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The three-day Karachi International Books and Technology Fair (KIBTF) kicked off at the Karachi Expo Centre on Friday. Educational technologies, STEM competitions and thought-provoking talk sessions are also part of the festival. Authors, publishers, innovators, startup founders and other experts are participating during the three-day festival. “Haprow”, a cute little robot, grabbed attention as it was fabricated in Pakistan with the efforts of the National Incubation Centre, Karachi. The AI-enabled robot helps children in learning and is designed to be a virtual friend for children with autism. Its different version is a disinfection robot that kills germs and pathogens with ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Students in a competition at KIBTF. PHOTO: KIBTF Various new startups also showcased their digital products, offering 100% online classes with an effective learning feedback mechanism. An Islamabad-based company presented its school books with STEM learning t...

In an extraordinary breakthrough, an international team of scientists led by Professor Frank Postberg at Freie Universität Berlin has discovered a key ingredient for life beyond Earth. Dr Nozair Khawaja, a Pakistani-born scientist, played a crucial role in the groundbreaking achievement. Through their tireless efforts to uncover the secrets of the universe and search for extraterrestrial life, the team focused their attention on Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus. Analyzing data gathered from NASA's Cassini space mission, they made an astounding revelation. For the first time ever, phosphorus, the rarest element critical for life, was detected in an extraterrestrial ocean beneath Enceladus' surface. The study was published in the scientific journal Nature on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. "The results show the presence of substantial quantities of phosphates in Enceladus’s ocean water and our geochemical experiments tell us why its ocean is so enriched with this essential compoun...