Beautiful Hadith is about Duties of a Treasurer

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari RA: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The honest treasurer who gives willingly what he is ordered to give, is one of the two charitable persons, (the second being the owner). (Bukhari - Vol. 3, Book 36, Hadith 461)

Beautiful Hadith is about Virtue of Spreading Knowledge

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas RA: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: You hear (from me), and others will hear from you; and people will hear from them who heard from you. (Dawoud - Book 25, Hadith 3651)

Beautiful Hadith is about the Quran

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas RA: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Jibrail recited the Qur'an to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read it in another way), and continued asking him to recite it in other ways, and he recited it in several ways till he ultimately recited it in seven different ways." (Bukhari - Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 513)

Beautiful Hadith is about Allah's Shade

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah RA, who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Allah will say on the Day of Resurrection: Where are those who love one another through My glory? Today I shall give them shade in My shade, it being a day when there is no shade but My shade. It was related by al-Bukhari (also by Malik). - Hadith Qudsi 23

Beautiful Hadith is about Prayers

Narrated Abu Huraira RA: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "None of you should offer prayer in a single garment that does not cover the shoulders." (Bukhari - Vol. 1, Book 8, Hadith 355)

Beautiful Hadith is about Prayers

Narrated Ibn `Abbas RA: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to offer the Zuhr and `Asr prayers together on journeys, and also used to offer the Maghrib and `Isha' prayers together. Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to offer the Maghrib and the `Isha' prayers together on journeys. (Bukhari - Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 209)

Beautiful Hadith is about Asar Prayers

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar RA that: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The one who misses the 'Asr prayer, it is as if he has been cheated out of his family and wealth." (Sunan Ibn Majah - Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 685)

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2 tsps fresh beetroot juice 
• 1¼ cups refined flour 
• 1 cup butter 
• 1 cup yogurt 
• ½ tsp baking soda 
• 1 tsp baking powder 
• A pinch salt 

Icing 

• 1 cup feta cheese 
• 1 cup fresh cream

Preparation method

• Preheat oven at 180ºC.
• Cream butter with an electric blender till light. Add yogurt and beat again. Add beetroot juice and beat well.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt into the butter mixture. Fold well into a smooth batter.
• Fill a piping bag with the batter.
• Place individual silicon moulds on a baking tray and line them with fancy underliners. Pipe out the batter in the moulds filling 3/4th. Tap lightly.
• Put the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
• To make icing, take feta cheese in a bowl. Add cream and whisk till well combined and smooth.
• Fill another piping bag fitted with a star nozzle with the icing.
• Demould muffins with the underliners. Pipe out icing on top and serve.

Beautiful Hadith is about Orphans

Sahl bin Sa'd RA narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "I and the sponsor of an orphan shall be in Paradise like these two."And he indicaed with his fingers, meaning his index and his middle finger." (Tirmidhi - Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1918)

Beautiful Hadith is about Prophet Muhammad PBUH

It was narrated from Jabir RA that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever sees me in a dream has (really) seen me, for Satan cannot appear in my form.” (Sunan Ibn Majah - Vol. 5, Book 35, Hadith 3902)

Beautiful Hadith is about Divine Inspiration

Narrated Aisha RA: The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Messenger (peace upon him) was in the form of true dreams. The Angel came to him and said, "Read, in the Name of your Lord Who has created (all that exists), has created man a clot. Read! And your Lord is Most Generous" ..(96.1,2,3) (Bukhari - Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 479)

Beautiful Hadith is about Sincere Speech and Purity of Heart

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr RA said: “It was said to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ‘Which of the people is best?’ He said: ‘Everyone who is pure of heart and sincere in speech.’ They said: ‘Sincere in speech, we know what this is, but what is pure of heart?’ He said: ‘It is (the heart) that is pious and pure, with no sin, injustice, rancor or envy in it.’” (Sunan Ibn Majah - Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4216)

Beautiful Hadith is about the Qiblah

Narrated Al Bara bin Azib RA: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came to Al-Madinah and prayed toward Bait-al-Maqdis for sixteen months, then he was commanded to pray toward the Ka'bah. A man who had prayed with the prophet (peace be upon him)passed by some of the Ansar and said: "I bear witness that the messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has been commanded to face toward the Ka'bah. So they turned to face the Ka'bah." (Sunan an Nasa'i - Vol. 1, Book 9, Hadith 743)

Beautiful Hadith is about Marriage

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Anyone who incites a woman against her husband or a slave against his master is not one of us. (Dawoud - Book 12, Hadith 2170)

How jogging helps you stay sharp

Exercise can enhance the development of new brain cells that play an important role in learning and memory of adults, new research has found.

