Why don’t all clouds produce rain?

‘Water vapor’ is always present in the air. When the temperature reduces, the water vapor condenses into tiny droplets of water. Now we say that the air is ‘saturated’. When this saturated warm air rises to an altitude where the temperature is lower, more condensation takes place and we have ‘cloud’ made of closely packed […]

Where is Easter Island?

Easter Island, known as ‘Rapa Nui’ in the native Polynesian language or ‘Isla de Pascua’ in Spanish, is an island in the South Pacific Ocean belonging to Chile. Located 3,600 km west of continental Chile and 2,075 km east of Pitcairn Island, it is one of the most isolated inhabited islands in the world. Some […]

Principles of chromatography

Chromatography’ is an analytical technique commonly used for separating a mixture of chemical substances into its individual components, so that the individual components can be thoroughly analyzed. There are many types of chromatography e.g., liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, affinity chromatography, but all of these employ the same basic principles. Chromatography is a separation […]

States of Matter: Bose-Einstein Condensate

An illustration of a “super-photon” created when physicists turned photons of light into a state of matter called a Bose-Einstein condensate. Credit: Soumik Of the five states matter can be in, the Bose-Einstein condensate is perhaps the most mysterious. Gases, liquids, solids and plasmas were all well studied for decades, if not centuries; Bose-Einstein condensates […]

Capillary action

Even if you’ve never heard of capillary action, it is still important in your life. Capillary action is important for moving water (and all of the things that are dissolved in it) around. It is defined as the movement of water within the spaces of a porous material due to the forces of adhesion, cohesion, […]

WHO INVENTED DOUGHNUTS?

The delicious doughnuts had existed since the beginning of time. In early colonial times, in US, Dutch immigrants discovered fried cake. So, the story goes—- a cow kicked a pot full of boiling oil over some pastry mix, thus inventing the golden-brown delight. Apparently, they didn’t share this great discovery with their homeland and the […]

Left Brain vs. Right Brain: What Does This Mean for Me?

How the human brain works The human brain is an intricate organ. At approximately 3 pounds, it contains about 100 billion neurons and 100 trillion connections. Your brain is command central of all you think, feel, and do. Your brain is divided into two halves, or hemispheres. Within each half, particular regions control certain functions. […]

7 amazing facts about emotions you should know

Here are 7 essential facts about emotions that will help you: 1. Emotions are electrochemical signals that flow through us in an unending cycle. They are released in our brains in response to our perceptions about the world. We feel them all the time, which makes me wonder why I learned how to divide one […]

Why do we say ‘God bless you’ when someone sneezes?

It does seem to be a rather strange thing to say when someone sneezes making weird ugly faces and expelling mucus! But the origin of the tradition of saying ‘God bless you’ is not entirely clear. one mistaken belief states that the soul might escape the body when one sneezes. So saying ‘God bless you’ […]

Step into the future with a career in robotics

Meet Sophia, she’s a citizen of Saudi Arabia, the first of her kind(humanoids) who have been granted a citizenship.Sophia-bot, the brainchild of Hanson Robotics, has many human like characteristics, she can express feelings, react to situations and even has a sense of humor. Don’t be shocked, we’ve come a long way from seeing robots on […]