UAE’s satellite, developed by Emirati engineers, launched from California to aid disaster relief and earth observation
With cutting-edge features like high-resolution imaging and electric jet propulsion, MBZ-SAT will enhance environmental surveillance, disaster management, and infrastructure monitoring,...Technology Science
Saudi Space Agency launches ‘Space Futures Centre’
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Space Agency (SSA) announced Sunday the launch of the Centre for Space Futures, the...Science
SpaceX test-fires engines of massive Starship rocket booster
Giant sheets of orange flames erupted from the base of the rocket and clouds of smoke billowed into the air...The test of the 33 Raptor engines on the first-stage booster of SpaceX's Starship took place at the private space company's base in Texas
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said one engine was turned off just before the test began and one stopped itself
Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi issues marine water quality policy
ABU DHABI, UAE - The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has issued a policy on sustaining marine water quality...The policy is part of EAD's efforts to maintain and sustain Abu Dhabi's marine waters and limit practices that can cause marine pollution.
The policy aims to develop relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks and halt discharges that may have adverse impacts on the marine environment
DEWA cleans beach, plants mangrove as part of 26th National Environment Day
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) participated in a campaign to clean the beach and plant mangroves...DEWA organized virtual environmental lectures in Arabic and English, in cooperation with Dubai Municipality.
More than 250 DEWA employees and their families participated in the event.
Endangered monarch butterflies face perilous storm
The monarch was added last year to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of threatened species.Volunteers counted more than 330,000 "western monarch" butterflies at the end of November, according to the Xerces Society conservation group.
That number came as a relief compared to the 2,000 butterflies counted at the end of 2020, and an encouraging step up from the 250,000 or so butterflies tallied in 2021.
DEWA begins receiving research papers for MENA Solar Conference
Dubai, UAE--Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has started receiving requests from researchers and scientists to submit their research papers...Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said that the conference is the first scientific and technical conference of its kind in the region
He said the conference will be held in conjunction with the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) and the Dubai Solar Show (DSS) 2023
Europe looks to geothermal energy as gas alternative
MUNICH, GERMANY - The heating plant in Munich's southern Sendling neighborhood has been run for more than a century on gas,...Munich is pouring in US$1.1 billion through 2035 to develop the geothermal energy and make the city's heating carbon neutral.
Reliable and sustainable geothermal energy seems like the perfect alternative to gas.
UAE creates a sustainable ecosystem to further enhance understanding of space, says astronaut
He was speaking at an event hosted by Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, where the details of the second crewed...The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre has revealed details of the second crewed mission of the UAE Astronaut Programme to the International Space Station
Sultan AlNeyadi is the prime astronaut while Hazzaa AlMansoori is a backup crew of the mission scheduled for launch on February 26
Humanoid robots to take center stage at UN meet on AI
Geneva, Switzerland---Eight humanoid robots will be the star attractions when the United Nations hosts its first summit since the start of...The AI for Good Global Summit, first held in 2017, will return to Geneva on July 6 and 7 after a three-year Covid-imposed break.
The event will aim to showcase how artificial intelligence and other new technologies can help reach the UN's so-called sustainable development goals.f
Arab Health 2023: Emirates Health Services unveils ‘Microbubble treatments for Children’
‘Microbubble Treatments for Children’ programme research project is being pursued in partnership with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.‘Microbubble Treatments for Children’ programme research project is being pursued in partnership with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The project aims to administer various treatments through microscopic bubbles that moves in the bloodstream to reach the target areas as needed
1st Arab long-duration astronaut mission to launch on Feb 26
Key mission information, such as the launch time and launch opportunities, was announced during the NASA Crew-6 mission overview media...Key mission information, such as the launch time, was announced during the NASA Crew-6 mission overview media briefing
Sultan Al Neyadi said he would love to see a UAE flag on the lunar surface, carried on the shoulder of a UAE astronaut
