Education
Researchers Advance CRISPR-Based Tool for Diagnosing Disease
With SHERLOCK, a strip of paper can now indicate presence of pathogens, tumor DNA, or any genetic signature of interest. The team that first unveiled the rapid, inexpensive, highly sensitive CRISPR-based diagnostic tool called SHERLOCK has greatly enhanced the tool’s power, and has developed a miniature paper test that allows results to [...]
Doha Film Institute Partners with Leading Animation School GOBELINS to Present Workshops in Qatar
The Doha Film Institute has partnered with GOBELINS, l’école de l’imagein Paris, a leading animation school, to offer comprehensive animation workshops to Qatar-based talents. A global reference in the fields of digital communication, interactive design and entertainment for over 50 years, Gobelins - one of the schools of the Paris [...]
Neural Networks Everywhere
New chip reduces neural networks’ power consumption by up to 95 percent, making them practical for battery-powered devices. Most recent advances in artificial-intelligence systems such as speech- or face-recognition programs have come courtesy of neural networks, densely interconnected meshes of simple information processors that learn to perform tasks by analyzing [...]
AFG College with the University of Aberdeen in collaboration with NBK Holding and Al Waab City organize Fun Marathon on the National Sports Day
On the occasion of the National Sports Day, AFG College with the University of Aberdeen in collaboration with NBK Holding and Al Waab City is proud to organize a Fun Run to be held on the 13th of February, 2018 at 8.30 am at Al Ghariya Street in Al Waab [...]
How Elon Musk Sent a Car Towards Mars
It takes a beat or two for the brain to compute. The image is startling, incongruous, barmy. A car floats in space. At the wheel is a spacesuit, seatbelt on. Earth hangs behind it. The two objects don’t work together. The image jars like bad Photoshop. But it is real. [...]
Qatar Museums Marks Milestone in Preserving Cultural Heritage with Second Phase of Innovative Marine Archaeology Survey
Under the visionary guidance of its Chairperson, Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Qatar Museums (QM) launched the second phase of an advanced marine archaeology survey that is set to make a major contribution to the preservation and celebration of the country’s cultural heritage. The project is [...]