Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna or ANITA is a particle detector. A team of physicists at Antarctica use Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna to search high-energy particles from space. ANITA floats on a helium balloon at an altitude of 37 kilometres for about a month at a time and collects radio waves. The way it works is simple. When high-energy...
How Dangerous Is AI?
Let's get one fact straight it's only a matter of time before we successfully create an AI that surpasses the intelligence of a human being. This event is known as the singularity and estimates for this event to happen range from anywhere between 10 and 50 years from now.
So, what happens next is yet to be discovered but there are two prevailing...
IQ Test | How We Determine How Smart You Are?
IQ, intelligence quotient, is defined as a very general mental capability that, among other things, involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. It is not merely book learning, a narrow academic skill, or test-taking smarts. Rather, it reflects a broader...
Asteroid Mining | Future Mining Industry
From a common person's perspective it might seem like a stuff of science fiction, But in reality, that’s the future. All natural resources are limited, while recycling is a logical option but everything can’t be recycled. For most of the element found on Earth are rare, like Gold and Platinum. Mineral-like Gold and Platinum aren’t only costly but...
Aeolus: Monitoring Weather And Wind Pattern With Laser From Space
The technology which took 16 years to develop, Now finally in space chasing the wind with a laser. The British-built Aeolus satellite has begun firing its laser down on Earth to gather weather information. Aeolus satellite was launched from the Kourou spaceport in French, Guiana.
After some initial testing scientists will start processing the satellite's...
REALITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF QUANTUM THEORY
In the year 1803, Thomas Young’s double-slit experiment confirmed the wave nature of light which overturned the great Isaac Newton’s ideas about the nature of light. But Newton’s theory that light is made of corpuscles (which we call Photon now) was not wrong either. Particle Nature as well as Wave Nature, we say it wave-particle duality. Quantum...
Finding Life On Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
Europa has been one of the top contenders for extraterrestrial life, primarily because of its subsurface ocean. Approximately 100 kilometres deep, the ocean might be in contact with a rocky seafloor that is rich in the elements and energy needed for sustaining life. Possible traces of life may lie just centimetres below the moon’s icy surface.
The...
Why Binturong Smells Like Buttered Popcorn
Wandering through the forests of south-east Asia and you might suddenly wonder if there's a movie theatre nearby. That's because part of Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia are home to the Binturong - a cat like a carnivore with pee smells like buttered popcorn. Yum?
Binturong or Bearcats as they are sometimes called, though, they aren't...
This Probable Membrane Can Trap Insects
A Coffee filter’s job is pretty simple - hold back the large, bitter grounds, and let the liquid coffee through. Scientists have now invented a new technique that flips the script, holding back small particles but letting larger ones pass. Instead of sorting particles by size, this reverse filter sorts them by kinetic energy - larger, heavier objects...
What Is The The Point Of Space Exploration?
If you are interested in space exploration you have probably had a conversation with someone who thinks it’s a waste of time and money. Why would we go to space when we can't even take care of our current home? Why should we spend money to visit another planet when there are starving children around the world? To be fair these are reasonable questions.
So,...
Ice Cliff Underneath Mars Surface
Colin Dundas is a geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona. For more than a decade, he has had a daily routine: inspecting a dozen or so high-resolution images beamed back every day from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). A few years ago, something surprising popped out from those images, an indication of ice cliff underneath...
Venom, How It Helps Us? Why Scientist Are Looking For New Source Of Venom?
Venom, Venomous; These words may make you think of a thick fluid, milk from the fangs of a dangerous snake. but the latest venom science is turning to new sources of venom: Centipedes, Assassin Bugs and Stealthy Cone Snails.
With the rise of tools that let scientists explore...
MIT Researchers Have Developed A Completely Passive Solar-Powered Way Of Combating Ice Buildup
From aeroplane wings to overhead power lines to the giant blades of wind turbines, a buildup of ice can cause problems ranging from impaired performance all the way to catastrophic failure. But preventing that buildup usually requires energy-intensive heating systems or chemical sprays that are environmentally harmful. But with this new solar-powered...