The process of developing new brain cells in the adult brain is called adult neurogenesis, the scientists explained.

The researchers found that mice that spent time running on wheels not only developed twice the normal number of new neurons, but also showed an increased ability to distinguish new objects from familiar objects.

“Our research indicates that exercise-induced increase in neurogenesis improves pattern separation by supporting unique and detailed long-term representations of similar but nevertheless different memory items,” explained lead investigator Josef Bischofberger,  professor at University of Basel in Switzerland.

“Pattern separation is involved in many memory tasks of everyday life. For example, when learning the game of chess, it is critically important to remember the different shapes of pieces like the pawn and bishop,” Bischofberger explained.

For the study, the researchers tested two groups of mice that were housed either without (sedentary) or with running wheels (voluntarily running) using a novel object recognition  task to assess learning and long-term memory.

The researchers found that whereas distinct objects were remembered and recognized by both cohorts of mice, only the running mice could faithfully distinguish similar looking objects.

Investigators determined therefore that the running mice had developed better pattern separation capabilities than sedentary mice.

To investigate further, the researchers looked for changes in the brains of the mice. By using markers that could identify newly-formed brain cells, they found that running mice developed about twice as many new cells.

The study was published in the journal of Brain Plasticity. (IANS)

Beautiful Hadith is about Good Deeds

A man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him), "What sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, 'To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not know.'(Bukhari - Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 12)

Beautiful Hadith is about Knowledge

It was narrated from Jabir RA that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Ask Allah for beneficial knowledge and seek refuge with Allah from knowledge that is of no benefit." (Sunan Ibn Majah - Vol. 5, Book 34, Hadith 3843)

Hydrogel superglue is 90 percent water

New 'water adhesive' is tougher than natural adhesives employed by mussels and barnacles 

Date:November 9, 2015

Source:Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Engineered hydrogel being pulled away from a glass surface. The material shows a property called "tough wet adhesion" comparable to tendon and bone interface. The wavy edge instability at the interface is a hallmark of strongly adhered soft material on a rigid surface.

Credit: Felice Frankel

Nature has developed innovative ways to solve a sticky challenge: Mussels and barnacles stubbornly glue themselves to cliff faces, ship hulls, and even the skin of whales. Likewise, tendons and cartilage stick to bone with incredible robustness, giving animals flexibility and agility.

The natural adhesive in all these cases is hydrogel -- a sticky mix of water and gummy material that creates a tough and durable bond.

Now engineers at MIT have developed a method to make synthetic, sticky hydrogel that is more than 90 percent water. The hydrogel, which is a transparent, rubber-like material, can adhere to surfaces such as glass, silicon, ceramics, aluminum, and titanium with a toughness comparable to the bond between tendon and cartilage on bone.

In experiments to demonstrate its robustness, the researchers applied a small square of their hydrogel between two plates of glass, from which they then suspended a 55-pound weight. They also glued the hydrogel to a silicon wafer, which they then smashed with a hammer. While the silicon shattered, its pieces remained stuck in place.

Such durability makes the hydrogel an ideal candidate for protective coatings on underwater surfaces such as boats and submarines. As the hydrogel is biocompatible, it may also be suitable for a range of health-related applications, such as biomedical coatings for catheters and sensors implanted in the body.

"You can imagine new applications with this very robust, adhesive, yet soft material," says Xuanhe Zhao, the Robert N. Noyce Career Development Associate Professor in MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering. For example, Zhao's group is currently exploring uses for the hydrogel in soft robotics, where the material may serve as synthetic tendon and cartilage, or in flexible joints.

"It's a pretty tough and adhesive gel that's mostly water," Hyunwoo Yuk, a graduate student in mechanical engineering and the lead author of a paper on the work, says. "Basically, it's tough, bonding water."

Zhao and his students publish their results today in the journal Nature Materials.

