Russian cargo ship manages to dock at ISS on second try
The Russian cargo ship that undocked from the International Space Station to perform tests managed to re-couple Sunday after a failed attempt earlier in the week.
Kazakhstan will widely implement water-saving technologies
First Vice Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov decided that this technology is vital during his trip to drought-ridden Kostanay oblast.
World's largest 'Cherenkov' telecope launched in Namibia
The huge "Cherenkov" telescope, the size of two lawn tennis courts and the biggest of its kind, has started to capture cosmic rays from its base in Namibia.
Sun-powered plane returns home after historic flight
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed back home in Switzerland late Tuesday after completing the final leg of its historic transcontinental flight.
Growth of innovative commodities made 66 percent in 2011
Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and New Technologies presented a draft concept of innovative development until 2020.
Lab-engineered jellyfish may mend a broken heart
Using cells from rat hearts and a seer polymer film, scientists on Sunday reported they had created an artificial jellyfish that could one day help save patients with heart disease.
IBM to help Kazakhstan produce gold
IBM started cooperating with Altynyau Resources gold-producing factory.
US hearing warns FBI, Facebook on facial recognition
A US Senate hearing Wednesday highlighted concern over the growing use of facial recognition technologies, both for law enforcement use and in big social networks like Facebook.
Archaeologists found Bronze Age burial near Uralsk
Kazakhstan archaeologists have found a Bronze Age burial near Uralsk city.
Kazakhstan students invented city drone to help in emergencies
Kazakhstan students have assembled an unmanned drone for detection of emergency situations and aid to their victims.
Kazakhstan retailers are reluctant to sell Kazakhstan-made computer games
The main problem of Kazakhstan made computer games is their quality - from the quality of graphics to even the printed disc cover design.
Kazakhstan invention can save $200 million a year for thermal power stations
Kazakhstan scientists have developed a plasma technology for burning coal at thermal power stations.
Titanic II to have 'safety deck' says Australian tycoon
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer Tuesday said his modern-day version of the Titanic will retain the first, second and third-class divisions of the original and include a new "safety" deck.
Taiwanese academics visit contested Spratlys
A group of Taiwanese academics has visited the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, defence officials said Monday, amid continued tensions over rival claims to the area.
US, France mark 50th anniversary of first TV satellite
Fifty years ago Thursday a beach ball-sized satellite carried the first television images across the Atlantic, kicking off a new era of global communications decades before the Internet.
Astronomers spot first evidence of dark galaxies
Astronomers in Chile using a powerful telescope have observed what appears to be evidence of the existence of dark galaxies, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced Wednesday.
Scientists say NASA's 'new form of life' was untrue
Two scientific papers published Sunday disproved a controversial claim made by NASA-funded scientists in 2010 that a new form of bacterial life had been discovered that could thrive on arsenic.
PHOTO: Solar battery yurt present on Astana City Day
Astana city has been presented with an innovative version of yurt (nomadic tent) called Nomad before the Capital Day.
Kazakhstan will squeeze oil from sand and clay
Kazakhstan scientists have invented a new technology of oil extraction from sand and clay.
Crunch time looms in quest for 'God particle'
A nearly 50-year bid to explain a riddle of fundamental matter faces a key moment on Wednesday when physicists unveil fresh data in their search for a particle called the Higgs boson.