Science

Ionic Liquid – salt in the liquid state An ionic liquid (IL) is a salt in the liquid state. Ionic Liquids are a new class…

The world pattern, or as the Iranians would term it, Naqsh-e Jahan Square (Persian: میدان نقش جهان‎ (Maidān-e Naghsh-e Jahān); “Image of the World Square”),…

Solomon Islands (Islas Salomón) are a sovereign state consisting of six main islands and more than 900 smaller islands in Oceania, situated east of Papua…

The suspension is a type of heterogeneous mixture in which a liquid solution does not dissolve solid particles. The particles may be visible to the…

Colloid Thruster – a type of low thrust electric propulsion rocket engine A colloid thruster, also known as electrospray thruster, is a type of low…

Online investment management services that employ mathematical algorithms to provide financial advice with minimal human involvement are Robo-advisors (also spelled Robo-advisor or roboadvisor). Based on…

Nuclear Thermal Rocket – a type of thermal rocket Rocket science deserves its reputation as a subject that only geniuses dare study. A nuclear thermal…

Nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) is simply electric propulsion in which the electricity is derived from a nuclear reactor (as opposed to solar or chemical means).…

Dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs) are plasmas generated in configurations with an insulating (dielectric) material between the electrodes which is responsible for a self-pulsing operation. DBD…

Malta is home to the world’s oldest free-standing structures. The Megalithic Temples of Malta (Maltese: It-Tempji Megalitiċi ta’ Malta) are monumental prehistoric buildings built between…

Actuators play an important role in modern active flow control technology. Plasma actuators are electrical devices that generate a wall-bounded jet without the use of…

Limestone is a sedimentary rock; it occurs primarily on the seafloor where calcium carbonate-rich (‘calcareous’ material) material accumulates. This calcareous material can be originally organic,…