Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) has announced plans for a commercial Hyperloop system for the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi. All things going to plan, it will be ready just in time for Expo 2020, a festival of human ingenuity to be hosted by nearby Dubai.
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The Queen Elizabeth 2 is set to begin its new life as a floating luxury hotel this week. The last of the Atlantic liners, the 70,000 gross ton Cunard steamship will operate as a major tourist destination at Mina Rashid on the Dubai waterfront.
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Virgin Hyperloop One has been making inroads in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a little while. Now it has unveiled a prototype pod developed together with Dubai's transport authority, offering locals a little glimpse at a potential future of subsonic tube travel.
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What do you do when you have too much garbage but not enough energy? Convert one into the other. That’s the thinking behind the waste-to-energy plants that are beginning to pop up around the globe, and now the Government of Dubai has announced plans to build the world’s largest.
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Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid certainly made her mark in the Middle East before her death last year, and she'll continue carving out a presence for a long time yet. Hadid's first ever project in Dubai, the hollowed out Opus tower, is set to open its doors next year.
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Now in its third year, Dubai Design Week is an annual cultural event that plays host to a growing collection of exhibits, activities and installations from the Middle East and around the world. New Atlas was on the ground last week to check out this wonderful world of emerging and elegant design.
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Dubai is home to lots of things that lay claim to being the world's biggest. There you'll find the world's largest mall with the world's largest candy shop, and of course the mighty Burj Khalifa. So else where might would you find the world's largest student design show?
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UN Studio, working with engineer and architect Werner Sobek, has begun construction on an interesting new supertall skyscraper in Dubai. Named Wasl Tower, the mixed-use building stands out with its ceramic facade, unusual form, and integrated solar-powered lighting system.
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The magical kingdom of Dubai continues to cement its dual reputations as both the world’s most future-forward city, and the most desperate for attention, with the announcement that it plans to add quadcopter-style hoverbikes to its police fleet.
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Dubai is not known for doing things by half, from the world’s tallest building to the world’s largest mall, this is a town that likes things big. Now the UAE has announced it's building the world’s largest space simulation city, designed by one of the world’s flashiest architects, Bjarke Ingels.
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