How the Flu Virus Infiltrates our Cells The flu virus, also known as the influenza virus, does not technically “hack” our cells in the same way that computer viruses do. It does,…
Telescopes Capture For the First Time, M87’s Supermassive Black Hole and Huge Jet are Seen Together The supermassive black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy is being studied by researchers, who have now revealed where the monster’s potent jet…
Fiber-optic Cable A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is a cable assembly that is similar to an electrical cable but contains one or more…
Robots With Many Legs that can Navigate Challenging Terrain are Inspired by Scurrying Centipedes Centipedes are elongated arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda. They are known for their wiggly walk. With tens to hundreds of legs, they can traverse…
Maglev – a system of train transportation Maglev (from magnetic levitation) is a train transportation system that employs two sets of electromagnets: one to repel and push the train up off the…
How Samsung Became the No. 2 Advanced Chipmaker in the World and Created the Conditions for a Boom in American Manufacturing Samsung Electronics is known for manufacturing a wide range of consumer electronics, including smartphones, televisions, home appliances, and wearable devices. Samsung’s brand is everywhere. Overall,…
Magnetoquasistatic Field – a type of electromagnetic field A magnetoquasistatic field is a type of electromagnetic field characterized by a slowly oscillating magnetic field. Low-frequency induction from a magnetic dipole or a current…
Could Enormous Galaxy Cluster Formation be Aided by Quantum Fluctuations in the Early Universe? For many years, astronomers have worked to comprehend how the universe’s cosmic objects and events form. It has been theorized in the past that the…
Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) or integrated optical circuit (IOC) is a microchip that contains two or more photonic components that work together to form…
An Underappreciated Source of Airborne Microfibers is Clothes Dryers Airborne microfibers are tiny fibers that are released into the air and can be easily inhaled or ingested by humans and other organisms. These microfibers…
Silicon Photonics Silicon photonics is the study and application of photonic systems that use silicon as an optical medium. Silicon is typically patterned with sub-micrometre precision into…
Photovoltaics (PV) The conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry, is known as…