AI, virtual reality make inroads in tourism sector
A hotel room automatically adjusting to the tastes of each guest, virtual reality headsets as brochures: the tourism sector is starting to embrace new technologies, hoping to benefit from lucrative personal data.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-ai-virtual-reality-inroads-tourism.html
Morocco probes dinosaur tail sold in Mexico auction
Moroccan authorities have opened an inquiry into the origins of a dinosaur tail from the North African country sold at auction in Mexico, the culture ministry said Saturday.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-morocco-probes-dinosaur-tail-sold.html
China's waste import ban upends global recycling industry
For years China was the world's top destination for recyclable trash, but a ban on certain imports has left nations scrambling to find new dumping grounds for growing piles of garbage.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-china-import-upends-global-recycling.html
Airbus to get '10 years of visibility' from Emirates deal: CEO
A $16 billion deal with Emirates airline for A380 superjumbos will give Airbus "at least 10 years of visibility", the European manufacturer's CEO Tom Enders said in an interview published Sunday.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-airbus-years-visibility-emirates-ceo.html
Rocket Lab successfully sends rocket into orbit
Aerospace company Rocket Lab said Sunday it had successfully fired a rocket into orbit for the first time from its New Zealand launch base.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-commercial-rocket-zealand-deploys-small.html
Gabon says major ivory trafficking ring dismantled, 10 held
Gabon says a major trafficking ring that smuggled six tons of ivory out of the country in 2017 has been dismantled, in a victory against poachers who have killed large numbers of forest elephants in the Central African country.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-gabon-major-ivory-trafficking-dismantled.html
Source: https://phys.org/