The Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight. Here’s How To Watch
Grab a warm blanket and head out tonight, as the morning of April 22 is at the top of the Lirid meteor shower. The Laird…
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Scientists Develop Biodegradable Plastic That Easily Breaks Down With Just Heat And Water
Keeping plastic pollution away is one of the ultimate environmental challenges of the human environment. Over the past several years, more focus has been placed…
Sorry Everybody: The Urban Legend about Space Pencils Is Complete Nonsense
There is a story that enters the internet every few years. It usually goes along the lines of: NASA learned that ballpoint pens would not…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Atik Valide Mosque, Turkey)
The Atik Valide Mosque (Turkish: Atik Valide Camii, Eski Valide Camii) is one of Mimar Sinan’s two major mosque complexes in Istanbul. Though not as…
Polystyrene – a synthetic aromatic hydrocarbon polymer
Polystyrene (PS) is a versatile plastic used to make a wide variety of consumer products. It is a synthetic aromatic hydrocarbon polymer made from the…
MY Cephei – a red supergiant star
MY Cephei is a very luminous Supergiant Star type star. It is a red supergiant star located in the Cepheus constellation. It is a semiregular…
U Lacertae – a very luminous Supergiant Star
U Lacertae is a very luminous Supergiant Star-type star. It is a binary star located in the Lacerta constellation. It is an M4IAB + B…
Astronomers found a rotating baby galaxy with help of cosmic telescope
Astronomers discovered a rotating baby galaxy 1/100th the size of the Milky Way using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) at a time when the…
Calcium alginate – an insoluble form of alginate
Calcium alginate is the insoluble form of alginate with a high swelling capacity. It is a water-insoluble, gelatinous, cream-colored substance that can be created through…
A navigation algorithm enables drones to learn challenging acrobatic maneuvers
Quadrotor acrobatic flight is extremely difficult. High thrust and extreme angular accelerations are required for maneuvers such as the loop, matty flip, and barrel roll,…
Sodium Peroxide (Properties, Uses)
Sodium peroxide (Na2O2) is a whitish solid (yellow when hot) that dissolves in ice water and decomposes in warm water or alcohol; r.d. 2.80; decomposes at…
Two Tech Companies Recreated Einstein’s Voice and You Can Ask Him Questions
They said do not meet your heroes, but fans of theoretical physicist Albert Einstein can now chat with him online (but he is not busy…
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