Expo 2020 Dubai has launched its official visitor app and a business-focused app, helping to ensure that millions of visitors can make the most of the 182 visually striking and emotionally inspiring days of Expo from 1 October 2021. The official Expo 2020 app allows users to tailor their visit to Expo, matching individual interests […]
Expo 2020 Dubai has revealed details of the visitor experience at Alif – The Mobility Pavilion, where visitors will be taken on a voyage to discover how people, goods, ideas, and data are interacting in ever more complex ways. Bringing the story of global mobility to life in immersive and inspiring ways, the Mobility Pavilion […]
DUBAI: The Dubai Police General Command and Dubai Expo 2020 Office have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide policing services to visitors of the global event at four Smart Police Stations (SPS) 24/7 without human intervention. Major General Ali Ahmed Abdullah Ghanem, Director of Al Muraqqabat Police Station, and Colonel Ali Khalifa […]
ABU DHABI: Over 800 students from across the UAE’s education ecosystem of Private and Public schools, Charter Schools, and universities are gearing up to battle it out over three days in the UAE National World Robot Olympiad (WRO) 2021. The virtual competition will be held between October 1-3 and will challenge 308 teams on their […]
The European Commission has decided to enforce a new proposal that requires all smartphones to use USB-C, including the iPhone. Apple has always kept itself aloof from its competition by having different chargers and other accessories. The EU has, after almost a decade, decided that all mobile companies need to create standardize ports on mobile […]
Aviation innovators Rosen Aviation reckon the experience of cabin windows could be taken to the next level, rendering actual airplane windows obsolete. The American aviation company is plugging its Maverick Project airplane cabin design as the next frontier of inflight experience. Lee Clark, Rosen’s senior VP for strategy said, “The Maverick Project was born from […]
AL AIN: Researchers at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) have made an unprecedented scientific advance that has the potential to revolutionise the water desalination industry. Scientists in the university’s National Water and Energy Centre have invented a new desalination system that dramatically reduces energy consumption during the desalination process. The low-energy desalination system has […]
In a recent publication featured in University of Florida Press’ new book, “Picturing the Space Shuttle: The Early Years” several rare NASA images have come to life. It chronicles the shuttle program from 1965 until 1982, ending just a year into the spacecraft’s operational life. NASA’s first space shuttle was meant to be called Constitution; […]
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying an all-civilian brew has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first mission to orbit the globe. A huge fireball lightened the sky as the rocket’s nine engines began to pull away from Earth on Wednesday. After about 12 minutes later, the Dragon capsule separated […]
DUBAI: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed the construction of its pavilion in the Sustainability District of Expo 2020 Dubai, which aligns with development and innovation, as reflected in the exterior of its design, and features a decorative ribbed façade that mimics onward moving portals consistent with the company’s progressive initiatives. Saeed Mohammed […]
Although many perceive Hong Kong to be a concrete jungle, it is home to one of Asia’s most biodiverse cities and boasts more hard coral species than the Caribbean. These corals are however under threat from pollution and constant urban development. ArchiREEF, a company from Hong Kong University, says it may have a solution: 3D-printed […]
