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The museum itself, opened by the Malaysian government 10 years ago, focuses not so much on Islam's traditional heartland in the Middle East as on its Asian domains, the works of which are often overlooked in Islamic-art collections. Among the IAMM's standouts is a rare 19th century...
A few weeks ago a group of Harvard students from all corners of the globe, and with expertise ranging from economics to engineering, won the World Bank’s Lighting Africa 2008 competition. Their invention of a microbial fuel cell-based lighting system literally creates energy from dirt. The...
"We are so wrecked when we get back from patrol that it does a world of good to kick back and eat a doughnut - it's almost like normal life," says Private Matt Collins, as he fries a fresh batch in an empty artillery can. The makeshift stove is fueled...
So a few years ago Bent formed SunNight Solar to manufacture and distribute inexpensive solar-powered flashlights. His BOGO (for "Buy One, Give One"; buy one in the U.S., and SunNight sends one to Africa) lights were a perfect fit for sun-rich Africa, providing five hours of illumination - with...
A Tinseltown Christmas In "Generation Xmas," James Poniewozik described how A Christmas Story has supplanted It's a Wonderful Life as the favorite Christmas movie of 18-to-41-year-olds [Dec. 10]. But he ignored the generation of the moment - the boomers. We too have our own iconic Christmas...