.The discovery pushes back the date for the first use of metallic ink by several centuries.The Herculaneum scrolls were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius…
Smaller iPhone expected Monday
The launch of such a phone – expected to be called the iPhone SE – would represent Apple’s second bid for the crowded mid-tier market after an unsuccessful foray three years ago.It might give the world’s best-known technology company a…
Bear bone discovery re-writes human history
Analysis of a bear bone found in an Irish cave has provided evidence of human existence in Ireland 2,500 years earlier than previously thought, academics announced Sunday.For decades, the earliest evidence of human life in Ireland dated from 8,000 BC.But…
Training of 75,000 IT professionals in 3 years: Joy
Dhaka – Describing the shortage of skilled manpower as the ” biggest challenge” for Bangladesh’s further development in the IT sector, Prime Minister’s Information and Communication Technology Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said the government targeted to train up 75,000…
Twitter to keep 140-character limit, CEO Dorsey says
Twitter Inc’s 140-character tweets are here to stay, Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Friday, ending speculation that the microblogging site might abandon one of its trademark features for a 10,000-character limit. “It’s staying. It’s a good constraint for us…
Magnetic field helped life on Earth
Not just water and oxygen, life thrived on early Earth thanks to another necessary ingredient: the presence of a protective magnetic field.A new study of the young, Sun-like star Kappa Ceti has found that magnetic field plays a key role…
Sun writhes with magnetic field lines
A dazzling new image depicts the sun’s many magnetic field lines, which snake all around Earth’s star but are densest near sunspots. These darker and slightly cooler regions on the surface are where solar flares and huge eruptions of plasma…
Google Maps’ bubbles to show upcoming turns
Google Maps v9, which has been in Google Play for a while, has had the ability to show heads-up bubbles announcing upcoming turns and street or exit names while in navigation mode. The feature was previously only available to a…
UK parliament passes contentious online spying law
London — A proposed British law that gives police and spies unprecedented powers to look at the Internet browsing records of everyone in the country passed its first major vote in Parliament on Tuesday.