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Sialkot Airport completes runway overhaul in record time
<p>SIALKOT: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-Oct 2nd,2024) The Sialkot International Airport Limited (SIAL), the country’s only private-sector airport, completed a major rehabilitation project in a record 13 days.</p>
Physicists find evidence of "negative time" in photons
Time's arrow may not be as unidirectional as we were led to
RentCafe goes DOWN leaving thousands unable to pay landlords
RentCafe, a platform that lets people pay their landlords, is down across the US. Thousands of Americans have been blocked from paying rent on the first of the month due to the outage plaguing the app and website. Users in California, New York, Texas and
Long-lost seafloor discovered beneath the Pacific Ocean could rewrite Earth
Researchers have uncovered evidence of long-lost seafloor below the Pacific Ocean, which could rewrite Earth's history. They discovered remnants of an ancient seafloor that is likely a piece of a larger tectonic plate that broke off and slipped into the depths
Experts reveal what they think caused massive Verizon outage - and if your data is safe
Verizon's nationwide outage that left thousands of people without service on Monday has sparked fears that the disruption was caused by a major cyberattack. Customers were left in the dark for nearly 12 hours after they were stuck on SOS mode from 9:30am ET
Delhi court extends Engineer Rashid’s interim bail till October 12 in terror funding case
Additional sessions judge of Patiala House Court directed the MP from Baramulla to surrender before Tihar jail authorities on October 13 ...
23andMe Is Sinking Fast. Can the Company Survive?
The home DNA testing boom is over, and 23andMe is running out of options. ...
Connecticut’s Pratt & Whitney gets $1.3B contract for F135 engine upgrades
This story was originally published in Connecticut Mirror, a content partner with Rhode Island Current. Read the original version here. The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $1.3 billion contract to Pratt & Whitney late Monday, giving a major boost to a
USAID strengthens vocational skills in modern agricultural technologies in DI Khan
<p>DI KHAN: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-Oct 2nd, 2024) USAID’s Water Management for Enhanced Productivity (WMfEP) activity, in collaboration with the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), successfully
Babar Azam resigns as captain of Pakistan's white ball cricket team
<p>LAHORE: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-Oct 2nd, 2024) Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan's white ball cricket team, has announced his resignation from the captaincy.</p> <p>In a statement on social media, Babar Azam said he
Biden says US 'fully supportive' of Israel after Iran attacks
<p>Washington, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Oct, 2024) President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States was "fully supportive" of Israel after Iran's
Researchers observe hidden deformations in complex light fields
Everyday experience tells us that light reflected from a perfectly flat
Different adaptation strategies to saline soils identified in neighboring populations of the same plant species
Researchers have identified two divergent adaptive responses to
Siloxane nanoparticles unlock precise organ targeting for mRNA therapy
Engineers have discovered a simple and inexpensive means of directing lipid
Lab-grown spines unlock safer treatment for women with epilepsy, study suggests
Researchers have made a significant step towards enabling women with
Promising TB therapy appears safe for patients with HIV
A therapy showing promise to help control tuberculosis does not interfere with combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), according to new research. ...
Cool roofs could have saved lives during London's hottest summer, say researchers
As many as 249 lives could have been saved in London during the 2018 record-setting hot summer had the city widely adopted cool roofs, estimates a new study. ...
Inadequate compensation for lost or downgraded protected areas threatens global biodiversity
Conservation scientists have highlighted
Research heralds new era for genetics
Research is heralding in a new era for genetic sequencing and testing. ...
Stronger together: miniature robots in convoy for endoscopic surgery
Miniature robots on the millimeter scale often lack the
NMR-guided optimization of lipid nanoparticles for enhanced siRNA delivery
siRNA therapies show promise for treating diseases like cancer and genetic disorders, but their effectiveness depends on proper delivery. A recent study found that the method of mixing siRNA with lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) is key to success. ...
Culprit that turns classical Klebsiella pneumoniae into a devastating, drug-resistant killer
New research has identified the genetic
ChatGPT shows human-level assessment of brain tumor MRI reports
Osaka Metropolitan University researchers compared the diagnostic performance of ChatGPT and radiologists in assessing 150 brain tumor MRI reports. Their findings might surprise you. ...
Iron Dome: Israel's key anti-missile shield
<p>Jerusalem, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Oct, 2024) Israel's Iron Dome air defence system has intercepted thousands of rockets since it went into operation in 2011, providing the country with crucial cover during times of
UAW striker killed when suspected drunk driver plows into picket line at Eaton Aerospace
One UAW member died and four others were injured when a man suspected of drunk driving crashed into a picket line over the weekend during the ongoing strike between the UAW and Eaton Aerospace company in Jackson County. Jackson police said 24-year-old Seth
Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide on surface of Pluto's largest moon
Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope's near-infrared spectrograph instrument, astronomers at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, gathered new details about Charon's composition. Previous exploration at NASA
Lebanon reopens airspace after Iran attack on Israel
<p>Beirut, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Oct, 2024) Transport Minister Ali Hamieh said Lebanon was reopening its airspace after closing it earlier on Tuesday because of
American bombs, Soviet aircraft: US GBU-39s now fly on MiG-29 fighters in Ukraine
In an ironic twist, Ukraine is now using US-made GBU-39 bombs on its Soviet-era MiG-29 fighters to confront Russia. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Boeing a multi-year contract worth $6.9 billion to add more such bombs to Ukraine’s
