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Winds of (Climate) Change
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Winds of (Climate) Change

May 31st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
localhost/muslim’s Ten Most Significant Climate Trends in the Muslim World   The theme for this month’s issue is ‘Science and the Environment’. The world is currently under a drastic environmental shift, as...
Deciphering Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Muslim Heritage
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Deciphering Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Muslim Heritage

May 26th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
The article is originally a talk presented at the international conference 1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in our World held at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester on the 8th of March 2006, on the...
Scans bring new insights into lives of Egyptian mummies
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Scans bring new insights into lives of Egyptian mummies

May 22nd, 2014 | by MuslimScience
The British Museum has carried out scans on eight Egyptian mummies, revealing unprecedented details about these people. Never before has anyone seen mummy hair, muscles and bone at such fine resolution. It is enabling scientists...
Is Asia’s signature mode of transport set for an electric revolution?
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Is Asia’s signature mode of transport set for an electric revolution?

May 15th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
Green and yellow auto rickshaws chug through the crowded streets of New Delhi. Tuk tuks sputter on the roads in Thailand to tourists’ delight. Millions in South and Southeast Asia rely on these three wheelers — known...
Astrophysicists Build a Virtual Universe
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Astrophysicists Build a Virtual Universe

May 8th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
In the most detailed effort yet, astrophysicists and cosmologists have modeled the evolution of the universe right down to the formation of individual galaxies. The results of the mammoth computer simulation neatly match multiple...
Ancient Egyptians transported pyramid stones over wet sand
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Ancient Egyptians transported pyramid stones over wet sand

May 7th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
Few have travelled to the pyramids of Egypt and not wondered how an ancient civilisation without modern technology could have constructed structures so large they can be viewed from space. Some have theorised they were...
The Shining Stars of Constellation Egypt
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The Shining Stars of Constellation Egypt

May 1st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
Scientific Revolutionaries of a Modern Civilization By localhost/muslim This month, localhost/muslim puts the spotlight on Egypt, a country that is rapidly escalating in the world of Science, Technology and Innovation. It...
Science and innovation in Egypt- A Young scientist’s view
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Science and innovation in Egypt- A Young scientist’s view

May 1st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By Sameh H. Soror, PhD   Science and innovation in Egypt initiated, when mankind began to populate the valley of the Nile. Ancient Egyptians were leaders in scientific discoveries and innovation, which turned Egypt into the...
‘Science and innovation in Egypt’- Atlas Report
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‘Science and innovation in Egypt’- Atlas Report

May 1st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By Michael Bond   Egypt’s revolution has presented a big opportunity to revive the country’s STI system and put research and innovation at the forefront of economic and technological development. Overturning three...
Obama’s visit marks ‘new beginning’
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Obama’s visit marks ‘new beginning’

May 1st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By Datuk Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid   UNITED States President Barack Obama’s visit this weekend is testimony to the friendship he shares with our prime minister and marks the first hospitality extended by Malaysia to...