Who was Alfred Nobel? Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm in 1833. Together with his father, who was an engineer, he developed the explosive nitroglycerine, which proved a commercial success. Despite the danger of the project — Nobel s brother Emil was killed in an experiment in 1864 — he continued his research, patenting what he called dynamite in 1867. The invention proved very useful in the construction industry and Nobel traveled the world selling his product. When not on the road, he diligently conducted research and registered 355 patents in his name.

The governor of Aswan, Major General Magdy Hegazy, announced the start of the designing of a smart model green city in the western desert of the ancient city of Aswan on an area of ​​just over 4000 acres, in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 311 of 2017. Hegazy added during a field tour to the site of the new urban city, accompanied by the directors of Urban Planning, Environment, Health and Manpower departments of Aswan, that the new city will be established as part of future urban expansions to accommodate the population density in the old city of Aswan under the strategic plan, named Aswan 2052.

Marine environment experts and diving centers warned of the disappearance of coral reefs in the red sea due to launch boats, used for diving trips and maritime activities, tying their iron anchors into live coral reefs, especially in the area between al-Gouna and Hurghada where buoys are not available. Dr Hassan al-Tayeb, chairman of Rescue and Environmental Protection Society (REPS) in Hurghada, said tourists and divers sent several complaints to REPS about the unavailability of buoys in several sites where the coral reefs have disappeared.

The European Court of Justice has been asked to consider whether Facebook’s Dublin-based subsidiary can legally transfer users’ personal data to its US parent, after Ireland’s top court said Tuesday that there are “well-founded concerns” the practice violates European law. In a case brought after former US defense contractor Edward Snowden revealed the extent of electronic surveillance by American security agencies, the Irish court found that Facebook’s transfers may compromise the data of European citizens.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) [ISRAI.UL], the country’s largest defense contractor, unveiled on Monday an unmanned helicopter that could be used to evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield. The aircraft, dubbed the Air Hopper, has already carried out a test demonstration for the Israeli military, but company officials would not say when it would be ready for market.

KarmSolar, a solar technology and integration company, announced the signing of a US$23 million agreement with two Dakahlia Group subsidiaries: Dakahlia South Valley for Poultry and Dakahlia Wadi al-Natroun for Agriculture to save 75 per cent of their power needs from solar power over the coming 30 years. The agreement stipulates that KarmSolar will have constructed two 26.5 megawatt (MW) solar power plants in Minya governorate and Wadi al-Natrun area in Wadi al-Gaded governorate by 2018.

With a whirling buzz from 18 rotors, the pilotless helicopter gently lifted off the ground and soared up into the afternoon sky, the spire of the world’s tallest building visible behind it. The recent unmanned flight by the German-made electric Volocopter represents the latest step in Dubai’s pursuit of flying taxis, which would not seem out of place among the Gulf city’s already futuristic skyline — imagine “Blade Runner,” with less rain.

Orange Egypt has launched the 4G service under the slogan “4G for everyone” after it received access to its frequencies from the government on Thursday in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and ICT Minister Yasser El Kady. The subsidiary of French telecoms group Orange has so far invested 8.6 billion Egyptian pounds ($487.53 million) to develop the service and has taken a 750 million euro loan from its parent company to cover the costs, it said in a statement.

Australia says it wants to tap into an annual market worth some 280 billion euros, which is growing at 10 percent per year. Officials have hinted that the new space agency could be based close to the city of Adelaide. Five decades after Australia became only the third country to launch its own satellite, the government on Monday announced it was setting up its own space agency. The announcement, made by South Australia Senator Simon Birmingham, coincided with the week-long space conference in the southern city of Adelaide attended by top scientists and space experts.

With a dream that surfaced five years ago of constructing a sports car designed 100% in Egypt, and after passing obstacles that stood in front of him, the 28-year-old Egyptian Amro Zahran was able recently to unveil the first locally designed sports vehicle — similar to renowned vehicles such as the Ferrari and Lamborghini. The design of the vehicle attracted the admiration of visitors of the recently held Egyptian annual auto show of ‘Automech.’

