Picric Acid (Properties, Uses, Safety) Picric acid is an organic molecule having the formula (O2N)3C6H2OH, also known as 2,4,6-trinitrophenol. It’s a white to yellowish crystalline compound that’s combustible and soluble…
Engineers show how Radio Signals can be used to Track Ice Sheets Melting The sun is a frightening source of electromagnetic chaos—chaotic, random energy emitted by the massive ball of gas reaches Earth in a wide range of…
Zeotropic Mixture – a Mixture of Liquid Components having different Boiling Points A zeotropic mixture is a concoction of liquid components with varying boiling points. It is a mixture of components with varying boiling points. Nitrogen, methane,…
Improving Exotic Spin Interaction Laboratory Constraints Prof. Du Jiangfeng, Prof. Rong Xing, and their colleagues from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Micromagnetic Resonance have set the most…
Researchers have Developed a Novel Insect-Inspired Flying Robot Flapping wings provide both power and control to flying creatures. Small natural flyers, such as insects, can hover close to bloom while still quickly escaping…
Scientists Devise a Method for Navigating a Difficult Uphill Climb A group of scientists has discovered how heavy, motorized objects climb steep slopes—a mechanism that also mimics how rock climbers navigate inclines. The findings, published…
A New Tool for Measuring Radio Waves in Fusion Plasmas has been Developed by Scientists To heat and drive current in the plasma that fuels fusion reactions, scientists use radio frequency (RF) waves—the same waves that bring radio and television…
Bárðarbunga Volcano, Iceland Bárðarbunga (Icelandic pronunciation: ˈpaurðarˌpuŋka) is a big central volcano in Iceland that lies beneath the 500-meter-thick Vatnajokull glacier. Bárðarbunga, Iceland’s second tallest peak at 2,009 meters…
Nitratine: Properties and Occurrences Nitratine or nitratite, also known as cubic niter, soda niter, or Chile saltpeter, is a mineral, the naturally occurring form of sodium nitrate, NaNO3. It…
Twitter Shares its Ideas around New Privacy Features, Including a Way to Hide your Account from Searches Twitter today shared some more ideas about it in terms of new features around conversation health and privacy. It includes a one-stop “privacy check-in” feature…
Scientists’ Measurement almost reached the limit set by Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle A football, on the other hand, is not a quantum particle. There are significant differences between what we know in everyday life and tiny quantum…
Glycerol – a Simple Polyol Compound Glycerol (also known as glycerine) is a basic polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous, sweet-tasting, and non-toxic liquid. Glycerides are lipids that contain…