Technology
Prof. Zubairi and Photonless Communication
In the bizarre world of quantum physics, objects can be in more than one place at a time and future events can change the past. New research involving a Texas A&M University professor makes that microscopic realm even a bit stranger.
Super-Computers And The Hunt For Oil
Typically buried thousands of feet below the surface, oil fields are like a sponge saturated with a mixture of oil, water and gas, rather than the underground cavern most people imagine when they think about oil and gas reservoirs.
Great Engadget Review on Google Glass
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/30/google-glass-review/
Does the Internet Make You Dumb? Top German Neuroscientist Says Yes – and Forever
South Korean doctors were the first to describe this phenomenon, and dubbed it digital dementia – whence the title of Spitzer’s book. Simplistically, the message can be summed up this way: the Internet makes you dumb.
Google Blocks Youtube Clip in Egypt And Libya
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – YouTube, the video website owned by Google Inc, said on Wednesday it would not remove a film clip mocking the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (s)
Static Electricity (for kids)
Static electricity is an electric charge built up on persons or objects through friction.
Toothpaste
Toothpaste explained, for kids
U.S. Firms May Miss Out as Saudi Nuke Plan Advances
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia expects to finalize its atomic energy plans this year but the U.S. nuclear industry may miss out on multi-billion dollar contracts to turn it into a reality unless Washington and Riyadh sign a non-proliferation deal soon.
Revenge of the Electric Car
Preview of electric car
Stopwatches
stopwatches described, for kids
The Muslim Observer Is Now in the Apple App Store!
Bismillahir Rahman ir Rahim–There’s an app for this!
Space Capsules
Space capsules were the first major form of space craft for manned space exploration.
‘Anonymous’ Hacker Group Threatens ‘Reign of Terror’ Against Israel
Group uploads video blaming Israel for committing ‘crimes against humanity,’ and criticizes its treatment of Palestinians.
The Star Students Of The Islamic Republic
Forget Harvard—one of the world’s best undergraduate colleges is in Iran.
Cyberbullying a Problem Around the Globe: Poll
More than 10 percent of parents around the world say their child has been cyberbullied and nearly one-fourth know a youngster who has been a victim, according to a new Ipsos/Reuters poll.
Hot Air Balloons
In 1783, two French brothers, Jacques Etienne and Joseph Michel Montgolfier, invented the hot-air balloon and sent one to an altitude of 6,000 ft (1,800 m).
Backstreet Internet Call Shops Threaten UAE Telcos
In the gritty streets of Deira, the old commercial heart of Dubai, lurks a threat to some of the region’s biggest telecommunications firms–VOIP.
Clocks
Before the invention of mechanical clocks, timepieces used the sun’s motion or simple measurement devices to track time.
Periscope
periscopes explained, for kids
