For those of you reading this with a coffee firmly glued to your hand, I have great news: some of us are born to nap. New research from the scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shows some of us need more sleep than others and some of us are just straight up born to […]
Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the first to “touch the sun.” The Parker Solar Probe has successfully flown through the sun’s corona, or upper atmosphere, to sample particles and our star’s magnetic fields. “Parker Solar Probe ‘touching the Sun’ is […]
DUBAI: Emirates Post Group (EPG) recently launched the “Postcards to Space” initiative in partnership with “Club for the Future”, a private foundation established by Blue Origin, “UAE Space Agency”, “Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre” (MBRSC), and “AzurX”. The initiative, which is in line with EPG’s celebrations of the UAE’s Golden Jubilee, was unveiled to increase […]
ABU DHABI: The Emirates Astronomical Observatory announced the discovery of a number of new Variable stars in conjunction with the World Space Week, which concluded, where the head of the team of the Emirates Astronomical Observatory Engineer Nezar Sallam was able to discover 3 Variable Stars, record and adopt this discovery in the record of […]
DUBAI: Accenture, Dubai Cares, Microsoft, and UNICEF announced today the launch of a global, digital learning platform for young people. Operating under the Generation Unlimited partnership, the Passport to Earning platform aims to address the global education crisis — currently exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic — and prepare the next generation for decent work. The platform will provide […]
DUBAI: RTA’s digital maturity scored 3.2 out of 5 in 2020, which was 0.5 higher than the 2.7 score achieved in 2019. This reflects an 18.5 percent improvement on the approved five levels, which are: setting a digital vision, developing digital enablers, adopting digital capabilities, introducing digital business models, and achieving digital leadership and sustainability. […]
Engineers in China are working on a super-fast hypersonic plane that will be able to fly passengers anywhere in the world within an hour. A research team has tested a prototype of a hypersonic engine, which they hope will eventually power a 45-metre long plane capable of carrying up to 10 passengers at incredibly high […]
DUBAI: An alarm to keep dolphins at a safe distance from fishing nets, a device to help parents decrypt baby talk, a solar-panelled plant grower, a robot that eases the stress of travelling, and water-saving contraptions — all across the UAE, young minds are making huge strides in the fields of science and technology to help […]
As the world faces up climate change, short-haul flights look increasingly unattractive to many travelers. The flygskam (flight shame) phenomenon that started in Scandinavia is already inspiring many travelers to reduce their reliance on airlines. Until someone proves otherwise, high-speed rail is the most effective alternative to air travel for journeys of up to 1,100 […]
DUBAI: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the start of civil site works for the infrastructure of the operation of the Electric Scooter in preparation for the launch of Phase I of the project, which would cover 10 Dubai districts and start operation in the first quarter of 2022. The step responds to the […]
Dubai announced that it has achieved the objectives of its strategy launched in 2018 to become the world’s first paperless government. All internal and external transactions and procedures in the Government of Dubai are now 100% digital and managed from a comprehensive digital government services platform. “The achievement of this target marks the beginning of […]
