Dark Sky Reserves: Losing The Dark At The Speed Of Light!

Forget everything for a moment. Teleport yourself mentally to a rocky and green mountain far from that polluted city of yours. You've been climbing for two hours and you are half-way to the top. You rest for a moment and look around. The sight takes you by surprise. Dense alluring trees all around with the…

ByyshashankApril 27, 20180Comments

Guides Physics

A Noob’s Guide To Cryogenics

Ever wondered how smoke effects are created in Nightclubs? Or how fog spills out of the ice cream bowls in Master Chef Australia? Welcome to Cryogenics. What is cryogenics? Cryogenics is the study of the behavior and properties of materials at very low temperatures. Temperatures go down to 93 K. Cryogenics…

ByyshashankMay 24, 20170Comments

Science

A Brief History of Time Travel

We measure time with the help of clocks and calendars - which are artificial constructs we've put up. But how do we know time exists? How can we say for sure that time is passing by? Say, it did actually exist. When did the Universe’s clocks start ticking? It is generally accepted that the concept of time…

ByyshashankApril 29, 20170Comments

Physics

The Fifth Fundamental Force

The universe is replete with mysteries we have never heard of. Ranging from our very own planet Earth to the stars in the sky, every object of creation has a question mark. This amazing fact that human beings know so less carves out a path for new discoveries which have become a part and parcel of…

ByyshashankFebruary 5, 20170Comments

Guides Space

A Noob’s Guide to the Theory of Quantum Gravity

Quantizing gravity is not as daunting as it sounds! Or is it? Over the years, several attempts have been made to successfully quantize the other fundamental forces: electromagnetic forces, strong nuclear and weak nuclear forces. To do the same to the weakest force should not be that difficult. A relatively new subject, Quantum Gravity is…

ByyshashankJanuary 7, 20170Comments

Guides Physics Space

A Noob’s Guide To Antimatter

WeThe Universe was once, what you could call, a frothing cauldron. With amorphous sizzling gases that were awaiting a little nudge from out of nowhere to break out. Unexpectedly, the Big Bang ensued. While we don't know for sure how it occurred, the universe burst into an existence made of matter. Some of the ingredients…

ByyshashankJanuary 5, 20170Comments

Science

Simplifying the Concept Behind The 2016 Nobel prize in Physics

The first week of October 2016 observed one significant phenomenon in Physics - when the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 to three British-born scientists for their theoretical work on an unknown world, where matter exists in strange states. The Nobel Prize for Physics 2016 was awarded…

ByyshashankNovember 7, 20160Comments

Physics

The hype behind Quantum Entanglement

The framework of modern physics largely rests on two pillars, namely General Relativity (which is celebrating its centenary this year), and Quantum Mechanics. Albert Einstein not only formulated the theory of relativity but was also one of the pioneers in the development of Quantum Theory. However, it is worth noting that Einstein had his reservations…

ByyshashankOctober 19, 20150Comments

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