What makes an acid strong or weak? To answer this question, we first need to look at the definition of an acid. It is a chemical compound that accepts electrons and/or donates (dissociate) hydrogen ions, also known as protons. Therefore, the acidity...
A base, in chemistry, refers to any substance that releases hydroxide ions (OH−) when dissolved in water or aqueous solution. Many bases, however, don’t readily carry hydroxide ions, but they too produce high levels of OH− when treated with...
There is approximately US$ 40 trillion in circulation: this includes all the physical money and the money deposited in savings and checking accounts. Money in the form of investments, derivatives, and cryptocurrencies exceeds $1.3 quadrillion...
Concrete is a structural material made of chemically inert particulate substances, such as sand and gravel, that are bonded together by cement and water. Today, many different types of concrete are used to construct skyscrapers, bridges, roads, and...
Data are a set of facts or values, such as words numbers, measurements, and descriptions of variables. The term “data” is generally considered plural. Its singular form is “datum,” which represents a single value of a single...
Internet is a “network of networks” that has revolutionized communication and the way of transmitting data by allowing large numbers of computer networks across the world to interconnect. Originally invented in the 1970s, the Internet is...
We all know the fastest possible speed in the universe is the speed of light, but what about the fastest production car, fastest land animal, fastest missile, or the fastest supercomputer? Below is our list of the 23 fastest things on earth that are...
Lasers are intense beams of concentrated light. These beams are powerful enough to cut through lumps of metal and zoom miles into the sky. Although laser technology seems new, it has been with us for nearly six decades: the first practical laser was...
Research laboratories are essential for the betterment of our society. They are tasked with developing new, better advancements in different sectors by solving complex problems. Now that problem could be related to a nation’s defense...
The word diamond is derived from the Greek word ‘adámas,’ meaning “untamed” or “unbreakable.” Diamonds are known to us since, at least, the 8th century BCE and are believed to be first discovered in the Indian...
What is the tallest structure humans could ever build? Considering the shape of Earth and existing technology, we could possibly build a 4-kilometer-tall and 6-kilometer-wide building. It would have 800 floors that could accommodate up to one...
A tesseract is a four-dimensional hypercube with 24 faces, 32 edges, and 16 vertices. It can be created by thickening up a cube in a fourth dimension. Although it is impossible to construct a tesseract physically, we can visualize it in our 3D world...
