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Emirati Astronaut Conducts 3D-Printing Experiment In Space
The experiment aims to assess the viability of 3D-printed knee cartilage tissue for treating injuries in remote areas on Earth and while in space.
Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, and his colleague from NASA, Frank Rubio, are currently conducting experiments on the International Space Station on the viability of 3D-printed knee cartilage tissue.
The 3D printing lab, known as The BioFabrication Facility, has been built to evaluate whether low to zero-gravity conditions can improve printing quality compared to production on Earth, while examining the feasibility of 3D-printed cartilage tissue for fixing injuries in remote conditions, including in space.
Using cutting-edge technology, NASA hopes to eventually alleviate musculoskeletal injuries. “Crew members who experience musculoskeletal injuries on future deep space missions may benefit from the capability to bioprint tissue such as knee cartilage to promote recovery,” the space agency said in a recent press release.
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During the six-month mission, a total of 250 research experiments will be conducted, and Dr. Al Neyadi, who arrived recently onboard the ISS, has already undertaken studies on human heart tissue and served as a test subject for a sleep research program.
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Google Releases Veo 2 AI Video Tool To MENA Users
The state-of-the-art video generation model is now available in Gemini, offering realistic AI-generated videos with better physics, motion, and detail.
Starting today, users of Gemini Advanced in the MENA region — and globally — can tap into Veo 2, Google’s next-generation video model.
Originally unveiled in 2024, Veo 2 has now been fully integrated into Gemini, supporting multiple languages including Arabic and English. The rollout now brings Google’s most advanced video AI directly into the hands of everyday users.
Veo 2 builds on the foundations of its predecessor with a more sophisticated understanding of the physical world. It’s designed to produce high-fidelity video content with cinematic detail, realistic motion, and greater visual consistency across a wide range of subjects and styles. Whether recreating natural landscapes, human interactions, or stylized environments, the model is capable of interpreting and translating written prompts into eight-second 720p videos that feel almost handcrafted.
Users can generate content directly through the Gemini platform — either via the web or mobile apps. The experience is pretty straightforward: users enter a text-based prompt, and Veo 2 returns a video in 16:9 landscape format, delivered as an MP4 file. These aren’t just generic clips — they can reflect creative, abstract, or highly specific scenarios, making the tool especially useful for content creators, marketers, or anyone experimenting with visual storytelling.
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To ensure transparency, each video is embedded with SynthID — a digital watermark developed by Google’s DeepMind. The watermark is invisible to the human eye but persists across editing, compression, and sharing. It identifies the video as AI-generated, addressing concerns around misinformation and media authenticity.
While Veo 2 is still in its early phases of public rollout, the technology is part of a broader push by Google to democratize advanced AI tools. With text-to-image, code generation, and now video creation integrated into Gemini, Google is positioning the platform as a full-spectrum creative assistant.
Access to Veo 2 starts today and will continue expanding in the coming weeks. Interested users can try it out at gemini.google.com or through the Gemini app on Android and iOS.
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