DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced its cooperation with Stanford University in numerous research and development fields involving researchers at its Research and Development Centre through its membership in the university’s ‘Energy 3.0 Programme’. The fields of research include radiation cooling to improve the efficiency and performance of solar panels, utilisation of autonomous robots in ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced that Hazzaa Al Mansoori, the UAE’s first astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on September 25, will host a traditional Emirati food night at the station. Al Mansoori will be dressed in the traditional Emirati clothes, and will offer his fellow astronauts three Emirati foods — ...

Bloomberg It was caged and only hovered for about a minute, but it flew: a new flying car. Made by NEC Corp., the vehicle is essentially a large drone with four propellers that’s capable of carrying people. The Japanese electronics maker demonstrated the machine, flying without a passenger, at a Tokyo suburb on Monday. Powered by a battery, it rose ...