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Robotic termites build without a boss
US scientists showed off tiny robots Thursday that can tackle tasks much like real-life termites, working collectively to build structures without following orders from a boss.
14 February 2014
Japan sensor will let diaper say baby needs changing
A disposable organic sensor that can be embedded in a diaper and wirelessly let a carer know it needs changing was unveiled by Japanese researchers.
10 February 2014
US military funds 'Mission: Impossible' vanishing devices
The US military is spending millions to build "vanishing" technology that self-destructs on the battlefield, like the tape recorder that goes up in smoke in the "Mission: Impossible" television show.
08 February 2014
Pregnant robot delivered to Aktobe
Medical students of Aktobe city in western Kazakhstan now have a pregnant robot to practice birth attendance.
29 January 2014
Kazakhstan gets Dutch portable lab to test Western Europe - Western China road
The quality of the road-surface of the Western Europe - Western China transport corridor will be tested by Dynatest Dutch portable laboratory.
29 January 2014
Kazakhstan to use one third of its wastes to generate 'green' energy
‘Green’ energy will be generated from 30% of all the wastes in Kazakhstan by 2050.
29 January 2014
Almaty IT park expects $300 million of new investments
Alatau Park of Innovative Technologies near Almaty will receive $300 million for its development: Kazakhstan Minister of Industry.
23 January 2014
'Mac' turns 30 in changing computer world
Decades before changing the world with iPhones and iPads, Apple transformed home computing with the Macintosh.
23 January 2014
S. Korea to spend $1.5 bn on 5G 'movie-in-a-second' service
South Korea, already one of the most wired countries on earth, Wednesday announced a 1.6 trillion won ($1.5 billion) plan to set up a next-generation 5G wireless service quick enough to download full-length films in a second.
22 January 2014
Agricultural innovations to increase dairy and meat export: Nazarbayev
President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke in support of farming and introduction of agricultural innovations in his State-of-the-Union Address.
20 January 2014
Kazakhstan to develop science: Nazarbayev
Nazarbayev instructed the state officials to increase financing of scientific research in Kazakhstan.
20 January 2014
3D/4D ultrasonography made in Shymkent
3D/4D ultrasonography devices are now being produced in Shymkent in southern Kazakhstan.
16 January 2014
Kazakhstan offers $500 thousand for new technologies
Scientists can get up to $500 thousand in grants for commercialization of new technologists in Kazakhstan.
13 January 2014
3D printing poised to shake up shopping
A 3D printing trend playing out at the Consumer Electronics Show bodes a future in which shoes, eyeglass frames, toys and more are printed at home as easily as documents.
09 January 2014
Robots invade consumer market for play, work
The robots are coming, and they're here to help.
09 January 2014
Tech tie-up says to launch phone system rival to iOS, Android
A new smartphone operating system developed by a global collaboration of tech firms to rival Google's Android and Apple's iOS will be launched in the next few months.
09 January 2014
Kazakhstani student wins Undergraduate of the Year Award in UK
Torgyn Shaikhina from Kazakhstan won the IT and Computer Science Undergraduate of the Year Award at the University of Warwick, UK.
20 December 2013
China's Jade Rabbit rover sends first moon photos
China's Jade Rabbit rover sent back its first pictures from the moon, as officials on Monday lauded the first lunar soft landing in nearly four decades as a step forward for "mankind as a whole".
18 December 2013
Kazakh PM visits South Korea
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov has signed a number of cooperation agreements with South Korea in Seoul.
11 December 2013
Don't miss Black Friday in Almaty
Black Friday and Boxing day, all in one are coming to Almaty to sweep the Kazakhstani shoppers off their feet with blowout bargains as a part of Satu Fest.
06 December 2013