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Ten 3D-printed buildings have been put on display in Shanghai, built by using a mixture of sand, concrete, and glass fiber as ink. At a cost of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan each and intended as offices, the structures have been erected in suburban Qingpu District without using any brick, tile, or sheet metal. The structures can either be printed on site or assembled from pre-printed walls, with the material being produced in a fully-digital way through a central computer system. The walls are hollow inside, and can be filled with anything the owner wants. The idea was pioneered by Ma Yihe, CEO of Shanghai Yingchuang Design and Engineering Co., Ltd. He said, “The material has been transformed from industrial construction waste. It is lighter, but five times as hard as common construction material. All the layers are firmly connected with each other. They won’t separate or deform or collapse.” “The walls are hollow inside. The walls with beam columns are printed with steel bars inside. Workers ...

If your grip is strong and you’re able to raise from a chair quickly, walk fast, and balance on one leg, chances are you’ll live longer than people who have difficulty doing such things, says a study published in  BMJ , formerly the  British Medical Journal. Researchers in the United Kingdom say they’ve found that such signs of physical strength can be used to predict mortality in older people. Scientists at University College London’s Medical Research Council say people who can perform such acts with relative ease are likely to live longer than their peers who are weaker and slower. The study, performed by Rachel Cooper, PhD, and colleagues of University College London, examined data from 33 studies that measured physical capabilities. Fourteen studies, including data on 53,476 people, dealt with grip strength, and researchers say the death rate among the weakest people was 1.67 times greater than among strongest participants, taking age, sex, and body size into account....

Hockey fans are known for their intensity (especially with the Stanley Cup playoffs in full swing), but this little guy takes the cake. Pint-sized Pittsburgh Penguins fan Ty Avolia, 2, is raising the bar, going viral for his priceless reaction when Sidney Crosby scored a goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets. His screaming face, clenched fists and waving arms certainly caught the attention of social media as his immense fandom was caught on camera. He’s only been to four hockey games but he’s obsessed with the sport and can name all the players. The family’s entire living room has been transformed into a hockey-themed baby cave, of sorts. “He’s always liked it,” said Ty’s mom, Hilary Avolia. “Then, for Christmas, he decided he’d ask Santa for skates and a stick and nets, and we got them. Santa brought them for him, and he’s played every day ever since.” Tiny Ty had no problem recreating the hysterically enthusiastic face he makes when the Penguins make a goal, as it was clearly someth...

KARACHI: Lives of common people have become a misery across the country due to 12-hour load shedding in big cities and 16 to 18 hours in rural areas. The coming days will continue to get tougher as the rising temperature will increase the electricity demand and supply gap. Currently, all power-generating units – hydel, thermal and independent power producers (IPPs) – are adding around 10,700MW to the national grid against the increasing demand of more than 16,000MW. Of the current generation, around 2,000MW goes to VVIPs’ feeders and KESC and around 15 to 20 percent is fixed for line losses. The remaining around 7,500MW is being distributed among the 10 power distribution companies (Discos) of the country against their demand for around three times more than the current generation. The reason behind the shrinking generation is the low outflow of water from major dams due to less demand for irrigation and they are sharing just 4,130MW against their capacity of more than 6,000MW....

LAHORE:  T Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice assaduq Hussain Jillani chaired a high-level session of National Judicial Policy Making Committee in Lahore on Saturday and said that it is the need of time to improvise the laws pertaining to the protection of minorities. Addressing the session, CJP Jillani welcomed the newly inducted members of the committee and reviewed the recommendations made during the last On this occasion, Justice Jillani also told the committe judicial conference. He emphasized on the importance of introducing and implementing the laws to protect the minorities. He told that the an increased number of international delegates attended the judicial conference this time as compared to the past which depicts the trust imposed on the efforts undertaken by the judiciary for the rule of law and constitution. CJP Jillani also shared the key issues with the policy making committee members that were considered during the judicial conference.  e about the in...

LAHORE: Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has accepted invitation to visit Pakistan, say media reports. In reply to a letter of PML-Q leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Amitabh Bachchan wrote his mother’s ancestral roots go back to Faisalabad, where she was born, and to Lahore Government College where she spent her educational life. He further wrote that his Grandfather was a prominent Bar-at-Law and functioned out of Karachi, adding that he was also in a revenue ministerial post for the erstwhile Punjab government, now Pakistan. Expressing gratitude over the invitation extended to him by Chaudhry Shujaat, Amitabh promised to keep this in mind whenever there was an opportunity to visit Pakistan. Earlier, Chaudhry Shujaat had sent a letter inviting Amitabh Bachchan to visit Pakistan through Raza Murad.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is likely to push PAKISTAN’s 2015 tour of Bangladesh to the second week of April, instead of January. Bangladesh, in the meantime, are set to train in Australia for two extra weeks before the World Cup in a bid to acclimatise to conditions where they last played in January 2010. Though the BCB’s cricket operations committee headed a meeting on the scheduling of international and domestic cricket for the next 12 months on Tuesday, an official confirmation will only come after approval in the board meeting. Bangladesh are currently expecting a three-match ODI series against India in mid-June, after which their next international assignments include a tour of West Indies in August-September, a possible tri-series in October involving Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, and up to three Tests against Zimbabwe in November-December. The Tests will be followed by the World Cup in February-March and home series against Pakistan, India and South Africa till ...