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28 Jun 24
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20 May 2024
Lab ChatImagine a world where you don’t even have to bother leaving your car to manually fill it with fuel; instead, a robot covers the hard yards for you. That’s the reality of the situation in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Distribution’s flagship service station. In addition to automatic fuelling, the facility is equipped with a range of other AI bells and whistles, too.
A 21st-century ca...
17 May 2024
Enviro ChatLast month, the UAE witnessed the heaviest rainfall since records began. On Tuesday 16th April, over 250mm of rain fell on Al Ain in a 24-hour period. In Dubai, by far the largest city in the country and home to one of the world’s busiest airports, around one-and-a-half years’ worth of precipitation fell in a single day.
The freak event caused social media platforms to buzz with conspiracy t...
06 May 2024
Enviro ChatThe Year of Sustainability Initiative has unveiled its first venture of 2024: the Sustainability Champions Society. The open-access platform invites Emiratis and ex-pats of all ages to share their own personal experiences with regard to sustainability, as well as participate in the extensive lists of activities planned for the coming year.
The Society is just the latest part of a year-long p...
29 April 2024
Enviro ChatUAE innovators were out in force at the International Horticultural Expo in Doha, Qatar, this year. The six-month event came to a close at the end of March, with a raft of companies exhibiting their exciting new technologies in the horticultural sector.
The UAE has long prided itself on being a pioneer in terms of sustainability and future-proofed farming techniques, so its little surprise t...
26 April 2024
Lab ChatSelf-driving vehicles are already being trialled in several sites around the world, including Shanghai in China and Phoenix in the USA. Now, thanks to a new potential collaboration between the UAE’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) and a South Korean autonomous driving company, the technology could be soon coming to the UAE, as well.
The partnership is still in the developmental s...
22 April 2024
Lab ChatThanks to its sweet taste and endorphin-releasing properties, sugar has been an integral part of the human diet for millennia. It can be used to enhance all manner of foods and drinks, from breakfast items and desserts to smoothies, hot beverages and cocktails. However, it comes with an array of unwanted side effects, which is why people all around the globe are seeking to reduce their sugar co...
19 April 2024
Enviro ChatThe twin phenomena of global warming and climate change have increased awareness surrounding our environmental obligations, with most governments around the world agreeing on the need to transition to sustainable sources of power generation.
But while green energy does produce lower (or no) emissions, it’s also generally intermittent by its very nature. The sun doesn’t always shine and the w...
15 April 2024
Enviro ChatWater is the most precious resource on planet Earth. Some regions of the world, such as the Middle East, find themselves constantly seeking to conserve it, since an arid climate and minimal rainfall means it is always at a premium. With that end in view, desalination techniques have been developed to generate plentiful water for all.
However, existing methods are not cost-effective when depl...
08 April 2024
Enviro ChatThe UAE has announced it will soon introduce a new early warning system for sand and dust storms (SDS), with the intention of giving vulnerable residents advance notice that an incident is imminent. This will allow them to deviate their transit routes away from the affected area, stay indoors or otherwise take evasive action, thus mitigating the impact of the extreme climate events on human hea...
05 April 2024
Enviro ChatIn November and December of last year, the UAE played host to COP28, the climate summit which draws world leaders, decisionmakers, industry experts and various other stakeholders together to try and address the challenges of global climate change. Many good things came out of the conference, such as the creation of a new fund to help vulnerable nations meet their needs and the inclusion of the ...
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