Science & Tech

HANGZHOU: Scientists of Zhejiang University in China’s Eastern Province recently invented a four-legged robot dog, a technology that has now reached “world-class levels” according to developers. Named Jueying, the robot dog is 1-meter-long and 60 centimeters tall. Standing upright it weighs 70 kilograms, however, it can carry 20 kilograms. It …

The Slovak company eco-capsule will be starting production of eco friendly homing solutions. It is a self sustaining, micro home, shaped like an egg. It was presented to the public on the roof f the UNIQ building located in Bratislava and the shipment to customers in Japan will soon begin. …

Paris: The Milky Way´s neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda, was formed in a colossal crash between two smaller star systems no more than three billion years ago when Earth already existed, researchers said Wednesday. Calculating the birth date of the galaxy has been a major challenge for astrophysicists given the vast age …

MOSCOW — Engineers at Russia’s top nuclear research facility have been detained after they attempted to mine bitcoin on its computers, Russian news agencies reported Friday. Several employees at the Russian Federal Nuclear Center in the city of Sarov have been detained after making “an attempt to use the work …

Ride-sharing giant Uber and the self-driving car company Waymo have agreed to settle their legal battle over allegedly stolen trade secrets. The surprise agreement Friday came as lawyers for the companies prepared to wrap up the first week of the case’s jury trial in San Francisco, California. As part of …

WASHINGTON: In successfully sending the world´s most powerful rocket into space, SpaceX founder Elon Musk has pulled off yet another spectacular gamble. The question now is what´s next for SpaceX and the space industry following the launch of Musk´s Tesla roadster into space aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket? Satellites Falcon …

Soon after the successful launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket, another history was made when, on board the International Space Station, cosmonauts and astronauts played badminton as the first sporting event in space. Undoubtedly, It would be a lot of fun playing in zero gravity, the match took place in …

LONDON: Facebook launched a community leadership program on Friday that will award $10 million in total to more than 100 people who have successfully built groups on the social network as part of its push to create “meaningful” interactions. The initiative, announced at a Facebook Communities Summit in London, will …

WASHINGTON: Twitter on Thursday reported its first-ever quarterly profit, a key milestone that sent shares soaring at the social network which has lagged for years behind fast-growing rivals. The San Francisco-based one-to-many microblogging service said it earned $91 million in the fourth quarter, the first positive net income since going …

ANKARA: Turkey has launched a domestic messaging app to rival Facebook´s popular WhatsApp Messenger service. The app, called PttMessenger after Turkey´s Post and Telegraph General Directorate (PTT), was introduced in a limited roll-out to state institutions and some private companies this week. It is expected to be publicly available in …