Those who have experienced a hurricane know the devastation one can wreak when mighty winds bear down, flattening homes, ripping up trees and creating huge storm surges. These storms are powerful. In fact, “during its life cycle a hurricane can expend as much energy as 10,000 nuclear bombs,” says NASA At the halfway point, the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has been defined as “very active” with seven hurricanes. Four of those seven — Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria — have reached Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale. That means they are strong — very strong.

Siemens is considering investing in technology solutions for the New Administrative Capital, according to chairperson and managing director Emad Ghaly. In exclusive statements to Daily News Egypt, Ghaly said, “We are in touch with the concerned authorities in the New Administrative Capital to present technology solutions that we can implement in the New Administrative Capital, Building technology, electricity distribution technology, or smart grid solution.”

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is to invest up to $40 million in privately held British biotech company Immunocore to support its development of immunotherapies for infectious diseases. Oxford-based Immunocore has so far concentrated on developing its T-cell receptor medicines to fight cancer, where it has collaborations with Roche, GlaxoSmithKline , AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly.

That mobile phone in your pocket takes pretty decent photos, so no need to get a separate camera for your travels, right? Actually, wrong. The latest point-and-shoot cameras are still smarter than smartphones and have loads of fun options and easy-to-use settings good for amateurs and pros traveling light. And most can now wirelessly pair with your phone to get those pics out quick on social media. But how easy are they to get to grips with, given that no one wants to spend their vacation with their nose in the manual, bamboozled by jargon?

The problems keep piling up for Facebook, and it s unclear how long the internet giant will be able to brush them aside as it barrels toward acquiring its next billion users. The world s biggest social network has unwittingly allowed groups backed by the Russian government to target users with ads. That s after it took months to acknowledge its outsized role in influencing the US election by allowing the spread of fake news — though before news emerged that it let advertisers target messages to “Jew-haters.”

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is to invest up to $40 million in privately held British biotech company Immunocore to support its development of immunotherapies for infectious diseases. Oxford-based Immunocore has so far concentrated on developing its T-cell receptor medicines to fight cancer, where it has collaborations with Roche, GlaxoSmithKline , AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly.

One of the lesser talked about announcements from Apple s WWDC event is that High Sierra s Safari will have something called "Intelligent Tracking Prevention," which uses machine learning to identify ad tracking behavior. Specifically, it ll stop you from being tracked by advertisers as you go from site to site, so that you no longer keep seeing an ad for that thing you looked up on Amazon that one time. As you might expect, however, advertisers are not too happy about this, and a group of them have come forward to condemn the company for its "unilateral and heavy-handed approach" to user privacy.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has ordered government agencies to remove products made by Russian company Kaspersky Labs from their computers. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Wednesday it was concerned that the cybersecurity firm was susceptible to pressure from Moscow and thus a potential threat to national security.

The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of the "WiFi4EU" scheme, which will finance the creation of up to 8,000 free WiFi hot spots across Europe by 2020. The European Parliament said the Wi-Fi hot spots will be located at centers of public life and public sector bodies, including parks, libraries and hospitals. Financing amounting to 120 million euros ($144 million) will be provided to public bodies on a "first come, first served" basis, and will be distributed in a "geographically balanced manner" with a focus on places with limited connectivity, according to the EU s legislative body.

Egypt’s telecoms operators will begin offering high-speed 4G mobile broadband services in September, the telecoms minister said on Monday. The government had sold four 4G licenses in 2016 as part of a plan to reform the telecoms sector and raise dollars for stretched government finances.

Apple is expected to sell its fanciest iPhone yet for $1,000, crossing into a new financial frontier that will test how much consumers are willing to pay for a device that’s become an indispensable part of modern life. The unveiling of a dramatically redesigned iPhone will likely be the marquee moment Tuesday when Apple hosts its first product event at its new spaceship-like headquarters in Cupertino, California. True to its secretive ways, Apple won’t confirm that it will be introducing a new iPhone, though a financial forecast issued last month telegraphed something significant is in the pipeline.