Tag: Technology

Why Is Maintenance Management Crucial for Your Organization?

You invest in a gorgeous eco home but you don't factor in the cost of maintenance, washing windows, docking fees.

Fall Armyworm invades Middle East devastating crops

Fall Armyworm is invading the Near Middle East. New reporting app aims to mitigate risk, spread awareness. Have a half billion to spare? The UN is fundraising.

JewGlass: A Google Glass App for Observant Jews

Rusty Brick is planning ahead for the day that Google Glass is released onto the market with a new...

First 3D Printing Shop in Arab World Opens in Lebanon

It was only a matter of time: the 3D printing revolution has officially arrived in Lebanon, where artists, architects,...

Will 2013 Herald The Arab Green Spring?

Banking on Masdar to lead the Arab world in sustainability in 2013? With over 50 percent of the world's oil...

Green Education in the United Arab Emirates, Business is Booming

The Bee'ah School of Environment (BSOE), an education initiative created by a United Arab Emirates-based environmental and waste management...

Could Phones Revolutionize Palestinian Agriculture?

World food prices soared over 6 percent in July according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization. Prices...

littleBits LEGO-like Electronic Toys Designed by Lebanese Woman

If you ever wondered how the coffee machine works or how your iPhone responds to touch, then littleBits are...

Black Sea Village Turks Use Bird Language Instead of Cell Phones

In Kuşköy, which literally means "Bird Village" in Turkish, the villagers have been able to communicate across long distances...

Absurd 24 Carat Gold-Plated iPads to Sell for $5,500

Gold and Co. London encases electronics in 24 carat gold-plating; their best market? The Gulf, naturally. It's impossible and rude...

Solar Flare and Geomagnetic Storm Spares Earthlings

Yesterday a solar flare that slammed into earth did not create any of the disruptions forecasted by scientists.  Earthlings waited...

Egyptian Researchers Aim to Clear Landmines Using Bacteria and Plants

Egyptians researchers believe that sugar beets like those pictured above can help to clear the country's stockpile of land...