Linus Benedict Torvalds, a Finnish-American computer programmer, created Linux kernel in 1991. It’s a free and open-source Unix-like operating system kernel that has spawned hundreds of operating system distributions, commonly known as Linux...
Aspen or aspen tree is a common name for a group of tree species that are found mostly in cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere. However, they are also quite common in high-altitude and mountainous areas in the extended south. In extreme cases...
A proxy server acts as a gateway between you and the internet. It hides your real IP address from the resource server, adding an extra layer of privacy. It is mostly used for bypassing filters and censorship. If you have ever been a part of a...
The term haptic is derived from the Greek word “haptikos”, which means a sense of touch. The sense of touch can be categorized as active and passive. Haptic is mostly associated with active touch to communicate or recognize items. It may...
How to tell if a person is curious about knowledge? Well, you’ve landed on this page, which indicates that you have been bitten by a bug called curiosity, and now there is no going back. Every day, dozens of fascinating questions pop into your...
Sherlock Holmes is undoubtedly one of the most admired fictional characters of all time. He might not be the first fictional detective in history but is arguably the best. Holmes is known for his proficiency in human anatomy, chemistry, acute...
Ammonia is a colorless gas that is produced from natural sources as well as industrial synthesis. About 175 million tons of ammonia is produced synthetically every year. More than 85% of produced ammonia is used as fertilizers and in household...
Like almost everything in the universe, stars born, live their lives, and then die in the span of millions and sometimes billions of years. It took decades for researchers to identify and catalog the different types of stars, how they form, and...
Google Chrome has a 64% worldwide browser market share across all platforms. It is known for its speed, stability, and UI, but what most people don’t know is it has a list of experimental features that allows users to make various kinds of...
It takes a tremendous amount of effort to make a game. A lot of things happen behind the curtains that we don’t get to know. If you see from a programmer’s point of view, you’ve to create complex loops, select good graphics...
The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is currently the most popular and widely adopted symmetric encryption algorithm. It was developed by two Belgian cryptographers, Vincent Rijmen and Joan Daemen. If properly implemented, the algorithm is...
What is the world’s deadliest animal (apart from humans)? Well, based on the number of humans killed per year, it is not a shark or snake, but something much smaller than that: a mosquito. Indeed, most of the reported deaths caused by animals...