Education
Study Tracks Mercury Sources in Seafood
Harvard researchers map geographic areas of most concern in reducing neurotoxin Order a sushi platter in the U.S. and your plate will likely include tuna from the South Pacific, crab from the North Atlantic, and farm-raised shrimp from Asia. Researchers have long known that exposure to the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) [...]
Smart Robotic Furniture That Transforms itself to Optimize Space in Small Apartments
Imagine living in a cramped studio apartment in a large city — but being able to summon your bed or closet through a mobile app, call forth your desk using voice command, or have everything retract at the push of a button. MIT Media Lab spinout Ori aims to make [...]
Bose Introduces Tiny New Bluetooth Speaker
Meet The Micro Bose, represented by Fifty One East, Qatar’s favorite department store, has introduced the SoundLink® Micro Bluetooth® speaker, its smallest, most rugged portable speaker yet. Measuring just 9.83cm wide and deep, 3.48cm high, and weighing a mere 0.29 kgs, the Micro is tiny -- until you turn it [...]
Should Schools Still have Letter Grades?
Under pressure from an unprecedented constellation of forces—from state lawmakers to prestigious private schools and college admissions offices—the ubiquitous one-page high school transcript lined with A–F letter grades may soon be a relic of the past. In the last decade, at least 15 state legislatures and boards of education have adopted policies [...]
Qatar signs security agreement with NATO
The State of Qatar signed a security agreement with NATO at the Alliance’s Headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday (16 January 2018). At a signing ceremony, Brigadier General Tariq Khalid M. F. Alobaidli, Head of the International Military Cooperation Department, Armed Forces of the State of Qatar, and NATO Deputy Secretary [...]
Six Benefits of Digital Marketing
Internet marketing is important because it aligns with the way consumers make purchasing decisions. Studies by analysts such as Gartner indicate that increasing numbers of consumers use social media and research on mobile Internet to carry out preliminary product and price research before making final decisions. Internet marketing enables you [...]