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Scientists at KAUST draw inspiration from insects for developing a liquid repellent material
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Scientists at KAUST draw inspiration from insects for developing a liquid repellent material

August 7th, 2017 | by MuslimScience
KAUST, Saudi Arabia – 30 July, 2017 A group of scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed an environmentally friendly omni-phobic (liquid repellent) material, it was learnt today. This novel material is inspired by soil-dwelling... Read More
Is Nanotechnology ready for Commercailisation in the Muslim World?
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Is Nanotechnology ready for Commercailisation in the Muslim World?

August 25th, 2015 | by MuslimScience
By: Prof. Munir Nayfeh Nanotechnology, a field that attracts billions of dollars of research funding and thousands of scientists and engineers, has been hailed as the technology of the 21st century. With its revolutionary approach to problem solving by challenging the limits of... Read More
Emerging Nanotechnology in the Muslim World
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Emerging Nanotechnology in the Muslim World

August 25th, 2015 | by MuslimScience
Infographic by: localhost/muslim Editorial... Read More
Iran’s Science, Technology, and Innovation – A well kept secret
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Iran’s Science, Technology, and Innovation – A well kept secret

July 3rd, 2015 | by MuslimScience
Editorial Iran is civilisation that is several thousand years old. Some believe that what was once Persia was the cradle of civilisation. Many of early contributions of Muslim Scientists originating out of the House of Wisdom in Baghdad were inspired by the works of now... Read More
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 a thousand dollars to two of... Read More
Sharif University of Technology – Iran’s MIT redeemed
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Sharif University of Technology – Iran’s MIT redeemed

July 2nd, 2015 | by MuslimScience
“Bruce A. Wooley, a former Chairman of the Electrical Engineering Department of Stanford University, has said that without a doubt the finest university in the world – in the world – preparing electrical engineering undergraduates is Sharif University in... Read More
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 increasing automation of warfare. He... Read More
Is eLearning really having an impact?
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Is eLearning really having an impact?

March 6th, 2015 | by MuslimScience
Is eLearning really having an impact? By Anand Jagatia “Better software will revolutionise learning,” write Bill and Melinda Gates in their annual letter published last month. Cheaper devices, rising incomes and growing internet access could see technology revolutionise how... Read More
Strongest Natural Material Found
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Strongest Natural Material Found

February 20th, 2015 | by MuslimScience
Strongest Natural Material Found Scientists believe they may have found the strongest natural material known to man – the teeth of the humble limpet, which could be copied to make the cars, boats and planes of the future. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth examined... Read More
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 engineering at Brazil’s Federal University of... Read More