http://www.nrf.ae/news.aspx News posted on the NRF website, http://www.nrf.ae en Sun, 16 May 2010 08:01:34 EDT http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/UAE_launches_national_authority_for_scientific_research The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced its first national authority for scientific research (NASR) to coordinate and fund scientific research in the country.