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The Iran I Saw
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The Iran I Saw

July 2nd, 2015 | by MuslimScience
By CHRISTOPHER SCHROEDER There wasn’t much exceptional about my recent lunch out with a couple dozen young, aspiring entrepreneurs. It was a typical, crowded, buzzing, Nandos-like joint—good food cheap, easy to pull tables...
Creating a Persian Silicon Valley – Iran’s Emerging Innovation and Startup Eco-System
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Creating a Persian Silicon Valley – Iran’s Emerging Innovation and Startup Eco-System

July 2nd, 2015 | by MuslimScience
By: Athar Osama Legend has it that that the seeds of what we know today as the Silicon Valley were laid at the Stanford University and the Stanford University Industrial Park when a Stanford Professor Frederick Terman who loaned...
The Dark Side of Drones
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The Dark Side of Drones

March 9th, 2015 | by MuslimScience
The Dark Side of Drones By Jon Spaull Drones “are being used in ways which fly in the face of humanitarian law”, says robotics and artificial intelligence expert Noel Sharkey. His concerns stem from the use of drones in the...
Portable lamp kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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Portable lamp kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria

February 18th, 2015 | by MuslimScience
Portable lamp kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria By Fabíola Ortiz A 24-year-old Brazilian student has created a portable medical lamp that kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The inventor, Caio Guimarães, studied electrical...
New contact lenses will help people see with inbuilt telescope
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New contact lenses will help people see with inbuilt telescope

February 16th, 2015 | by MuslimScience
New contact lenses will help people see with inbuilt telescope A tiny device in new contact lenses, aimed at hundreds of thousands of people suffering from age-related eye problems, could increase user’s vision nearly three...
5 Most Exciting Women in STEM of the Islamic World in 2014
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5 Most Exciting Women in STEM of the Islamic World in 2014

January 7th, 2015 | by MuslimScience
By The Editorial Team of localhost/muslim Last January, localhost/muslim recognized the Top-20 Most Influential Women in Science in the Islamic World. This year, we recognize the achievements of Women who made ground breaking...
Featured Essay no.1: Innovating Foodscapes
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Featured Essay no.1: Innovating Foodscapes

September 2nd, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By: Saher Hasnain The sustainability, health and ethics of the global food system are an increasingly relevant topic of research and policy. Changes in the world’s food system have been incredibly dramatic in the past few...
Traditional Farming Practices for Enhanced Food Security
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Traditional Farming Practices for Enhanced Food Security

September 2nd, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By Chika Ezeanya Ph.D. The current definition of food security explains the concept as, the availability of food to individuals within national boundaries. That definition in some way, mandates governments to encourage...
Changing Dynamics of Food Security
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Changing Dynamics of Food Security

September 2nd, 2014 | by MuslimScience
by Fatimah Mohamed Arshad Divides in Muslim World The World Summit on Food Security (1996), defines food security as “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and...
ICBA – An Oasis in the Desert
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ICBA – An Oasis in the Desert

August 2nd, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By Dr. Ismahane Elouafi Water can be classified as the single most critical natural resource; it is a basic human need without which there is no life. It is an input to almost all production, in agriculture, industry, energy,...