US private firm targets moon landing
Intuitive Machines, the Houston company, hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon.
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Deaf boy can now hear after gene treatment
The US hospital which carried out the treatment said the milestone represents hope for patients around the world with hearing...
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NASA rover preparing to take first Mars rock samples
Analyzing samples will reveal whether they were formed by volcanoes or are sedimentary in origin
Smart cards and robots: Saudi Arabia’s ‘digital hajj’
The digital system also allows the authorities to guide the tens of thousands who attend the annual event, which in...
EHS launches Risk Management & Patient Safety smart system
The Emirates Health Services has covered 17 hospitals and 73 primary healthcare centers across the UAE with its smart system
Billionaire Jeff Bezos ready to ride his own rocket to space
Blue Origin has planned its first crewed mission, an 11-minute hop from west Texas to beyond the Karman line and...
Emirates Mars Mission marks first anniversary, to study Mars’ aurorae now
Hope is following its planned 20,000 – 43,000 km elliptical science orbit, with an inclination to Mars of 25 degrees...
Who’s who on Blue Origin’s first crewed flight
Jeff Bezos, 57, will leave behind the planet where he made his vast fortune for a few minutes on a...
ENOC’s world-first eLink Station: can be relocated, saves space and time
The eLink Station is fully sustainable and includes vapour recovery systems to reduce emissions while loading from storage tanks. It...
Scientists convert paralyzed man’s brain waves to speech
In a world's first, US researchers have developed a neuroprosthetic device that successfully translated the brain waves of a paralyzed...
UN warns of ‘perfect storm’ as childhood vaccination plummets
A full 23 million children missed out on basic childhood vaccines last year, as routine health services were hit by...
Iraq virus surge strains health system after Covid unit fire
The country reports highest number of Covid cases this month at 9,635 Nearly 1.5 million Covid-19 cases have been reported...
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US private firm targets moon landing
Intuitive Machines, the Houston company, hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon.
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Special glasses can slow down myopia in children
Developed by Japan's Hoya Corporation, the Miyosmart lenses, which also function as normal glasses to help the children see clearly,...
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Arada to create Middle East’s first new sustainable water treatment
SHARJAH, UAE- Arada is investing in a new research and development (R&D) facility here, bringing a new form of sustainable...
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New tech taps oceans to tackle global warming
Scientists from University of California Los Angeles are working on a project aimed at using the oceans as a big...
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UAE launches its second nanosatellite DEWA SAT-2
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) successfully launched its second nanosatellite, DEWA SAT-2, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9...
- The launch of DEWA SAT-2 underlines the firm's commitment in using space technologies to improve the operations and maintenance of electricity and water networks.
- The nanosatellite was designed and developed by Emiratis at DEWA’s Research and Development Center, in collaboration with NanoAvionics in Lithuania.
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G7 starts ‘difficult’ climate talks on fossil fuel commitments
Sapporo, Japan--G7 allies kicked off two days of "difficult" climate talks in northern Japan on Saturday, facing pressure to show progress...
- Differences have deepened among the group as the energy crisis caused by the Ukraine war squeezes G7 countries
- The G7 climate statement draft, seen by AFP, recognizes the primary need to accelerate the clean energy transition
3D-printed rocket maker to focus on bigger vehicle for commercial launches
Terran 1 was made using the world's largest 3D metal printers and was powered by engines using liquid oxygen and...
- Relativity Space said it was shifting its focus from Terran 1 to a larger, reusable 3D-printed rocket known as Terran R, which is scheduled to launch in 2026
- Relativity Space has signed commercial launch contracts worth $1.65 billion for the Terran R, according to Ellis, who co-founded the company in 2015