A boom in consumer drone sales has spawned a counter-industry of start-ups aiming to stop drones flying where they shouldn’t, by disabling them or knocking them out of the sky.
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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Jibber Jabber: A tool to tame time
The UAE is a growing hub for education. When thinking of higher education, names like Knowledge Village, Academic City, the Higher Colleges of Technology, New York University-Abu Dhabi, Sorbonne-Abu Dhabi, American University of Sharjah, American University of Abu Dhabi, SP Jain School of Global Management, BITS-Dubai spring to mind immediately. Continue reading Jibber Jabber: A tool to tame time
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
Launch of mini-satellites gives forecasters eye into hurricanes
Eight small satellites, designed to improve hurricane forecasts by detecting the wind speeds within storms, blasted off on Thursday aboard an air-launched Pegasus rocket, a NASA TV broadcast showed. Continue reading Launch of mini-satellites gives forecasters eye into hurricanes
DEWA briefs RTA on its futuristic new headquarters
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), recently welcomed a high-level delegation from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) headed by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA.
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Last day for fabled New York ‘outcry’ commodity trading
It’s the end of an era and another sign of digital dominance: Friday is the final day screaming, gesturing traders can buy and sell commodities, including oil, on a trading floor in New York.
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Queen bees: how honey co-ops help Afghan women take control
“I make my money for me,” declares Afghan beekeeper Jamila pointing emphatically at her chest.
Her small honey-making business provides not only an income, but a sense of pride.
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Silicon Valley’s obscure unicorns could boost 2017 IPO market
Social media firm Snap Inc may be the highest profile tech IPO planned for 2017, with the potential to raise billions.
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J&K launches internet-based management system
To create a single source of readily available database for policy-making, evaluation and distribution of resources, the state education department on Saturday launched the internet-based School Management Information System (SMIS).
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