DUBAI: Technological innovations that could shape the cities of the future were the focus of a discussion at Expo’s Estonia Pavilion earlier this week, with business leaders and innovators from Estonian companies Telia, Datel, Mobi Lab, Auve Tech, Positium, Eyevi Technologies and Bercman Technologies debating smart solutions for everything from future living to sustainability. The […]
In the world of medicine, for the first time, Maryland doctors have transplanted a genetically modified pig’s heart into a patient in a last attempt to save his life. The surgeons at the University of Maryland medical centre said that the patient was recovering well after the experimental surgery, though it would be too soon […]
Researchers have found that Goldfish are capable of navigating on land in a recent study. A team at the Ben-Gurion University has developed a FOV — a fish-operated vehicle. The FOV is a robotic car is fitted with lidar, a remote sensing technology that uses pulsed laser light to collect data on the vehicle’s ground […]
Dubai: Alibaba DAMO Academy (“DAMO”), the global research initiative by Alibaba Group, provides its forecast of the leading trends that would shape the tech industry in the year ahead. By analyzing millions of public papers and patent filings over the past three years and conducting interviews with near 100 scientists, DAMO provides the top 10 […]
The BMW Flow electric SUV concept can transform hues at the click of a button, going from white to grey or black and back again in a matter of moments. Although it cannot go beyond shades of grey, even at that, it lacks the distinction and depth of real car paint, the effect is astonishing. […]
Ajman: Habitat Schools is now on the official Guinness Book of World Records for organizing a massive coding event, Web Development Video Hangout with the most number of users anywhere in the world. This is the UAE school group’s second entry in the Guinness Book, the first being the one for being the largest distributor […]
When gamers booted up the shooter-RPG hybrid Outriders last year, only a few options for characters could possibly be considered a Black hairstyle. All of them fell under the tired tropes of minifros and dreads with the textures wrong, and patterns looked unkempt. However, when only a few years ago programmers modelled afros on cauliflowers. […]
Like humans, cow’s also get affected by the winter weather, so in an attempt to make them think they’re in warmer climates, a farmer has connected his cattle up with virtual reality goggles. Izzet Kocak, a farmer from Aksaray, Turkey brought his cows inside for the winter however wanted them to think they’re outside enjoying […]
Scientists are now able to collect and analyze DNA pulled from thin air, and the groundbreaking new techniques used to do it could transform the way endangered animals and natural ecosystems are studied and protected. Two groups of researchers working independently, one based in Denmark and the other in the UK and Canada, tested whether […]
In 2021, the world was faced with new challenges as organizations began to plan their safe return to the office while simultaneously accommodating their employees working from home. Zoom has been hard at work developing the solutions and features its users need to face these challenges head-on and succeed in new work environments. 1. Smart […]
In recent years, modern medicine has provided us with everything from new vaccines to protect us from deadly diseases to groundbreaking cancer treatments. It’s provided us with hope on countless occasions — including back in 2011 when doctors unveiled a machine that could allow a human to live without a heart, one of the body’s […]