A stretchy anchor

A tough, flexible hydrogel that bonds strongly requires two characteristics, Zhao found: energy dissipation and chemical anchorage. A hydrogel that dissipates energy is essentially able to stretch significantly without retaining all the energy used to stretch it. A chemically anchored hydrogel adheres to a surface by covalently bonding its polymer network to that surface.

"Chemical anchorage plus bulk dissipation leads to tough bonding," Zhao says. "Tendons and cartilage harness these, so we're really learning this principle from nature."

In developing the hydrogel, Yuk mixed a solution of water with a dissipative ingredient to create a stretchy, rubbery material. He then placed the hydrogel atop various surfaces, such as aluminum, ceramic, glass, and titanium, each modified with functional silanes -- molecules that created chemical links between each surface and its hydrogel.

The researchers then tested the hydrogel's bond using a standard peeling test, in which they measured the force required to peel the hydrogel from a surface. On average, they found the hydrogel's bond was as tough as 1,000 joules per square meter -- about the same level as tendon and cartilage on bone.

Zhao group compared these results with existing hydrogels, as well as elastomers, tissue adhesives, and nanoparticle gels, and found that the new hydrogel adhesive has both higher water content and a much stronger bonding ability.

"We basically broke a world record in bonding toughness of hydrogels, and it was inspired by nature," Yuk says.

Sticky robotics

In addition to testing the hydrogel's toughness with a hammer and a weight, Zhao and his colleagues explored its use in robotic joints, using small spheres of hydrogel to connect short pipes to simulate robotic limbs.

"Hydrogels can act as actuators," Zhao says. "Instead of using conventional hinges, you can use this soft material with strong bonding to rigid materials, and it can give a robot many more degrees of freedom."

The researchers also looked into its application as an electrical conductor. Yuk and other students added salts to a hydrogel sample, and attached the hydrogel to two metal plates connected via electrodes to an LED light. They found that the hydrogel enabled the flow of salt ions within the electrical loop, ultimately lighting up the LED.

"We create extremely robust interfaces for hydrogel-metal hybrid conductors," Yuk adds.

Zhao's group is currently most interested in exploring the hydrogel's use in soft robotics, as well as in bioelectronics.

"Since the hydrogel contains over 90 percent water, the bonding may be regarded as a water adhesive, which is tougher than natural glues, such as in barnacles and mussels, and bio-inspired underwater glues," Zhao says. "The work has significant implications in understanding bio-adhesion, as well as practical applications such as in hydrogel coatings, biomedical devices, tissue engineering, water treatment, and underwater glues."

This research was supported in part by the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation

Beautiful Hadith is about Disease

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah RA that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Allah does not send down any disease, but He also sends down the cure for it.” (Sunan Ibn Majah - Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3438)

Beautiful Hadith is about Marriage

Narrated Abdullah RA: We were with the Prophet (peace be upon him) while we were young and had no wealth whatever. So Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty (i.e. his private parts from committing illegal sexual intercourse etc.), and whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power." (Bukhari - Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 4)

Beautiful Hadith is about a Dua

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah RA said: "Fatimah RA came to the Prophet (peace be upon him)) to ask him for a servant, and he said: 'I do not have anything to give you.' So she went back, but after that he came to her and said: 'Is what you asked for dearer to you, or something better than that?' 'Ali RA said to her: 'Say: something better than that.' So she said it. He said: 'Say: Allahumma Rabbas-samawatis-Sab'i wa Rabbal-'Arshil-'Azim, Rabbana wa Rabba Kulli shay'in, munzil at-Tawrati wal-Injili wal-Qur'anil-'Azim. Antal-Awwalu fa laysa qablaka shay', wa Antal-Akiru fa laysa ba'daka shay', Antaz-Zahiru fa laysa fawqaka shay', wa Antal-Batinu fa laysa dunaka shay', Iqdi 'annad-daina wa aghnina minal-faqr. (O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Mighty Throne, Our Lord, and the Lord of Everything, Revealer of the Tawrah, the Injil and the Magnificent Qur'an. You are the First and there is nothing after You; You are the Last and there is nothing after You. You are the Most High, and there is nothing above You, and You are the Most Near and there is nothing nearer than You. Settle our debts and make us free of want).'" (Sunan Ibn Majah - Vol. 5, Book 34, Hadith 383)

