Scientists Propose Using Quasiparticles to Power Super-Bright Light Sources
Physics

Scientists Propose Using Quasiparticles to Power Super-Bright Light Sources

A worldwide team of experts is reconsidering the fundamental concepts of radiation physics in order to create ultra-bright light sources. Researchers from the Instituto Superior…
Soft Robotics – a Subfield of Robotics
Technology

Soft Robotics – a Subfield of Robotics

Soft robotics is a branch of robotics that deals with the design, control, and construction of robots made of compliant materials rather than rigid linkages.…
Colanic Acid
Chemistry

Colanic Acid

Colanic acid is a complex extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) generated by bacteria, namely those in the Enterobacteriaceae family, which includes organisms such as E. coli and…
Glycogen – a complex carbohydrate
Chemistry

Glycogen – a complex carbohydrate

Glycogen is a complex carbohydrate that is used to store energy in animals, including humans. It is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that is used…
Cellulosic Ethanol
Chemistry

Cellulosic Ethanol

Cellulosic ethanol is a form of biofuel derived from plant cellulose and hemicellulose, primarily from non-food, lignocellulosic biomass sources such as agricultural leftovers, wood, and…
Vitamin D
Health

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is technically not a vitamin, but rather a hormone. It is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally contained in very few foods, added…
Climate-friendly Gardening
Environmental Science

Climate-friendly Gardening

Gardening is good for the environment. gardening, also called as sustainable or eco-friendly gardening, is a method of gardening that tries to reduce its environmental…
Building-integrated Photovoltaics
Architecture

Building-integrated Photovoltaics

BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaics) is a technology that integrates solar energy generation equipment into building design and construction. These are photovoltaic materials that are used to…
Cultural Hegemony – in Marxist philosophy
Philosophy

Cultural Hegemony – in Marxist philosophy

Cultural hegemony is a concept derived from the work of Italian Marxist philosopher and theorist Antonio Gramsci. In Marxist theory, is the ruling class’s dominance…
Fibre-optic Gyroscope (FOG)
Physics

Fibre-optic Gyroscope (FOG)

A fibre-optic gyroscope (FOG) detects changes in orientation by employing the Sagnac effect, similar to a mechanical gyroscope. It is a sort of gyroscope that…
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