Shatter Cones
Geography

Shatter Cones

Shatter cones are distinctive cone or fan-shaped features in rocks, with radiating fracture lines that resemble a horsetail. These are rare geological features that are…
Nabesite: Properties and Occurrences
Geographic Minerals

Nabesite: Properties and Occurrences

Nabesite is a rare silicate mineral of the zeolite group with the chemical formula Na2BeSi4O10·4(H2O). It is an orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing beryllium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon,…
Smoky quartz – a translucent version of quartz
Geography

Smoky quartz – a translucent version of quartz

Smoky quartz is a gray, translucent version of quartz. The Smoky Quartz crystal is a grounding stone known for its ability to help you move…
Mind-controlled Wheelchair
Technology

Mind-controlled Wheelchair

The mind-machine interface is the direct communication path between the brain and external devices. A mind-controlled wheelchair is a mind-machine interfacing device that uses thought…
Differences between Shares and Debentures
Accounting

Differences between Shares and Debentures

Shares and debentures both are ways to raise capital however debentures are borrowed capital whereas shares are a portion of the company’s capital itself. The…
Nanogel – a nanosized hydrogel
Chemistry

Nanogel – a nanosized hydrogel

A nanogel is a nanoparticle composed of a hydrogel—a crosslinked hydrophilic polymer network. They are in nanosized range networks of physically or chemically entangled polymeric…
Dinitrogen Tetroxide
Chemistry

Dinitrogen Tetroxide

A colorless gas that becomes a pale-yellow liquid below 21°C and solidifies below -11°C is dinitrogen tetroxide, generally referred to as nitrogen tetroxide (NTO). The…
Indium – a chemical element
Chemistry

Indium – a chemical element

Indium is a chemical element, the rare metal of main Group 13 (IIIa, or boron group) of the periodic table. It is a chemical element…
Registered Representative (RR)
Finance

Registered Representative (RR)

A registered representative (RR) is a person who works for a brokerage firm and acts as a representative for clients trading investment products such as…
Aerogel – a synthetic porous ultralight material
Chemistry

Aerogel – a synthetic porous ultralight material

Aerogels are among the lightest solid materials known to man. Aerogel is a synthetic porous ultralight material derived from a gel, in which the liquid…
Rose quartz – a type of quartz
Geographic Minerals

Rose quartz – a type of quartz

Rose quartz is a type of quartz that exhibits a pale pink to rose red hue. A pink variety of quartz, that ranges from very…
Ligand – a biochemical substance
Biology

Ligand – a biochemical substance

A ligand is a biochemical substance. It is a substance that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose. Its function is…
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