Beautiful Hadith is about Judgement Day

Abu Huraira RA reported Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) as saying: Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, will take in His grip the Earth on the Day of Judgment and He would roll up the sky in His right hand and would say: I am the Lord; where are the sovereigns of the world? (Muslim - Book 39, Hadith 6703)

Beautiful Hadith is about Tahajjud

Narrated Ibn Abbas RA: When the Prophet (peace upon him) got up at night to offer the Tahajjud prayer, he used to say: Allahumma lakal-hamd. Anta qaiyyimus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd, Laka mulkus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd, anta nurus-samawati wal-ard. Wa lakal-hamd, anta-l-haq wa wa'duka-lhaq, wa liqa'uka Haq, wa qauluka Haq, wal-jannatu Han wan-naru Haq wannabiyuna Haq. Wa Muhammadun, sallal-lahu'alaihi wasallam, Haq, was-sa'atu Haq. Allahumma aslamtu Laka wabika amantu, wa 'Alaika tawakkaltu, wa ilaika anabtu wa bika khasamtu, wa ilaika hakamtu faghfir li ma qaddamtu wama akh-khartu wama as-rartu wama'a lantu, anta-l-muqaddim wa anta-l-mu akh-khir, la ilaha illa anta (or la ilaha ghairuka). (O Allah! All the praises are for you, You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. All the praises are for You; You have the possession of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. All the praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth And all the praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and the Earth; And all the praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the truth, And to meet You is true, Your Word is the truth And Paradise is true And Hell is true And all the Prophets (Peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad is true, And the Day of Resurrection is true. O Allah ! I surrender (my will) to You; I believe in You and depend on You. And repent to You, And with Your help I argue (with my opponents, the non-believers) And I take You as a judge (to judge between us). Please forgive me my previous And future sins; And whatever I concealed or revealed And You are the One who make (some people) forward And (some) backward. There is none to be worshipped but you . Sufyan said that `Abdul Karim Abu Umaiya added to the above, 'Wala haula Wala quwata illa billah' (There is neither might nor power except with Allah). (Bukhari - Vol. 2, Book 21, Hadith 221)

Beautiful Hadith is about Orphans

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d RA: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this," putting his index and middle fingers together. (Bukhari - Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 34)

Beautiful Hadith is about Anger

Narrated Mu'adh ibn Jabal RA: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: If anyone suppresses anger when he is in a position to give vent to it, Allah, the Exalted, will call him on the Day of Resurrection over the heads of all creatures, and ask him to choose any of the bright and large eyed maidens he wishes. (Dawoud - Book 42, Hadith 4759)

Beautiful Hadith is about Kindness

'Abdullah ibn al-Khatami RA reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Every act of kindness is sadaqa." (Adab Al-Mufrad - Book 11, Hadith 231)

Beautiful Hadith is about Fulfilling Vows

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas RA that: Sa'd bin 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) about a vow which his mother had made, but she had died without fulfilling it. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Fulfill it on her behalf ." (Sunan Ibn Majah - Vol. 3, Book 11, Hadith 2132)

Beautiful Hadith is about Repaying Debts

Narrated Abu Huraira RA: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Procrastination (delay) in paying debts by a wealthy person is injustice. So, if your debt is transferred from your debtor to a rich debtor, you should agree." (Bukhari - Vol. 3, Book 37, Hadith 487)

Beautiful Hadith is about Bad Characteristics

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah RA that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: (Allah (SWT) says:) “I am the opponent of three on the Day of Resurrection, and if I am someone's opponent I will defeat him: A man who makes promises in My Name, then proves treacherous; a man who sells a free man and consumes his price; and a man who hires a worker, makes use to him, then does not give him his wages.” - (Sunan Ibn Majah - Vol. 3, Book 16, Hadith 2442)

Beautiful Hadith is about Intentions in Borrowing Money

Narrated Abu Huraira RA: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever takes the money of the people with the intention of repaying it, Allah will repay it on his behalf, and whoever takes it in order to spoil it, then Allah will spoil him." (Bukhari - Vol. 3, Book 41, Hadith 572)

Beautiful Hadith is about Reconciliation

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d RA: Once the people of Quba fought with each other till they threw stones on each other. When Allah's Apostle was informed about it, he said, "Let us go to bring about a reconciliation between them." (Bukhari - Vol. 3, Book 49, Hadith 858)

