IBM claims ‘real world’ edge in quantum computing race
San Francisco, United States -- Technology veteran IBM on Tuesday laid out a plan to have a "practical" quantum computer...Technology Business Economy Science
How social media can ‘trigger’ eating disorders in young people
Paris, France -- Social media can push vulnerable young people towards developing eating disorders by glorifying thinness and promoting fake,...Technology Culture & Society Geostrategy Health Science
NASA set to unveil crew of astronauts for flight around moon
As part of the Artemis program, NASA aims to send astronauts to the Moon in 2025 -- more than five...The mission, Artemis II, is scheduled to take place in November 2024 with the four-person crew circling the Moon but not landing on it
It will test NASA's powerful Space Launch System rocket as well as the life-support systems aboard the Orion spacecraft
Dubai Chamber reviews software development, Artificial Intelligence sector
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy highlighted software development and artificial intelligence (AI) industry in its 10th session...Various executives, business leaders and experts of the digital industry discussed at length the challenges and opportunities present in the sector
Dubai aims to become a top destination for global digital investment and tech talent and is attracting software development professionals,
Saudi Arabia presides over CSTD session to advance science, technology
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Saudi Arabia has presided over the 26th session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)...The participants deliberated on ways to develop science, technology, innovation for the environment, and development of society
The session also took a review of the progress made in implementing the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) outcomes
NASA, Boeing set to launch of Starliner space capsule in July
The spacecraft is to launch into space on an Atlas V rocket made by United Launch Alliance from Cape Canaveral in Florida....The CST-100 Starliner mission, which had previously been planned for April, will take place no earlier than July 21, the officials said
It will carry two NASA astronauts, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the ISS, where they are expected to stay for at least eight days
T-Rex skeleton set for auction an ‘art installation’
Palaeontologist Thomas Holtz terms it "misleading" to combine multiple real bones from different individuals to create a single skeleton.The Swiss sale comes only four months after Christie's withdrew another T-Rex skeleton days before it was to go under the hammer after doubts were reported about parts of it.
Trinity, which is being sold by an anonymous "private individual", is expected to fetch $6.5-8.7 million when it goes under the hammer in Zurich.
UAE launches National Genome Strategy for healthcare efficiency
Genome programs will also help create new economic opportunities in the UAE by attracting partnerships in fields such as artificial...The strategy will also support doctors in taking proactive steps to reduce the prevalence of certain diseases, enable early intervention.
UAE aims to collect one million whole genome sequencing data samples nationwide, said Sara bint Yousef Al Amiri, Secretary-General of the Emirates Genome Council.
Cancer-causing compounds found in everyday food
The 10 nitrosamines -- which are not intentionally added to food but which can form during its preparation and processing...Nitrosamines have been detected in foods including cured meat, processed fish, cocoa, beer and other alcoholic drinks, the EFSA said.
The agency advised a balanced diet with a wide variety of foods to reduce consumption of nitrosamines.
Big asteroid to zoom between Earth and Moon
The asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, is estimated to be 40 to 70 metres wide, roughly the size of the Parthenon,...At 19:49 GMT on Saturday the asteroid will come within a third of the distance from Earth to Moon, said Richard Moissl, the head of the ESA's planetary defence office
The asteroid will again swing past Earth in 2026, but poses no threat of impact for at least the next 100 years -- which is how far out its trajectory has been calculated
First 3D-printed rocket blasts off but fails to reach orbit
Billed as less costly to produce and fly, the unmanned Terran 1 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 11:25...While it failed to reach orbit, Wednesday's launch proved that the rocket -- whose mass is 85 percent 3D-printed -- could withstand the rigors of lift-off
The successful launch came on the third attempt, It had originally been scheduled to launch on March 8 but was postponed at the last minute because of propellant temperature issues
UAE’s Rashid Rover completes lunar orbit insertion
The first Emirati rover to land on the moon is now on its way to completing the third milestone, the...The first Emirati rover to land on the moon is now on its way to completing the third milestone, the Arrival Phase, which will be the most intense part of the mission
The ambitious mission aims to study the surface of the moon and is funded by the ICT Fund of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority
