One-way mission to Mars
75 Canadians in the running for a one-way mission to Mars The Globe & Mail: Dozens of star-struck Canadians are surprised, excited and brimming with confidence after reaching the next […]
A Full-Featured, $38 Tablet Is Coming to the U.S.
BY NATHAN OLIVAREZ-GILES, WSJ Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli with his $38 tablet, the On Monday, Datawind announced that it plans to sell a $38 tablet in the U.S. through as-yet unnamed online and brick-and-mortar retailers early next year. The London-based firm plans to sell three models in the United States, ranging […]
In a global information age, governance systems will change
STORY SUMMARY That is what the World Economic Forum asked at a recent meeting in Dubai that focused on the future of governance under three potential scenarios arising from the ongoing information revolution. The first scenario that participants considered is a world ruled by so-called “megacities,” where governance is administered […]
China becomes third country to land on moon
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who made the sun radiate a brilliant light and the moon reflect a lustre, and ordained for it stages, that you might know the number of […]
Israel, Jordan and P.A. sign ‘historic’ water pact
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority signed an agreement to lay a pipeline between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea that will provide all three with […]
The Future of OPEC
STRATFOR Analysis December 4, 2013 | Summary The prospect of revitalized oil production in Iraq and Iran may add to tensions between those two countries and Saudi Arabia over export […]
Amazon says drone deliveries are the future
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) By Gregory Wallace @gregorywallace In the not-too-distant future, Amazon deliveries could come by air directly to your doorstep. The online mega-retailer unveiled plans on Sunday for a new […]
Accolade: Pakistani scientist features on leading American journal
By Farooq Baloch Published: November 26, 2013 The Express Tribune KARACHI: A leading American science magazine has listed a technology by a Pakistani scientist in its ‘World Changing Idea’ list– […]
HIGGS BOSON AND DR. ABDUS SALAM
Source: Ibtidah By Aqeel Ahmed * There are four fundamental forces in nature, namely, electromagnetism, weak nuclear force, strong nuclear force and gravity. Electromagnetism can be observed in daily life experience. […]
France’s experimental fusion reactor would work like the sun
http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/worldwide/player.swf The world’s most ambitious attempt to harness fusion as a source of power is taking shape in the south of France. Fusion is the process that drives the sun – atoms are forced together to release energy – and repeating it here on Earth could in theory offer an […]
A not-so-well-known discovery of Einstein: Mice are more intelligent than men!
because, Einstein is reported to have said: ‘Men invented the atomic bomb. Mice would not invent a mouse trap’.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Learned A Lot About Spirituality In Space
The Huffington Post: During an emotional interview with NPR’s Terry Gross, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield opened up about his views on space, faith and our place in the universe. When […]
Huawei has eye on 5G
Source: China Daily By SHEN JINGTING (China Daily) Chinese telecom equipment vendor Huawei Technologies Co Ltd announced on Wednesday that it will invest at least $600 million in research and development of fifth-generation mobile technology by 2018. Huawei’s move is part of a global trend that involves major telecom companies […]
First Computer Was Built 240 Years Ago
Collosal — This Programmable 6,000-Part Drawing Boy Automata is Arguably the First Computer and It Was Built 240 Years Ago Designed in the late 1770s this incredible little robot called simply The Writer, was designed and built by Swiss-born watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz with help from his son Henri-Louis, and Jean-Frédéric Leschot. Jaquet-Droz was […]
Donate Your Computer’s Unused Power for the Greater Good
IQ intel: by Renee Edwards – Many of us know someone affected by diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, or AIDS. We care about these people and want to help, but might not know how to make a difference. Progress Thru Processors is an app that gives everyone the opportunity to contribute […]
MIT Wristband Could Make AC Obsolete
Wired: by Kyle Vanhemert – Wristify, as they call their device, is a thermoelectric bracelet that regulates the temperature of the person wearing it by subjecting their skin to alternating pulses of hot or cold, Here’s a scary statistic: In 2007, 87 percent of households in the U.S. used air […]
Why Jews win so many Nobel prizes
Forget the genius genes or bookish culture hocus pocus. Jewish achievement in the sciences is a modern phenomenon, but the passions that drove it are now ebbing away. Haaretz, By […]
March against Genetically Modified Food
‘March against Monsanto’: Global movement plans 2nd protest RT: Joining six continents, 52 countries and over 500 cities, ‘March against Monsanto’ is planning its second mass rally Saturday against the […]
Nobelprize for Higgs – Higgs Boson! Dr Salam honoured in Germany – Repost
Prof Dr Tom Kibble of UK delivering his lecture in Bensheim Germany By Zubair Khan Photographie: Abdullah Adeel Pictures Land of pure, its leaders as well masses have shunned and vilified Dr. Salaam. Even Pakistan history has been mitigated to denounce this great man of the Pakistani soil. However still […]