How Cotton and Seawater Might Power Our Devices Zip. The power’s out. But on a street in India, there’s a cash machine still happily dispensing banknotes. Thanks, in part, to burnt cotton. This cash machine has a backup battery inside it—a battery that contains carbon from carefully combusted cotton. “The...
Hummingbirds are natural acrobats, twisting their wings in ways that let them fly backward and upside down, unlike any other bird (SN: 1/13/16). A new high-speed video now shows how, using a bit of aerial gymnastics, hummingbirds can also slip through gaps narrower than their wingspan. Most birds can bend...
In a time more than 1000 years ago, in the vibrant city of Fez, Morocco, a remarkable woman named Fatima al-Fihri left an indelible mark on history by founding what is widely recognized as the world’s first university—Al-Qarawiyyin. This extraordinary institution, which has stood the test of time, serves as...
We have all heard the expression, “The glass is half full or half empty”. How you perceive it tells you something about your own perception of life. Do you choose to be optimistic and feel gratitude for the half-full glass, or do you choose pessimism and feel disappointment that the glass is...
“This writing is for you, my dear.” I became disinterested after writing so much in the notebook. I am sitting under the sun of a sandy evening sky, surrounded by flickering neon signs. My gaze diverts itself from the glittering neon signs and unintentionally pierces through the restaurant’s glass, heading...
Over the centuries, medical science has developed radically all across the globe. Today, people have access to modern amenities that many public and private hospitals can offer. A lot of procedures, like endoscopy for viewing internal parts, have become almost pain-free with moderate anesthesia. Scientists, researchers, and doctors are making...
Moisés Castro has worked selling fruits at a stand on Oriental Avenue, a street in Medellín, for more than 30 years. He remembers a moment decades ago when the local government knocked down the trees lining the street as part of a traffic project. Today, Oriental Avenue is still a typical large...
What is happening in the education sector of Bangladesh? What is the reference country for education that can be replicated in Bangladesh? Tanzania or Finland? There is a lot of discussion and criticism about the new curriculum. Teachers are struggling to understand various aspects of the curriculum. Parents are worried...
I READ my sentence steadily, Reviewed it with my eyes, To see that I made no mistake In its extremest clause, – The date, and manner of the shame; And then the pious form That ‘God have mercy’ on the soul The jury voted him. I made my soul familiar...
When the sparkling of the night’s forehead’s decoration disappeared The zephyr of life with the news of the happy morning appeared It awakened the nightingale of flowery song in its nest It shook the shoulder of the farmer on the field’s edge It broke the spell of darkness of night’s...
Dear Readers Assalamu alaikum. Hope you are well by the mercy of Allah. The issue of the Youth Wave will reach you when Palestinian educational institutes, universities, libraries are facing destruction as power targets but some guardians of Bangladeshi students are facing a mess in the curriculum of the education...
Knowledge enhances human dignity “O Allah, teach me that which will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge.” (At-Tirmidhi, Chapters on Supplication, 128) Dear Brothers and Sisters! One day, some companions of the Prophet in the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi were busy praying, and another group were busy studying. Our Prophet (pbuh)...
Disabilities a trial that leads to heaven “Indeed, the noblest of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you.” (Al Quran, Surah Hujurat, 49/13) Dear Brothers and Sisters! What makes the human notable in the sight of our Lord Almighty is not fame, might, beauty, health,...
Almighty Allah as the Creator communicates with His creation. He does so in various ways most of which are unknown to man. He informs us through His revealed Word, the Holy Qur’an, for example, that He communicates with the heavens, the earth, mountains, the fire, hellfire, animals, etc. Allah communicates...
In 1820, a Russian ship packed with sailors and, oddly, penguins – destined for the men’s dinner – spotted a towering shore of ice on the horizon. This was the first ever sighting of the Fimbul Ice Shelf, and it marked the official discovery of a new continent: Antarctica. It also cemented...
The animals haven’t been shown to change their behavior based on past experiences until now. For Caribbean box jellyfish, learning is literally a no-brainer. In a new experiment, these animals learned to spot and avoid obstacles despite having no central brain, researchers report on September 22 in Current Biology. This...
One year has passed since Microsoft rolled out Windows 11, touting its enhanced security features tailored for the challenges posed by today’s hybrid work environments. The latest significant update, Windows 11 22H2, made its debut in September 2022, further reinforcing security measures to safeguard end-users from cyber threats and aiding...
“To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.” – Henry David Thoreau “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Some days are great, better than you would have expected when you rolled out...
Josep Grau-Garriga was born in 1929 in Sant Cugat del Vallès. He lived and worked in Catalonia until 1992, and then in the French region of Angers until he died in 2011. A major pioneer innovator in the art of tapestry and a prominent figure in the post-War Spanish art...
Gaza has gone dark. With the power plants shut down, even the last vestiges of electricity—car batteries, personal generators—are running out. The internet has been cut, and now, with the Israeli government poised to expel Al Jazeera, one of the few media outlets with a presence in Gaza, communications from...
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