When it comes to science, there are tons of misconceptions that bedazzle the way we think about certain things. There are misconceptions when it comes to nutrition, when it comes to biology, when it comes to chemistry as well as…
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Chemistry should be elevated to the reputation it deserves. Experiments in chemistry are be exciting and fun. Sometimes they can be downright tasty. Growing sugar crystals presents a fun way to study monoclinic crystals. This will include sharp right angles…
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Is mining the asteroids possible? The short answer is no. While it seems perfectly feasible, it is not possible at this moment due to a number of conflicting factors. These factors guarantee the impossibility of mining the asteroids at the…
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Scientists dream, as other people do. However, they dream for the welfare and betterment of humanity as a whole. When dream has a deadline, it is called a goal. Lab-on-a-chip has become a future goal for the scientists and researchers….
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The periodic table is universally recognized in chemistry for organizing all known chemical elements. It has widespread use in chemical engineering, physics, biology and other hard sciences. Despite its common use, it can be quite confusing upon first glance. However,…
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The son of a woodcarver, Humphry Davy was born in Penzance, Cornwall on 17 December 1778. As a young boy, he had a wide field of interests including sketching, writing poetry, geology and fishing. He was educated at Truro before…
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Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was a Dissenting theologian and an Enlightenment-era chemist. He is best known for his pioneering study of oxygen, although it occurred within the context of the now-rejected Renaissance theory of “phlogisticated air” which plagued European chemistry until…
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The Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research center that is located in the state of California in the county of San Diego. This is a world-class center that attracts people from all regions of the world. It has quite a…
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The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is an exciting international collaboration between ESA ( European Space Agency) and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). The SOHO website is very colorful, with easily accessible data, spectacular results, and has many basic…
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The Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) was launched into space on December 2, 1995. This was a project of international cooperation between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA). The project included the study of…
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