Quantum Computers Explained
Quantum computers are computers which uses quantum phenomena such as entanglement and superposition to perform computing functions. Where a traditional computer uses bits, which are strings of numbers (think of …
Life Cycle Of A Star
How does a star form? How does it produce so much energy? What happens when a star runs out of fuel? We usually get a lot of question like this …
Maxwell Boltzmann Distribution Explained
The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution is a type of probability distribution named after James Clark Maxwell and Ludwig Boltzmann. It is an integral part of statistical mechanics. The distribution was first proposed …
Pythagorean Theorem And Its Proof
The Pythagorean Theorem, also called the Pythagoras Theorem, is a fundamental relationship in Euclidian Geometry. It relates the three sides of a right-angled triangle. The theorem states that the square …
Wheatstone Bridge Explained
The Wheatstone Bridge is a special kind of electrical circuit used to measure a resistor’s resistance whose value we do not know. The wheatstone bridge circuit diagram is as follows: …
Some Notes on Homeopathy
Owing to the current situation regarding the pandemic, there is a renewed public focus on healthcare, safety, and medicine. People are looking for various preventive measures and cures for the …
Researchers From The University of Bologna Study The Spread of Different Strains of SARS-CoV-2
Researchers at the University of Bologna analyzed 48,635 coronavirus genomes, which were isolated by researchers in labs all over the world. They identified six strains of the virus that causes …
Researchers Successful in Reducing Carbon Dioxide into Reusable Carbon Using Electrochemical Processes
Currently, global warming is one of the most significant threats to our survival on this planet, prompting scientists to try and find innovative solutions to this problem. One of the …
Martian Night Sky Pulsates in UV, Discovers NASA’s Spacecraft MAVEN
NASA’s MAVEN or the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft, recently captured images that show vast swathes of the Martian night sky pulsating in Ultraviolet, or UV, light. Interestingly, it showed …
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Method to Convert Carbon Dioxide to Methanol Discovered by Chemists from Boston College
In the current age, global warming is a crisis that needs to be addressed effectively. The emission of manmade carbon dioxide is a huge contributor to this issue. Every year, …
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Ancient Bacterial Life Found in 100 Million Year Old Marine Sediment
We may think that the deep-sea floor, with its lack of food, and sunlight, is a dead wasteland, and nothing can survive there. But now, there is evidence that shows …
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Kohlrausch’s Law
Kohlrausch’s law, also known as Kohlrausch’s law of independent ionic migration, was established by the German physicist Friedrich Kohlrausch in 1875-1879. This law is in connection with the molar conductivity …
Nuclear Energy: The Benevolent Cousin of the Bomb
Ever since the discovery of the nuclear fission of Uranium by Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner in the late 1930s, it has been associated with weaponry. Unfortunately, due to this …
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The Gas Laws
The gas laws are a set of laws and equations that describe the behavior of gasses. It was developed by multiple people over two centuries. They were developed to provide …
Lenz’s Law
Lenz’s Law is a law in electromagnetism, which states that an induced electric current flows in a direction such that the current opposes the change that induced it. This law …
Navier Stokes Equations
The Navier Stokes Equation is one of the most important partial differential equations in fluid dynamics. It can be used to describe the motion of any fluid in space. It …
Young’s Double Slit Experiment
The Young’s Double Slit experiment was one of the most important experiments of physics. It was conducted by Thomas Young in 1801. At that time, although Huygens had shown that …
Stem Cells and Stem Cell Therapy: An Overview
The basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known organisms is the cell. The word “cell” is derived from the Latin word cella, which means “small room”. They are …
The Martian: The Science in the Sci-Fi
The Martian is a science fiction movie released in the second half of 2015, based on a novel by Andy Weir. It is the story of how an astronaut, Mark …
A Tale of Two Cities
Imagine this. It is the 16th of July, 1945. You are in a desert in New Mexico early in the morning. In a short while, history will be made here. …
Radiation, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Depending on whom you ask, the word “radiation” can invoke either praise of a panacea or curse on the spawn of the devil. They are not wrong; radiation can have …
Uranium – The Boogeyman
In recent times, especially due to the threat of a nuclear war with our neighbours, we have been very aware of nuclear bombs, and to a lesser extent, the destruction …