Superhydrophilicity – the Phenomenon of Excess Attraction to Water
The phenomenon of excess hydrophilicity, or attraction to water, is referred to as super hydrophilicity; in superhydrophilic materials, the contact angle of water is equal…
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Astrophysicists predicted Dark Matter is Slowing the Rotate of the Milky Way’s Galactic Block
Astrophysicists have predicted such a slowdown for 30 years, but this is the first time it has been measured. According to the researchers, it provides…
PZ Cassiopeiae – a Red Supergiant Star
PZ Cassiopeiae is a very luminous Supergiant Star-type star. It is a red supergiant star located in the Cassiopeia constellation and a semi-regular variable star.…
Solar Flares Jetting out from the Sun generated on Earth impact the Planet’s Ionosphere
A team of researchers examined the effects of thunderstorms and solar flares on the ionospheric D-region using data collected by an Incoherent Scatter Radar (ISR)…
Lead(II) Bromide – an Inorganic Compound
The inorganic compound with the formula PbBr2 is lead(II) bromide. It comes in the form of a white powder. It is produced during the combustion…
AR Technology can Develop the Lives of Older People
Augmented reality (AR) is poised to revolutionize the way people complete essential daily tasks, but older adults, who stand to benefit the most from the…
Phenethylamine (Occurrence, Properties, Uses)
Phenethylamine (PEA) is a chemical that occurs naturally in the body and can also be synthesized in the lab. It’s an organic compound, a trace…
The Debate on the “Galaxy with No Dark Matter” has Just been Reopened
The debates in astronomy are fascinating; These are usually exciting and often do not tell us that we understand very little. The Galaxy Dragonfly 2…
Upstate New York Forecast Poop Rain, the Culprit? Gypsy Moth Caterpillars
There’s nothing like the weather for the literal rain in your parade and nothing provokes the party popper like a literal mall falling from the…
A Computer Glitch Stopped Hubble’s Operations. So Far, Restart Efforts have Failed
On June 13, the Hubble Space Telescope’s payload computer stopped working on the great instrument. So far without success – there have been several attempts…
6,000 Penguins Wiped out on Australian Island Due to Introduced Tasmanian Devils
The Tasmanian devil has spent the last 30 years or so, and their population has reached the brink of spreading a contagious form of cancer…
Hydrophobicity Scales – more Hydrophobic Amino Acids have Highest Positive Values
Hydrophobicity scales are values that define the relative hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of amino acid residues. These are the most widely used scales. In hydrophobicity scales,…
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