Beautiful Hadith is about Sadaqah

Hudhaifa and Abu Shaiba RA reported Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying: Every act of goodness is sadaqah. (Muslim - Book 5, Hadith 2197)

Beautiful Hadith is about Giving Water

Ibn 'Abbas said, "There are 360 joints and each of them owes sadaqa every single day. Every good word is sadaqa. A man's helping his brother is sadaqah. A drink of water which he gives is sadaqah. Removing something harmful from the road is sadaqah." (Al Adab Al Mufrad - Book 24, Hadith 422)

Beautiful Hadith is about Date Palm Trees

Narrated Ibn `Umar RA: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Amongst the trees, there is a tree, the leaves of which do not fall and is like a Muslim. Tell me the name of that tree." Everybody started thinking about the trees of the desert areas. And I thought of the date-palm tree but felt shy to answer the others then asked, "What is that tree, O Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)?" He replied, "It is the date-palm tree." (Bukhari - Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 58)

Beautiful Hadith is about Arrogance and Faith

It was narrated that Abdullah RA said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'No one will enter Paradise who has even a mustard-seed's weight of arrogance in his heart, and no one will enter Hell who has even a mustard-seed's weight of faith in his heart.'" (Sunan Ibn Majah - Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 59)

Beautiful Hadith is about Gifts

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas and Ibn 'Umar RA, who attributed the Hadith to the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he said: “It is not permissible for a man to give a gift then take it back, except what a father gives to his child.” (Sunan Ibn Majah - Vol. 3, Book 14, Hadith 2377)

Lexus Hoverboard Proves the Future is the Present

Issue: August 2015

Author(s): John Hitch

https://youtu.be/ZwSwZ2Y0Ops

Lexus has dreamed the impossible dream, and after decades of rumors and hoaxes, the hoverboard is now a real thing. It may be the coolest, but certainly not the first eccentric idea to escape the 1980s.

The present is mere months away from becoming the future Marty McFly visited in "Back to the Future II." Oct. 21, 2015, to be exact. Just in time for the momentous event no one will care about on Oct. 22, Lexus has released evidence of a working hoverboard.

For as bad as "The Transformers" movies have been, this has restored my faith in the corporations exploitation of '80s nostalgia.

Cynics may point out that the 25-lb bamboo board only works in one custom-made "hoverpark" in Barcelona, which is embedded with magnets. Or that the liquid nitrogen that cools the superconducting blocks to achieve the magnetic levitation effect must be constantly replenished Or that it’s just a very expensive PR stunt and unfortunately not a real available to the public.

Cynicism is understandable in a lot of areas of our society -- especially in the technology sector-- but it has no place here. What the Lexus team, along with scientists at IFW Dresden and and evico GmbH, achieved in 18 months is amazing.

Think about it. Since children first heard the word hoverboard, whispers of its actual existence have delicately floated across playground asphalt the world over. Even last year, skateboarding icon Tony Hawk stirred up the man-child demographic by appearing on the mythical machine, though thatturned out to be a hoax from Funny or Die.  Now, modern engineering has made it a reality.

According to Rob Holland of Jalopnik.com, who got to take a test spin, the board works as promised.

“The closest feeling that comes to it is ice skating, but even that’s like comparing the finest silk to 300 grit sandpaper,” he wrote.

The hoverboard isn’t the first outlandish future tech from the movie to make it into our everyday lives. There’s an article from Newsweek.com that goes over all the other technological advances predicted or inspired just by "Back to the Future II," including smart glasses, large screen displays and biometrics.

Popular culture from the ’80s, specifically 1985, hit on a surprising number of predictions about the present day. Here are four more:

Drone technology, "Ender’s Game"

Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card had the foresight to think up several technologies that operated like the Internet and iPads. The story's major twist revolves around the use of drone technology in a war against alien bugs, although this may be something he was warning us about.

Now, remote operators routinely use Predator drones to perform military strikes. Though out of harm’s way, like in "Ender’s Game," intelligence analysts still feel the psychological effects long after.

“I may not have been on the ground in Afghanistan, but I watched parts of the conflict in great detail on a screen for days on end. I know the feeling you experience when you see someone die. Horrifying barely covers it,” former DGS-1 analyst Heather Linebaugh wrote in The Guardian.

