Dubai Airshow 2015 conference programme opens with incisive discussion on the need to bring passengers on board
Dubai Airshow 2015 conference programme opens with incisive discussion on the need to bring passengers on board
Over 3,000 students converged on the final day of the Dubai Airshow for a privileged glimpse into the exciting world – and career opportunities – offered by the global aerospace industry.
The Dubai Airshow continues to attract new exhibitor interest with many first-time participants from a wide range of industry sectors taking part in the 2015 edition.
With expertise in a wide range of industry sub-sectors through to groundbreaking space age technology and supersonic travel, this year's cadre are adding their voice to the more than 1103 exhibitors at the DWC, Dubai Airshow Site.
Syrian innovator named winner
Yaman Abou Jieb, the young innovator from Syria, emerged victorious in the breathtaking live finale of Stars of Science in Doha, Qatar, concluding the seventh season of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development's (QF) "edutainment reality" TV program on MBC4.
University of Illinois engineers have found an energy-efficient material for removing salt from seawater that could provide a rebuttal to poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge's lament, "Water, water, every where, nor any drop to drink."
Graphene has been hailed as a wonder material since it was first isolated from graphite in 2004. Graphene is just a single atom thick but it is flexible, stronger than steel, and capable of efficiently conducting heat and electricity.
A major showcase of companies developing new technologies from graphene and other two-dimensional materials took place this week at the Cambridge Graphene Centre.
Researchers have successfully demonstrated how several of the problems impeding the practical development of the so-called 'ultimate' battery could be overcome.
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, today announced that the DSM Science & Technology Award Americas 2015 has been awarded to Stephen Ma from the University of Delaware, USA. The award recognizes the development of a highly original wrinkling technique to make patterns on the surface of a polymer. This new system could have the potential to open up whole new application fields, ranging from creating artificial tissues, anti-fouling surfaces, optical coatings to tunable lenses.
Putting words in someone's mouth - is this meanwhile possible?
A group of scientists from Erlangen, Stanford, and Saarbrücken can transfer the facial expressions and lip movements of one person to the video stream of another in real time, whereas gestures and head movements remain unchanged. Thanks to the efficiency of the algorithms, this can be performed with standard computer hardware.
A new university competition exploring the future of biotechnology premieres at the leading design conference.
Egyptian and Tunisian Candidates Triumph in Engineering Episode on MBC4