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Young Arab inventors showcase life-saving ideas
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Young Arab inventors showcase life-saving ideas

February 20th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
Several new Arab inventors hope to receive backing soon for their ideas, which include hi-tech tools for the medical sector, after graduating from the i2 Institute course recently. The i2 Institute, which stands for imagination...
10 most exciting innovation places in the Muslim world
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10 most exciting innovation places in the Muslim world

February 18th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
Innovation spaces come in many shapes and sizes. Starting from the legendary Silicon Valley in Northern California, to Route 128 in Boston, Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia, and...
Muslim World’s First Rocket Scientist
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Muslim World’s First Rocket Scientist

February 18th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By Dr. Athar Osama On 12 April 1961, Russia’s Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit around the earth in Space. Soon after, United States launched its own quest to conquer space. Kennedy’s vow to send a man to the moon...
Charting Malaysia’s path for the future, through science and innovation
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Charting Malaysia’s path for the future, through science and innovation

February 18th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By Zakri Abdul Hamid – Science Adviser to the Prime Minister of Malaysia For Malaysia, the past three decades have been a period of rapid and sustained growth. Measuring growth with the traditional Gross Domestic Product...
Nazi scientists planned to use mosquitoes as biological weapon
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Nazi scientists planned to use mosquitoes as biological weapon

February 18th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
Himmler ordered secret research into how malaria-infected insects could be sent behind enemy lines, research reveals By Philip Oltermann The Nazis considered using mosquitoes as biological weapons during the second world war,...
CERN’s membership: Pakistan hopes to be part of prestigious science research club
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CERN’s membership: Pakistan hopes to be part of prestigious science research club

February 18th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By Peer Muhammad Pakistan is aspiring to become an associate member of European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN). The application from Pakistan for the associate membership was submitted one year back, in February 2013. A...
Building a healthy innovation ‘ecosystem’
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Building a healthy innovation ‘ecosystem’

February 18th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
Efforts to build innovation systems are too government-centric and tend to ignore a key ingredient — the private sector, says Dr. Athar Osama. Recent years have seen a number of Islamic countries embarking on efforts to create...
Innovative inertia?
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Innovative inertia?

February 17th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
A book review on ‘The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs –Insanely different principles for breakthrough success’ by Carmine Gallo. By Maheen Hassan When you open a book, you expect to find something different; a new...
Zakri awarded prestigious environment prize
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Zakri awarded prestigious environment prize

February 3rd, 2014 | by MuslimScience
Feb 3 — Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Sri Dr. Zakri Abdul Hamid, the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister and Joint Chairman of the Malaysian Industry-Government Group on High Technology (MIGHT), was announced as one of the winners...