Biogas Plants, "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome"

Gasoline was in short supply in this post-apocalyptic future, estimated to be between 2014-2018. The Road Warrior found himself stuck in the city of Barter, which generated its power from methane, the byproduct of the anaerobic digestion of pig waste. The series was also recycled in this year’s "Mad Max: Fury Road."

For years, several factories across the world now employ biogas plants in their sustainability efforts.Germany even has an incentive program to increase biogas to phase out nuclear power by 2022.

Holograms, "Jem and the Holograms"

With the help of a hologram-generating computer, mild mannered Jerrica Benton transforms into Jem, who fronts a band and fights other singers, sort of like Taylor Swift.

In one of the larger scale uses of holograms, GE employs the light constructs to simulate future wind farms to allow engineers to tweak and optimize the height and placement of the wind turbines, as well as blade shape. This practice has reportedly made the capturing wind power 20% more effective.

Awkward Android, "Small Wonder"

Thankfully, the one on this list that hasn’t been made into a movie. In this show that somehow lasted four years, a robotics engineer brings home his pint-sized creation to adapt to humans. In typical '80s sitcom fashion, hilarity does not ensue.

The creators of Atlas, the DARPA-funded robot made by Boston Dynamics, may be a bit more clumsy, but infinitely more entertaining. Atlas is also 6'2, 345 lb, so laughing isn't recommended in its general vicinity.

Beautiful Hadith is about Ease in Religion

Narrated Abu Huraira RA: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by worshipping in the mornings, the afternoons, and during the last hours of the nights." (Bukhari - Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 39)

Beautiful Hadith is about Harsh Heartedness

Ibn Umar RA narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Do not talk too much without remembrance of Allah. Indeed excessive talking without remembrance of Allah hardens the heart. And indeed the furthest of people from Allah is the harsh-hearted." (Tirmidhi - Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2411)

Healthy Sheera

Ingredients:-

• Finger Millet flour- 2 tbsp 
• Wheat flour- 2 tbsp 
• Soya flour- 2 tbsp 
• Jiggery- 2 tbsp 
• Almonds, chopped- 8-10 
• Cardamom powder- ½ tsp 

Preparation method:-

• Dry roast Finger Millet flour, wheat flour and soya flour in a pan, stir continuously. 
• Cook till brown. 
• Put water and jaggery together in a separate pan, boil till jaggery fully dissolved. 
• Add jaggery water to the roasted flour and cook for a while. 
• Add cardamom powder and mix well. 

CO₂: Clean for Cooling and Cool for Cleaning

Clean for Cooling

Liquid coolants have many benefits in machining, but they fall short when a work piece must remain dry. Machinists have tried to get around this problem by using cold air guns, but this dry method doesn’t lower temperatures quickly enough. Enter CO₂ as a viable alternative coolant.

CO₂ cooling delivers solid crystals of dry ice into the heat zone, where the tool and work piece meet, at a temperature of -110°F. The dry ice penetrates the vapor-heat barrier to improve heat transfer. This cooling effect keeps the cutting edge sharper and extends the tool’s life compared to conventional dry or minimum quantity lubrication processes. CO₂ coolant can be delivered in two ways: For drilling, it is delivered through ports in the tool. For milling and other machining processes, an external delivery is utilized.

Solid particles of CO₂, or dry ice, exit through the ports in the spindle used in a drilling operation to keep the tool cool and extend its overall life. CO₂ does not require special tooling and is compatible with any standard drill bit.

In the aerospace and automotive industries, manufacturers who work with composites opt away from using conventional liquid fluid coolant. Composite have a porous surface which can trap coolant and requires an extensive cleaning procedure. Drilling composites dry eliminates the necessary cleaning, which is why using dry CO₂ cooling is acceptable—e.g., it cools without leaving behind any trace residue.

This process works well with stack ups. Using the example of a composite titanium stack up, a drill penetrates easily through the composite without creating much heat. Once it hits a titanium layer, however, the drill meets resistance and generates a significant amount of heat. The concern for manufacturers is that this heat buildup greatly diminishes tool life. In addition, metal chips exiting can damage the composite layer, resulting in poor hole tolerances and delamination.

A side view of the stack up shows a composite on top of titanium. As the drill goes deeper in the stack up, an increase in heat is shown in red. Without proper cooling, the heated tool and chips can cause the composite’s properties to become jeopardized.

