DUBAI: ‘Notre-Dame de Paris, the Expérience’ – an innovative exhibition on the cathedral’s 850-year history using physical scenography and augmented reality, is open to the public at the France Pavilion. The exhibition, which runs until November 1, takes visitors through the cathedral’s construction in the Middle Ages, its role in the religious, cultural, and political […]
SHARJAH: As part of its commitment to enhancing performance efficiency and facilitating business practice, the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone Authority (SAIF Zone) has boosted its digital services list with 36 new features, bringing its total digital services provided to customers to 284 services. In the projects section, the authority has launched the beneficial owner’s […]
DUBAI: The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation recently released unique new images of Mars that challenge the existing conceptions of how the planet’s atmospheric gases behave and interact. Taken by the Mars Hope probe’s EMUS instrument, the observations show dramatic variations in the concentrations of both atomic oxygen […]
As driving and flying are huge contributors to climate change, Google is releasing features on Google Maps and Google Flights to show how travel plans may contribute to it. In addition to showing drivers the fastest way to get to their destination, Google Maps will now show the route that’s most fuel-efficient. To provide the […]
Imagine if you could see all the wonders of the world and more but from the edge of space. Stratospheric ballooning company World View has just opened up reservations to get in line for epic five-day balloon voyages that promise to take travelers 100,000 feet above some of the most magnificent landmarks on the planet. […]
DUBAI: Al Wasl Plaza, the beating heart of the Expo 2020 Dubai site, will roar to life as a fully immersive theatre with never-before-seen experiences that will connect its stage with the dome’s 360-degree projection screen – the largest of its kind in the world. The evening shows, directed by Expo 2020, afford a unique […]
DUBAI: Visitors to the futuristic Alif – the Mobility Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai are to be dwarfed by nine-metre-tall, photo-realistic figures from the Golden Age of Arab civilisation, including ancient navigator Ahmad Ibn Majid and celebrated explorer Ibn Battuta. Ahmad Ibn Majid, a great Muslim navigator, born in the 15th century in Julfar (present-day […]
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates Space Agency announced the commencement of a new Emirati interplanetary mission, designed to further accelerate the young nation’s space engineering, scientific research, and exploration capabilities and drive innovation and opportunity in the country’s private sector. “We have set our eyes to the stars because our journey to development and progress […]
Why are the windows on airplanes round-shaped? Well, it’s all to do with pressure. To figure this out, it would mean to go back to 1954, when a plane carrying 35 people took off from Rome and was heading to London before it disintegrated in the sky and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. Months later […]
Most people are familiar with disposable paper masks, medical-grade masks, and even reusable fabric masks that blend in with any clothing. The use of masks has grown commonplace. Even though most masks appear to provide protection, many people do not trust the efficacy of the masks they use. Sonovia, a company that develops disruptive sono-based […]
Telescopes are time machines. One day, they could take us to a time before starlight. When astronomers peer out into the vast distances of space, they’re also looking back in time. That’s because faraway light takes a long time to reach us. Just as experts study fossils on Earth to understand past eras, they can […]
