Understanding Aurora Borealis: When and Where to see them!

What are the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis? All of us have seen the magnificent pictures of the iridescent skies and the elusive phenomenon that is Aurora Borealis - better known to us as Northern Lights. This incredible light show is still a subject of research in recent times and scientists take great interest in…

BySwati GuptaAugust 30, 20230Comments

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How To Make Your Own Solar Panel

174 petawatts (PW) of energy, in the form of solar radiation, hits our atmosphere. Almost one-third of this is reflected into space. The rest, 3,850,000 Exajoules(1EJ=1000000000000000000 J) every year, is absorbed by the atmosphere, clouds, oceans and land – one hour of insolation is the equivalent to more than the world’s energy consumption for an…

ByyshashankNovember 26, 20190Comments

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How Do Solar Sails Work?

As environment enthusiasts urge capitalists across the globe to take steps to combat the problems due to climate change, solar sails are quietly emerging as the future of the aerospace industry. Essentially reflective sheets that harness solar energy, solar cells save fuel and can also provide manoeuvrability to the spaceships of the future. The concept…

ByyshashankJuly 7, 20190Comments

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This Energy Beam may be travelling faster than Light

A grand illusionist has recently come into the picture, making an attempt to defy the laws of physics as we know it. This mystical figure is seen in the guise of an energy beam shooting out from the centre of black hole of the galaxy - the Messier 87 (M87). The magic trick of the century…

ByyshashankJune 2, 20170Comments

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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

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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

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Climate Change: The Impact On Earth Has Begun [Updated 2023]

Climate Change is Real It is abundantly clear that climate change is real. But what’s more - it has already begun to have a pernicious effect on natural ecosystems, globally. A New York Times article published in January ‘23 quotes NASA’s analysis which ranked 2022 (tied with 2015) as the fifth warmest year. In 2022,…

ByyshashankFebruary 4, 20170Comments

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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

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The obvious connection between 3D Printing and Space Colonization

Gerard K. O’Neill's name might not ring a bell for many of us, but he certainly is one of the most significant names in the world of physics and space sciences. Gerard was an American physicist whose ideologies resonated with the concept of Space Manufacturing and Space Colonization as early as 1969. He visualized establishment of a space manufacturing…

ByyshashankMay 30, 20162Comments

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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, 20154Comments

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