CO₂ technology addresses both of these issues. First, the CO₂ moves through the drill, maintaining an ambient temperature. As the drill continues to move through the layers, it cools the hole—making it harder, and significantly reducing the damage done by the metal chips. Plus, the process remains completely dry while allowing tighter hole tolerances and increases in tool life.

Cool for Cleaning

CO₂ is also finding use as a cleaning agent. In the automotive industry, several major car makers have found that CO₂ cleaning saves them money and time while lowering their negative impact on the environment.

CO₂ is used for pretreatment of plastics; it can clean parts such as automotive trim, door handles, dashboards, and headlights, prior to a painting or coating. CO₂ spray effectively removes all contaminants that may affect the quality of the paint, such as light oils, water marks, dusts, and fingerprints.

CO₂ spray cleaning systems are integrated directly into the manufacturing line. The parts heading for the entrance to the painting booth are cleaned with the help of two robots that work simultaneously to remove all the foreign objects on the surface.

CO₂ spray is delivered at pressures high enough to clean parts effectively, but low enough not to damage parts’ surfaces. Unlike traditional cleaning processes, CO₂ evaporates completely, leaving no residue to necessitate a second cleaning. It also cleans without condensation, so there is no need for cleaning zones in most plants. After cleaning with dry CO₂, parts can move directly into painting/coating, saving energy and time associated with expensive drying processes.

Aqueous cleaning has been the norm for industries that relied on traditional methods for cleaning and sterilization. Although cleaning with water has been very successful in many applications, the process is showing drawbacks as newer materials, like porous implants, are adopted. Water-based cleaning uses water and ultrasonics to clean. Water can become trapped in the substrate after cleaning, leaving water spots. When that happens, an additional drying procedure is required. 

Similar to pretreatment plastics cleaning, CO₂ cleans optic lenses of water spots and light particulate without damaging the surface. Other industries include, but not limited to electronics, semiconductor, medical, and aerospace.

Liquid CO₂ (LCO₂) provides a solution where a part is completely immersed and concealed in a highly pressurized vessel at around 600-900 psi. The low viscosity and surface tension of LCO₂ lets it flow easily through porous parts, rinsing away contamination without leaving behind residue.

After pressure is released from the vessel, the CO₂ evaporates and a clean, dry, porous part remains—all in about 20 to 45 minutes. As an added environmental benefit, the CO₂ is recaptured after use, reducing the amount of energy used to recover it.

LCO₂ can also be used to clean materials by extracting unwanted compounds (such as unreacted silicone oils) with minimal damage or denaturing. The biggest advantage of LCO₂ is its low levels of toxicity. LCO₂ cleaning works well on medical implants, catheters, silicone tubing, and silicone disks to outgas. Compared to expensive vacuum bake out systems, LCO₂ takes significantly less time (1 to 6 hours, compared to 24 to 72 hours).

In summation, CO₂ is changing the manufacturing landscape in more ways than one. It’s time to start taking notice.

Beautiful Hadith is about Funerals

Narrated Abu Hurairah RA: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "(A believer) who accompanies the funeral procession of a Muslim out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's reward and remains with it till the funeral prayer is offered and the burial ceremonies are over, he will return with a reward of two Qirats. Each Qirat is like the size of the (Mount) Uhud. He who offers the funeral prayer only and returns before the burial, will return with the reward of one Qirat only." (Bukhari - Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 46) What is qirat in hadith? In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers. A qirat is a merely a source or manifestation of a measurement; and in the above quoted authentic hadith, the Messenger of Allah (saws) equated the measurement of the rewards that Allah Subhanah would bestow upon one who follows a funeral procession and offers prayers for it as one qirat; and the reward of one who follows the funeral, offers prayers for it, and attends the actual burial as two qirats. When the companions enquired to the exact measure of the qirat, the Messenger of Allah (saws) equated the qirat to be the measure of gold as huge as a mountain. In other words, if one follows a funeral procession and offers the funeral prayer over the deceased.Allah will reward this believer as much as He would reward one who would spend a huge mountain of gold in Allahs Cause.and if the believer stayed until his deceased brother was actually buried, Allah Subhanah would double the reward. To attend the burial of ones believing brethren until they are buried in their graves is an extremely meritorious act in the Sight of Allah Subhanah. Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength. Your brother and well wisher in Islam,