Israel: Dubai Futuristic Farm out of Star Trek

Posted 8 June 2009 15:40 GMT

Countries	Israel, United Arab Emirates
Topics	Development, Environment, Technology
Languages	English

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Israel

Writing at Mideast Youth, Green Prophet from Israel, discusses development in the UAE and notes: “Environmental projects including specially designed buildings, business parks and residential centers are years ahead of other countries. And now, a project in Dubai is developing something even more awesome: A vertical farm that looks like something out of Star Trek and will use sea water to cool and humidify the crops, while converting the humidity into fresh water.”

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