TOKYO, Feb 6 – Japanese and German researchers have independently synthesized a new class of silicon-based compounds that could expand the element’s role beyond semiconductors and industrial materials. A team led by Professor Takeaki Iwamoto…
Better debugger
System to automatically find a common type of programming bug significantly outperforms its predecessors. [caption id="attachment_3523" align="alignnone" width="639"] Integer overflows occur when a computer tries to store too large a number in the memory space…
The Himalayan waters: complex challenges and regional solutions
Santosh Nepal and Arun Bhakta Shrestha, ICIMOD It is difficult to think of a resource more essential to the wellbeing of people and their economies than water, yet managing water resources is a complex and…
Engineering a multipurpose, environmentally friendly dam*
Researchers in the Philippines are using green engineering to develop a low-cost dam that aims to prevent flooding, generate electricity, and help end food and water shortages. Designed by a team from the University of…
NEPAL BAGS SECOND PRIZE IN NASA AMES SPACE…
Amrita Tuladhar [caption id="attachment_3468" align="alignnone" width="603"] HSS Design team consulting their work before submission to NASA[/caption] "Bring stone—Bring brick." We all have heard the tale of Akbar and Birbal where Birbal decides to build a…