The Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, ACTVET, will organise the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Innovation Week from 10th to 16th January under the patronage of H.H. Shaikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
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Smartphones can do almost anything, but how about molecular physics?
An Israeli startup has embedded a molecular sensor called Scio in a new smartphone that can analyze any material — whether that’s the nutritional content of an apple or a person’s body fat.
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Dell’s new way to create with ‘Canvas’
Who needs a keyboard? Dell is introducing a new way to interact with your computer.
Dubai Future Accelerators launches 2nd cycle
Dubai Future Accelerators has launched the 2nd cycle with 11 new global challenges in vital sectors for innovative enterprises.
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Gesture-controlled technology to help people with special needs
A university instructor and two special needs students have developed new gesture-controlled technology to aid people with special needs. Continue reading Gesture-controlled technology to help people with special needs
Star Wars: Rogue One highlights an uncomfortable fact – military robots can change sides
The latest Star Wars movie, Rogue One introduces us to a new droid K-2SO that is the robotic lead of the story. Continue reading Star Wars: Rogue One highlights an uncomfortable fact – military robots can change sides
Modular construction and robotics are game changers for 2017
Huge tower blocks built in weeks under one roof… automated bridge-building behemoths… bricklaying robots… No it’s not science fiction. Continue reading Modular construction and robotics are game changers for 2017
NASA may build ice homes on Mars to protect astronauts
To protect astronauts from the harsh Martian environment, the best building material for a new home on the Red Planet may lie in ice, say NASA researchers.
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Amazon looks to the sky to store products
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has filed for a patent to use airships to store products and serve as a base for delivery-drones. Continue reading Amazon looks to the sky to store products
Novel way to design low-cost, paper-based diagnostics
IIT-Kharagpur researchers have created a model to explain how liquids spread through paper, a finding that can aid in the design and development of low-cost, paper-based diagnostics.
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