Plants and Animals
Why Scientists Plant Sunflowers after Nuclear Disasters
It was just after lunch on March 11, 2011, when a catastrophe struck the east coast of Japan. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake, followed by a…
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Environment
Why are so Many Extreme Weather Disasters Happening at Once?
The past month has seen severe and often unprecedented, extreme weather across the Northern Hemisphere. Climate scientists say that man-made changes in the atmosphere have…
Other
What is the Riemann Hypothesis? and why do People want to Solve it?
In 1998, mathematician Keith Devlin wrote, “Ask any professional mathematician the single most important open problem in the whole field,” and you are sure to…
Technology
This Complete DIY Robot Set is Fun and Educational
Why buy action figures and robots if you can make your own? If you’re the kind of robotics fan who owns his own soldering gun…
Technology
Optical OTP Security Platform with Impenetrable Encryption
A one-time password (OTP) is a string of characters that is generated automatically that authenticates the user for a single transaction or login session. An…
Biology
Whiteflies Use the Stolen Genes to Degrade Common Toxins Plants Use to Defend Themselves Against Insects
Aphid-like insects called whiteflies absorbed a part of plant DNA into their genome millions of years ago. Whiteflies utilize this stolen gene to break down…
Astronomy
Spica – a Brightest Star in the Constellation Virgo
Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo and a blue main-sequence star. It is more than seven times the size of the Sun.…
Technology
Next-generation Electrical Insulation Materials Require an Integrated Approach
Our electrical infrastructure has largely remained unchanged since World War II, but advances in technology, particularly in materials, have opened doors that we would never…
Science
Scientists Revealed a Novel Technique of Watching Atoms Move in a Small Quantum Electronic Switch While it was in Operation
Millions of tiny switches regulate the flow of electric current in electronic circuits that calculate and store information. Researchers may be able to push the…
Physics
Difference between Conduction and Convection
Convection is the movement of heat by the actual motion of matter, whereas conduction is the transfer of heat energy by direct contact. Conduction occurs…
Chemistry
Triphenylphosphine (Properties, Structure, Uses)
Because of its nucleophilicity and reducing nature, triphenylphosphine (IUPAC name: triphenylphosphane) is employed in the synthesis of organic molecules. It is a common organophosphorus chemical…
Chemistry
A Sustainable Biofuel Industry may be Possible with Engineered Bacteria
Scientists from Hiroshima University and AIST in Japan engineered the bacterium Moorella thermoacetica to produce a volatile chemical at high temperatures from gaseous substrates. It…
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