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How agtech is going to pot

The tide is turning on American cannabis laws. More and more states are opting for medicinal and recreational use of marijuana and whether you...

GMOs explained through an historical lens

Are grandma's heirloom tomatoes Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)? What about Lebanese cucumbers or the maize that Native Americans transformed from a meager ankle-high grass...

China goes Internet of Things for the farm by buying Israel’s AutoAgronom

China's economy is growing exponentially. So is the needs of its population. To keep ahead of the food curve, China's Yuanda Group just bought...

Will Israeli cars roll on alternatives by 2025?

Despite Israel's dead electric car company Better Place and its venture to create an electric alternative to fossil fuel driven cars,  the Israeli government is still interested in ...

Jewelry that turns human veins into power source

Talk about being self-sufficient, but totally weird! Israeli student designer Naomi Kizhner has designed a collection of jewelry that harvests energy from veins in...

OAXIS: solar-powered hydroponic food belt proposed for the Arabian Peninsula

Most Gulf countries import up to 90 percent of their food, which neither bodes well for food security no climate change - since the food...

The UAE unveils plans to send the first Arab spaceship to Mars by 2021

Apart from a couple of monkeys from Iran, the Middle East has yet to send a serious mission to space. But Sheikh Mohammed bin...

NOMADD robots clean Saudi solar panels without using a drop of water

Saudi Arabia is a desert country with no freshwater resources. Every day the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) produces more than three million cubic meters...

“Smart herb garden” by Click & Grow will make you dumb

I get that a lot of people don't have any experience growing food and that city people might not have garden space, but so called high tech gardening has...

Turkey subsidizes solar donkeys for shepherds

Just when you think you've seen it all, a story pops up about donkeys in Turkey that carry solar panels so that shepherds, who...

Vertical gardens in Lebanon based on traditional Arabia designs

Green walls and rooftop gardens are great, but keeping them healthy in the Middle East and North Africa can be challenging. Green Studios, whose work in...

Drones monitor flamboyances of flamingos in this Arab country

“Drones are the future of conservation,” said Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri when commenting on his team’s plan to use drones to monitor flocks...

Create an ocean water health sensor and win $2 million

Ocean acidification has reached record levels, so the deep-pocketed Board of XPRIZE are at it again - using "incentivization" to spark technological breakthroughs to...

Phinergy tests range-extending aluminum-air battery for EVs in Montreal

The world's third largest producer of aluminum has teamed up with Israel's Phinergy to produce a new battery that would make electric vehicles as cost...

Sensibo says it’s already cool. Now make your AC energy smart!

Israeli start-up Sensibo is convinced it can uptick your air conditioner's IQ.  They've created a mobile app (with associated hardware) that allows you to control your...

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Meet Seramic Materials from Abu Dhabi

Based in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, Seramic Materials was founded in 2019 by Dr. Nicolas Calvet and Dr. Jean-François Hoffmann, researchers working at the intersection of renewable energy and materials science. The company grew out of the Masdar Institute ecosystem and is supported by clean tech programs like The Catalyst, with early backing of around $150,000 and more than $2 million invested in research and development over time.

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Hydrophilis Rebreather: After the Penis Jokes and Shark Bait Memes, Oliver Isler Says His Underwater Dream Is Serious

The Hydrophilis rebreather is a new scuba system that could make diving safer and more fun.

AI data centers are triggering panic, instead of cleantech opportunities

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Meet Seramic Materials from Abu Dhabi

Based in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, Seramic Materials was founded in 2019 by Dr. Nicolas Calvet and Dr. Jean-François Hoffmann, researchers working at the intersection of renewable energy and materials science. The company grew out of the Masdar Institute ecosystem and is supported by clean tech programs like The Catalyst, with early backing of around $150,000 and more than $2 million invested in research and development over time.

24 7 renewable energy: how solar, wind, batteries and AI SaaS replace fossil fuels

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency based in Abu Dhabi makes something clear that many in the industry already suspected. When solar and wind are paired with battery storage, they can deliver reliable, round the clock electricity at costs that compete with, and often beat, fossil fuels.

A summer of sugar wax or time for laser treatments? The environmental answer

Green Prophet readers know we write a lot about hair. We have covered the halal and the haram sides of hair removal for Muslims. We have written about sugar waxing, Persian sugaring, threading, and the beauty secrets that came out of the Middle East long before salons started calling them trends. Our articles on sugar wax broke the internet a few times. 

Make paper mache with flowers to create stunning vase

There’s something quietly beautiful about what Rebloom Studio is doing, and it starts with waste. At wholesale flower markets, mountains of unsold blooms are tossed out at the end of each cycle. Perfect flowers, just not sold in time. Most of them are burned or dumped. Rebloom takes that moment and turns it into something else.

Muslim potter shapes the 99 names of God into clay

In a studio in the DC Maryland Virginia area, ceramic artist Alison Kysia is working with clay in a way that feels both grounded and personal. She makes pottery and abstract Islamic sculptures, and one of her recent works focuses on the 99 Names of God in Islam.
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