A new innovation could make printing solar cells as easy and inexpensive as printing a newspaper. Researchers have cleared a critical manufacturing hurdle in the development of a relatively new class of solar devices called perovskite solar cells. This alternative solar technology could lead to low-cost, printable solar panels capable of turning nearly any surface into a power generator. (via WSJ)
Sam Kassegne, deputy director for the CSNE at SDSU, and colleagues developed electrodes made out of glassy carbon. Credit: Sam Kassegne When people suffer spinal cord injuries and lose mobility in their limbs, it’s a neural signal processing problem. The brain can still send clear electrical impulses and the limbs can still receive them, but the signal gets lost in the damaged spinal cord. The Center for […]
The Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, and Galaxy Note 5 are all set to be receiving the software upgrade to Android 7.0 Nougat imminently. The vice president of Samsung electronics in Turkey has confirmed the timeline for the release of the Nougat update to the devices in his country, meaning users of the smartphones in the rest of Europe should be receiving the […]
A $125 billion Abu Dhabi state investment firm, formed by merging two of the emirate’s biggest funds, is expected to start operating in May, its chief executive said on Thursday. Mubadala Investment Co is being formed through a merger of Mubadala Development Co and International Petroleum Investment Co, which own corporate stakes in the energy industry and other sectors in the United Arab Emirates and around the […]
SEOUL A South Korean court said on Friday it approved a warrant to arrest Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee, who is under investigation for his alleged role in a corruption scandal that led parliament to impeach President Park Geun-hye. The Seoul Central District Court also rejected a request to issue an arrest warrant for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) President Park Sang-jin, who also heads the […]
Before anyone at Apple officially utters a word about the iPhone 8 it seems that we already know a lot about Apple’s upcoming $1,000+ smartphone. But Apple could still drop some surprises on us. Must read: OLED iPhone 8 may finally have the feature that owners have been craving #1: New iOS user interface We’re so focused on the hardware that we’ve not stopped to think about […]
Gadgets are set to become flexible, highly efficient and much smaller, following a breakthrough in measuring two-dimensional ‘wonder’ materials, report investigators. (via WSJ)
By Dan Levine | SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO U.S. President Donald Trump will replace his executive order suspending travel from seven Muslim-majority countries “in the near future,” according to a Justice Department court filing on Thursday. Given the upcoming executive order, the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should not reconsider a ruling that suspended Trump’s Jan. 27 order. “In so doing, the President will clear […]
Credit: Disney Research A new method developed by Disney Research for wirelessly transmitting power throughout a room enables users to charge electronic devices as seamlessly as they now connect to WiFi hotspots, eliminating the need for electrical cords or charging cradles. The researchers demonstrated their method, called quasistatic cavity resonance (QSCR), inside a specially built 16-by-16-foot room at their lab. They safely generated near-field standing magnetic waves […]
Research on the use of magnets to steer light has opened the door to new communications systems which could be smaller, cheaper and more agile than fiber optics. (via WSJ)
By Mike Stone | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The cost of Lockheed Martin Corp’s stealthy F-35 jet could fall 16 percent to around $80 million in future purchases, according to the Department of Defense’s head of the program. In February, the Pentagon agreed to a deal for the tenth batch of the fighter aircraft at below $95 million per jet for the first time, compared with $102 million in […]
Tinder could be launching a Stories feature, and we’re not talking about a place where users reveal the most bizarre conversations they’ve had on the platform. Instead, there is a really strong possibility that the dating app adds some form of a video feature. Tinder announced on Wednesday it acquired the startup Wheel, the L.A.-based company that has developed a social network app where users share “video […]
Containers are great, having to re-invent persistence to use them, not so much. But that is changing. You’re not the only one concerned about container persistence: 82 percent of respondents in a recent survey said they’d deploy containers within two years if storage challenges could be resolved. That is a legitimate concern, as containers can offer great versatility and efficiency compared to virtualization, but being forced to […]
SMEs are going to dominate the renewables space, especially in emerging markets, such as the GCC, with the private sector playing a key role in driving adoption. UAE SMEs driving adoption and growth of the renewables sector The UAE’s cleantech industry is today buzzing with several start-ups and medium sized firms investing huge amounts of time and resources to identify better, more efficient and sustainable ways to […]
2014 While regulators were developing rules for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, they also appeared at a number of public meetings organized by WSPA to calm public fears about the controversial extraction technique. Before a gathering with farmers, officials with WSPA and the Department of Conservation coordinated their presentations. “My plan for tonight is to give a very brief talk on our views of the safety of fracking,” […]
The alerts are designed to warn people about impending severe weather events such as flooding. Image: IBM Research scientists are building a new form of networking technology designed to provide billions of people with potentially lifesaving weather alerts, even if they don’t have internet connectivity. Developed by IBM Research and The Weather Company, Mesh Network Alerts is a peer-to-peer mesh networking technology that allows Android devices to […]
Using a computer algorithm and brain scans of babies as young as 6 months old, researchers were able to predict infants who are likely to develop autism when they get older. 1 In 68 American Children Has A Form Of Autism About one in 68 children in the United States has some form of autism, a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication as well […]
The owner of the messaging app Snapchat has set its valuation as high as $22.2bn ahead of its initial public offering, less than the company had originally hoped for but still putting it on track to be one of the US’s largest tech flotations. A price range of $14 to $16 a share, revealed in an updated regulatory filing on Thursday, puts Snap’s valuation in a range […]
Sharjah Department of Statistics launches new scheme to enhance Emiratisation and facilitate social development programmes Sharjah, February 16, 2017 Hundreds of UAE Nationals have been flocking to the Sharjah Department of Statistics and Community Development’s (DSCD)’s stand at the National Career Exhibition 2017 to register their interest for employment with the government body. Taking place at Expo Centre Sharjah and concluding today (Friday), the exhibition has seen […]
In 2017 and beyond, consumers will finally start to benefit from some of the innovations that have been evolving over the past year, from 3D prosthetics to customised insurance packages. Many of these trends will be cemented in our routine lives over the next couple of years. Innovative insurance A new era has dawned on the UAE’s insurance industry since the rollout of the Dubai Health Authority’s […]
Recorded Future A hacker has compromised at least 60 universities and US government organizations, utilzing SQL injections as his weapon of choice. Rasputin, believed to be a Russian hacker, is most well-known for the December 2016 attack against the US Electoral Assistance Commission through an unpatched SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability. At the time, the hacker offered to sell access to the system to a Middle Eastern broker, […]
Astronomers have found 60 new planets, including a super-Earth, orbiting stars near the solar system. Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey For two decades, scientists observed 1,600 stars using the W.M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii and discovered 60 new planets outside of the solar system. Through the project called the Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey, which started in 1996 and aims to search for exoplanets, scientists were also able to find evidence of […]
Fintech has been gaining momentum across the globe due to the ability of disruptive technology to empower people to avoid being overcharged and underserviced when it comes to handling their money. As the sector moves away from a fad and into a more mature industry that is now seriously impacting the financial world, it is an exciting time for all parties involved. Digital wallets will be owned […]
The Xen Project has requested feedback from the community in thrashing out new disclosure guidelines which may only reveal the most serious vulnerabilities affecting the hypervisor. The Xen Project is a group which brings together developers from the open-source community for the purpose of the Xen Project hypervisor, microkernel-based software which allows users to utilize vitualization technologies. As with any software, bugs and vulnerabilities will emerge during […]
