What is plate tectonics? It is one of the many questions that you’ll tackle early in your geography/geology lessons. In layman’s terms, plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the movements of the earth’s outer shell...
The new droplet-based electricity generator provides instantaneous power density along with incredible energy-conversion efficiency. The device can produce a voltage of 140V using just a 0.1-milliliter drop of water (released from a height of 5.9...
Hundreds of questions struck your mind every day, and most of them end up with no answer. Well, we are not talking about the question related to your personal life. We are covering some curious and interesting questions along with fascinating...
The term dinosaur (Dinosauria, to be exact) was coined by British paleontologist Sir Richard Owen in 1842 and is derived from the Greek term “deinos” meaning reptile or lizard. According to the available fossil record, dinosaurs first...
As of 25 January 2020, about 75,800 people in Wuhan may have been affected by the 2019 novel coronavirus. On average, each infected individual could have infected 2 or 3 people in the early stages of the outbreak. Coronaviruses are enveloped RNA...
Researchers find a previously unknown quasiparticle in computer simulations. Dubbed pi-ton, it contains 2 electrons and 2 holes. A few experiments conducted on the samarium titanate material give strong evidence of the existence of pi-ton. There...
New experiments with diamond nanoneedles show that diamonds can be bend. Researches bent diamond pillars (20 nanometers in length) to 90 degrees without breaking. These diamond nanopillars can undergo a new form of plastic deformation. Diamonds...
From a human’s perspective, small can be anything from a single cell organism to miniature replicas of much larger things. We once thought that atoms were the building blocks of everything around us. But then, the protons, electrons, and...
If you’re planning to visit the Caribbean Islands next, there is a good chance that you have considered the Dominican Republic, after all, it is the most sought after tourist destination in that part of the world. The Dominican Republic (DR...
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...