Innovation
February 18th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceInnovation 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...
Innovation
February 18th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy 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...
Public Policy
February 18th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy 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...
News
February 18th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceHimmler 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,...
News
February 18th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy 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...
Innovation
February 18th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceEfforts 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...
Innovation
February 17th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceA 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...
News
February 3rd, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceFeb 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...
News
January 30th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceGovernment investment and support for innovation in existing rice-fish systems could benefit small-scale, resource-poor farmers in Bangladesh, says a new study by an international team of scientists. “There is an immediate...
News
January 30th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceEgypt plans to launch its second satellite for scientific research and establish a new space authority and national space agency as well as work with other African states to pave the way for a new African space agency. But some...