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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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: …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
Martian Night Sky Pulsates in UV, Discovers NASA’s Spacecraft MAVEN Read More »
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, …
Method to Convert Carbon Dioxide to Methanol Discovered by Chemists from Boston College Read More »
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 …
Ancient Bacterial Life Found in 100 Million Year Old Marine Sediment Read More »
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 …
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 …
Nuclear Energy: The Benevolent Cousin of the Bomb Read More »
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …