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In the 1980’s, office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller introduced two breakthrough chairs, Ergon and Equa, both emphasizing ergonomics and sparking a shift in thinking about how a worker’s body interacts with their chair. Since that time, the behavior of companies trying to properly address the needs of their workforce in the office has shifted dramatically. In the past four decades, the of...

As a country blessed with vast reserves of oil and gas, the UAE has built its immense stores of wealth from the fossil fuel industry. However, concerns over the environmental impact associated with a continued reliance on these power sources has prompted the Emirati government to diversify its economic and energy portfolios over recent years.

Nowadays, petroleum accounts for just 30% of the ...

The Scientific Equipment & Furniture Association (SEFA) is featuring  a series of presentations focused on in-novative lab projects from throughout the world.  These presentations will take place inside the SEFA Theatre within the trade show area.  Join SEFA and Laborplaner Tonelli AG on October 24th at 12:45 for a tour of   The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Allschwil and later,...

SEFA Presentations at ARABLAB 2022—Innovative Labs Throughout the World — India

This year the Scientific Equipment & Furniture Association (SEFA) will feature a series of presentations focused on innovative lab projects from throughout the world. These presentations will take place inside the SEFA Theatre within the trade show area. On October 24th at 12 Noon the first of these presentations...

For connoisseurs of seafood, there’s no problem in paying extra to ensure their red snapper is of the highest quality, their wild salmon was sustainably and ethically sourced at sea, or their lobster is fresh off the boat that morning. However, a rising tide of food fraud has meant that opening your chequebook wider doesn’t always guarantee that you get what you pay for.

Thankfully, one Duba...

Major energy companies in France and the UAE have signed a strategic agreement to collaborate on carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS), among other topics. TotalEnergies, the French multi-energy conglomerate, is teaming up with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), to explore CCUS solutions.

The accord was made during His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan’s visit to the Fre...

The UAE has signalled its intention to become a regional and global leader in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by publishing a roadmap towards cleaning up the air travel industry. The white paper, called “Power-to-Liquids Roadmap: Fuelling the Aviation Energy Transition in the UAE”, is a joint venture between the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Clean...

SEFA is holding 2 days presentations at ARABLAB LIVE 2022.. please click the pdf below for more details....

Forensic disciplines combine to develop new fingerprinting technique that could help spot document fraud.

New forensic approach utilises existing tools to determine when a fingerprint was deposited on a questioned document.

As one of the foremost innovators within the fields of fingerprint evidence and forensic document examination, researchers at foster+freeman have plenty of combined ex...

Over the last few centuries, the rapid acceleration of urbanisation has meant that today, over half of the global population lives in a city. What’s more, that percentage is expected to grow to more than two-thirds by 2050, meaning cities will become where a significant majority of humans live and work.

But as well as displacing the countryside as the primary human habitat, cities could also...