The hypervisor is a fairly old technology, but it is still super relevant for enabling virtualization. The first hypervisors to provide full virtualization were developed by IBM in 1967. They were developed as a test tool (named SIMMON) for...
A fintech startup (or company) is any business entity that uses modern technology to provide financial services to its users. It includes everything from basic money transfer services to automated investments and insurance. Over the last decade or...
In physics, waves refer to disturbances in a medium carrying energy without a net movement of particles. The two most common types of waves are electromagnetic and mechanical waves. Both transmit information, energy, and momentum, but they do not...
How the Universe we know came into existence? And how do we explain its origin? Undoubtedly, every other piece of evidence and data collected over the years by cosmologists point towards the possibility that it all might have started with a...
The past two centuries have produced some of the most incredible inventions ever developed in human history. Many significant ones came to life in America. From vaccines and medicines to electronic devices and deep space exploration, many American...
The term ‘nanotechnology’ was first coined by Professor Norio Taniguchi in 1974. He was describing semiconductor processes that exhibit characteristic control on the order of a nanometer. How small is one nanometer? The human hair is...
Youtube is still the most popular platform – bigger than every other website, except for Google. It has over two billion logged-in monthly users. On average, each user spends 11 minutes 24 seconds per day on the site. Despite these...
The story of the invention of the light bulb is not that straightforward, as it involved multiple scientists. Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb, but he did play a major role in improving and commercializing the technology. Joseph...
Nitric Acid is a strong acid with a PH of about 3.01. It is a ‘sticky’ molecule that readily absorbs to surfaces, specifically if there is water on the surface. The physical state of a pure nitric acid is a colorless liquid, but older...
The German flag, or Flagge Deutschlands, consists of three horizontal stripes of black, red, and gold (top-to-bottom). Like many other European countries, the German national flag has a fascinating and long-standing history, which can be traced back...
