Articles (Technology)

Ring Ring! Wake Up!
(Inventions and Innovations)

The earliest alarm clock dates back to around 250 BCE, and was invented by the Greeks.


Fungi Furniture
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Would you imagine sitting on a chair made of fungi? Or dining on a table made of fungi?

Nano Elements of Nature: Fire
(Earth Sciences)

Believe it or not, scientists have managed, applying nanotechnology, to produce fire-resistant fabrics.

Nano Technology and Air Pollution
(Earth Sciences)

The environment-friendly scientific communities have provided nanotechnology solutions to the problem of chaning air properties.


Nano Technology and Water Desalination
(Earth Sciences)

A research team has innovated a nanotechnology water desalination system that works on the ion levels.

Making Water-Repelling Sand Using Nanotechnology
(Earth Sciences)

Water-repelling sand is an example of how nanotechnology can lead to drastic changes in the behavior of materials.


Home Automation
(Education, Business, and Society)

Now you can connect your home devices to your mobile, tablet, or PC via a Wi-Fi connection.


Humanoid Robots
(Computers and Information Technology)

Are humanoid robots invading our houses any time soon and how far can they go?


Mining the Sky
(Astronomy and Space Sciences)

The plans of the Planetary Resources company to launch a privatized space mining operation is definitely the stuff of science fiction made reality. 

New Frontiers of Color: Non-Spectral Colors
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

What is the color of infrared? Is it red, or is that what the camera makes us see? 


Dr. Mona Bakr: A Profile
(Inventions and Innovations)

Mona Bakr was a young female Egyptian pioneer in nanotechnology and contributed to establishing this vital scientific field in Egypt. 


Gene Therapy
(Health and Diseases)

Gene therapy is an exploratory treatment, which aims at curing genetic diseases and repairing defective genes through DNA. 

Capturing the Night Sky
(Astronomy and Space Sciences)

We often hear the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words”. It is indeed true; images can invoke one’s feelings and fuel imagination to no end. 


Ig Nobel Prize: Laugh, and then Think!
(Inventions and Innovations)

What if I told you that there is a parody set of Nobel Prizes awarded annually for trivial scientific achievements.

Who Invented the Photocopier?
(Inventions and Innovations)

We have all used photocopiers at one time or another; to copy documents or pages from books for work or study.

Young Innovators: Eesha Khare
(Inventions and Innovations)

Every other day, we hear about a new technological breakthrough, or a new exciting innovation that someone has developed; we are truly...


Belinda Parmar: Little Miss Geek
(Inventions and Innovations)

Many people tend to believe that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) are “manly” subjects, and that women...


Zea Tongeman: The Cool Geek Girl
(Inventions and Innovations)

Being a technology geek, the 14-year-old Zea Tongeman applied technology to create an application on any device that encourages people to recycle while having fun.

Successful Egyptian Startups
(Education, Business, and Society)

Have you ever had an idea that can be developed into a business. Well, this article presents four successful “startups” by young Egyptians; a “startup” being an entrepreneurial venture or a new business in the first stage of its operations. 

Breaking Down Plastics with Bacteria
(Inventions and Innovations)

It is evident that plastics bring many societal benefits and offer future technological and medical advances. However, once plastic materials are created, they never go away! 


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