Brittlestars: Fabricating Microlenses with Perfect Geometry
The unity underlying nature manifests itself in many different forms. Sometimes various “things” work towards accomplishing only one…
Issue 102 (November - December 2014)
21 articles
Islamic Civilization and Science: A Forgotten History
If you are interested in Muslims’ contributions to science and some of their inventions, this interview may be…
Revisiting Psychokinesis: Time, Ether, and Kozyrev
For many of us ordinary people, time is nothing more than how long we spend at work, at…
The Islamic world and cultural revival
Question: The Islamic world has been in a period of stagnation for a long time regarding scientific development…
The Minimum Work Principle in the Universe
Gravity is usually accepted as the reason behind the fall of every object we drop. Physicists, however, associate…
Science Square (Issue 102)
Newly Discovered Particle Is Both Matter and Antimatter Observing Majorana fermions in the ferromagnetic atomic chains on a…
Gamification: A Tool for Motivating Children
Jack had been the ruler of the village for more than six months. He had many ups and…
Bipolar Equation
Hello. My name is Bernoulli. Bernoulli Equation, to be more precise. One of the best established and most…
How Much – if any – Alcohol is Safe?
Findings show that even though some findings have suggested health benefits for light alcohol consumption, risk of cancer…
Animated Vignettes in Character Education
It is obvious for many people that to ensure a safe school environment for students, it is needed…
Absolute Justice and Bediuzzaman’s Cup
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (d. 1960) defines justice either in terms of absolute, as opposed to relative, or positive,…
Riyada (Austerity)
Riyada (austerity), which we can describe as disciplining life, appetite and thirst, and sleeping and waking only in…
Imitation Teeth: Implants
Our teeth were designed in a harmonious and organized fashion, just like each and every particle of our…
21st Century Skills for Students
Economic projections for the next fifty years indicate that, both within the US and world economies, there will…
Love Is…
I had been asked to talk about love at a gathering right after Valentine’s Day. I thought about…