Scientists launch hub to channel quantum power for good
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Scientists will work to channel the huge emerging power of quantum computers for the common good at a...Global Science Tech & Media
SpaceX blasts off to ISS with US, Russia astronauts on board
Just minutes after the launch, as the rocket soared over the Atlantic, it was moving at a speed of 6,000...Science
Planned fossil fuel output shatters 1.5C climate target, says UN
The UN's Environment Program said government fossil fuel production plans this decade were "dangerously out of sync" with emissions goals.The UN says emissions must go down nearly 50 percent by 2030 and to net-zero by mid-century to limit warming
But its Production Gap report found that total fossil fuel production would likely increase until at least 2040
Sabic leads low-carbon plan
Sabic, WEF, and global companies will formalize the plan.The agreement will look to formalize the low-carbon emitting technologies or LCET initiative into a standalone entity by 2023
As a result, LCET members will share early-stage risks and co-invest in developing and upscaling low-emission technologies
Climate change a double blow for oil-rich Mideast: experts
The climate crisis threatens a double blow for the Middle East, experts say, by destroying its oil income as the...Little has been done to address the challenge in a region long plagued by civil strife, war and refugee flows
Yet it is also home to several of the last countries that have not ratified the 2015 Paris Agreement
Saudi Arabia to ease Covid-19 measures from October 17
While the country has scrapped social-distancing, it has not done away with the mask mandate.Masks are not compulsory now in open places, but must be worn in closed places
The authorities have allowed full capacity in gatherings, public places, means of transportation, restaurants, and cinemas
Simulating Mars base in Israeli desert
The Austrian Space Forum has set up a pretend Martian base with the Israeli space agency at Makhtesh Ramon, a...The Austrian Space Forum has set up a pretend Martian base with the Israeli space agency at Makhtesh Ramon, a 500-metre deep, 40 kilometre wide crater
The six so-called "analogue astronauts" will live in isolation in the virtual station until the end of the month
Aramex vows to cut emissions
It has signed a deal with the Science Based Target initiative.Aramex has signed a commitment with the Science Based Target initiative to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
The SBTi is a partnership between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute, and WWF
WHO unveils $8bn Covid-19 vaccination plan
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said a reduction of cases in any one country will not be sustained over time...The strategy aims to make Covid-19 vaccines accessible to everyone, everywhere
If implemented correctly, it will inoculate 40 percent of people in all countries by the end of the year, and 70 percent by the middle of 2022
River delta bolsters search for life on Mars
The study in Science analysed high-resolution images captured by Perseverance of the cliffs that were once the banks of the...The study in Science analysed high-resolution images captured by Perseverance of the cliffs that were once the banks of the delta
It is the fine-grained sediment of the base layer that will likely be the target of sampling for signs of long-extinct life -- if it existed -- on Mars
Patrol robots to police ‘undesirable social behaviour’
From vast numbers of CCTV cameras to trials of lampposts kitted out with facial recognition tech, Singapore is seeing an...From vast numbers of CCTV cameras to trials of lampposts kitted out with facial recognition tech, Singapore is seeing an explosion of tools to track its inhabitants
Officials have long pushed a vision of a hyper-efficient, tech-driven "smart nation", but activists say privacy is being sacrificed
Arab world warming up to data analytics: Expert
Data analysts are already helping businesses set marketing strategies, explains Jadd Elliot Dib, founder and CEO of Pangaea X.Through data analytics, SMEs can get a better understanding of their customers behavior
Big Data has the ability to positively impact all industries in the region by creating new revenue streams
