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01 July 2019
Lab ChatMercury is a ubiquitous heavy metal that biomagnifies at successively higher levels in the aquatic food chain. It can have adverse effects on the fish population itself as well as on both humans and fish-eating wildlife.
Mercury is a powerful neurotoxin and a persistent environmental contaminant that accumulates in the tissues of fish in regions where artisanal scal...
27 June 2019
Lab ChatThe Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has recognised the efforts of almost 30,000 students from public and private schools across the Emirate by presenting them with this year’s Conservation Award. Cumulatively, the students achieved never-before-seen reductions in electricity and water consumption, translating to financial savings of Dh24 million (£5.15 million).
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20 June 2019
Lab ChatDubai is soon to become the first city in the United Arab Emirates to require restaurants to display calorific content on their menus. As of November, all restaurant chains with more than five branches, including many fast food outlets, will be required to inform customers of the number of calories they will be eating with each purchase. In January, that will be extended to restaurants and eati...
16 June 2019
Lab ChatCosta Coffee UAE commemorated this year’s World Environment Day by offering free coffee to any customer who brought in a reusable cup to any of their outlets across the country. The national incentive was geared towards raising awareness over the danger of waste pollution (especially with regard to single-use coffee cups) and encouraging caffeine addicts to carry a cup with them wherever they g...
11 June 2019
Lab ChatLast week, Dubai celebrated “World No Tobacco Day”, an annual event that takes place around the world on the 31st May each year. Its aim is to raise awareness about the health threats posed by cigarette smoking and to encourage people to give up the habit. This year’s theme focused on the relationship between tobacco and lung health, with a specific focus on how the former damages the latter.
...30 May 2019
Lab ChatWhy Did Saudi Aramco Sell $12 Billion in Bonds?
Saudi Aramco made global headlines last month when it announced the sale of $12 billion of bonds. Following a worldwide tour in which representatives from the Saudi government and some of the biggest banks in the world presented the company’s bonds to prospective investors, the company found itself so oversubscribed that it was able to borrow a...
27 May 2019
Lab ChatA recent study to document the number and type of mosquitoes found in the UAE has uncovered alarming results in terms of both the amount and variety of species prevalent in the country. Conducted by the Institute of Virology at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria, the study placed mosquito traps at seven locations across the country and found more than 1,000 samples from 10...
21 May 2019
Lab ChatWith the UN predicting that the global population will reach almost 10 billion by 2050, food security is sure to become a real concern in the coming years. Indeed, experts forecast that to meet the rising demand of the world’s increasing population, our food production capacities must rise by 70% in the next few decades.
To make sure that happens, we must take a modern approach to agricultur...
14 May 2019
Lab ChatM-Station Becomes UAE’s Largest Power & Desalination Plant
Thanks to its recent extension project, undertaken by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) in conjunction with Siemens, M-Station has become the UAE’s largest power and desalination plant. The extension was completed at the beginning of the month and unveiled by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who serves as president ...
06 May 2019
Lab ChatThe Science Behind the ‘Take the Stairs Challenge’
Not only does the UAE boast the world’s tallest building in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, but it is also now officially ranked 4th globally in terms of skyscrapers. All this means that the country’s inhabitants must ascend and descend dozens of floors every single day as part of their normal routine, making elevators an integral part of Emirati life...
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