Gemini’s inaccurate AI racial images warn of tech titans’ power
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Saudi Arabia unveils its man shaped AI robot Mohammad
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia unveiled its first male humanoid robot ‘Muhammad’ during the second edition of DeepFast in...
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UN head appeals to world to end reliance on fossil fuels
Calling on the world to put an end to the war with nature by investing in renewable energy now, UN...
- Guterres is visiting Pakistan to see for himself the devastation caused by the floods and back the country's call for more world aid
- On Friday he lamented the lack of attention the world gave to climate change -- particularly the industrialized nations that scientists blame
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Norway preps burial ground for CO2
As the planet struggles to meet its climate targets, some climate experts see the technique, called carbon capture and storage,...
- On the shores of an island off Norway's North Sea coast, engineers are building a burial ground for unwanted greenhouse gas
- The European Union emitted 3.7 billion tons of greenhouse gases in 2020, according to the European Environment Agency
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NASA delays rocket launch to moon due to fuel leakage
After the latest delay, there are backup opportunities on Monday or Tuesday. After that, the next launch window will not...
- Though the area around the launch site was closed to the public, an estimated 400,000 people had gathered nearby to see the launch.
- Early Saturday, launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson had given the go-ahead to start filling the rocket's tanks with cryogenic fuel.
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DEWA’s R&D Center registers patent for robotic carrier
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) 's Research and Development (R&D) Center has registered its sixth patent for a user-friendly...
- DEWA's robotic carrier can transport glass panels or sensitive materials that require close care.
- The robotic carrier can lift solar photovoltaic panels easily from any surface.
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NASA readies for Saturday Moon rocket launch attempt
Liftoff is scheduled for 2:17 pm local time (1817 GMT) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the potential for...
- NASA has also been working to correct the technical difficulties that lead to the last-minute delay of the launch
- If the mission goes ahead Saturday, the Orion capsule fixed atop the rocket will spend 37 days in space
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New type of proton aurora around Mars observed by UAE mission
Dubai, UAE: The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, has made first observations of...
- The spatially variable ‘patchy’ proton aurora potentially triggers new insights into unexpected behaviors in the Martian atmosphere.
- This new patchy type of proton aurora is formed when the solar wind directly impacts Mars’ dayside upper atmosphere and emits ultraviolet light as it slows down.
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New launch attempt Saturday for NASA’s Moon rocket
The highly anticipated uncrewed mission dubbed Artemis 1 will bring the United States a step closer to returning astronauts to...
- he goal of Artemis 1, named after the twin sister of Apollo, is to test the 322-foot (98-meter) Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule that sits on top
- Mannequins equipped with sensors are standing in for astronauts on the mission and will record acceleration, vibration and radiation levels
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UN says half of world’s health facilities lack basic hygiene
Sketching a dire picture of the world’s healthcare facilities, the United Nations has said that nearly four billion people are...
- The report said the newly established global estimate, based on data from 40 countries, presents an "alarming picture" of the state of hygiene in health facilities
- Facilities in sub-Saharan Africa were lagging, with only 37 percent having handwashing facilities with soap and water at toilets
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NASA shoots for the Moon, on its way to Mars
Between 100,000 and 200,000 spectators are expected to attend the launch of NASA's most powerful rocket yet, the uncrewed 98-meter...
- The goal of the flight, dubbed Artemis 1, is to test the SLS and the Orion crew capsule that sits atop the rocket.
- The capsule will orbit the Moon to see if the vessel is safe for people in future. At some point, Artemis will see a woman and a person of color walk on the Moon for the first time
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An overview of NASA’s Artemis 1 mission to the Moon
The giant Space Launch System rocket will make its maiden flight from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in...
- The meticulously choreographed uncrewed flight should yield spectacular images as well as valuable scientific data
- Several on-board cameras will make it possible to follow the entire journey from multiple angles, including from the point of view of a passenger in the capsule
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Iran and Russia sign deal to build research spacecraft in two years
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Lab-grown human ’embryos’ offer new research hope
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Research finds link in the brain to explain obesity
Washington, US - A new scientific research has identified the link between memory and appetite in the human brain to...
- The research shows that individuals with obesity have poor connections between the dorsolateral hippocampus (dlHPC) and the lateral hypothalamus (LH)
- The dlHPC is located in the 'memory process' region of the brain, and the LH is in the region of the brain called 'homeostasis'
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Global space economy is worth billions, say experts
ABU DHABI, UAE - The global space economy has great potential in terms of economic prospects, with the sector going...
- Several studies by specialised global institutions indicate that the global space sector will be worth over US$1 trillion in the next few years.
- The space economy grew 8 percent in 2022, with its value totalling US$546 billion, and is projected to grow by 41 percent in the next five years.
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AlNeyadi conducts over 200 research experiments on board ISS
ABU DHABI, UAE - Over the course of a six-month space mission on board the International Space Station (ISS), UAE...
- These research experiments were held in collaboration with 10 international space agencies and 25 esteemed UAE and global universities.
- The experiments covered a range of topics including the cardiovascular system, back pain, protein crystallisation growth, epigenetics, immune system,