Clouds appear white because the light coming from the sun has to pass through the water droplets and ice crystals or we can say that the seven colors of visible spectrum (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) which when combines forms white light and […]
Glacial ice appears blue to us because all the colors of the visible spectrum (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) except blue is absorbed by the ice. This blue color wavelength is transmitted which is responsible to make our eyes see the blue color […]
The process of corn popping reached to its perfection by the Native Americans for at least five thousand years back. The process was made more simple with the development of machines for this purpose. Popcorn kernel has four main parts 1) Pericarp which is the […]
Gunpowder is a mixture of potassium nitrate, sulfur, charcoal and saltpeter and has excellent burning properties. Gunpowder is also known for the huge amount of gas and heat it generates when burned. Chinese were the first to invent and use gun powder. Initially it was […]
Global warming is one of the burning issues nowadays. It is the natural warming of the atmosphere (as well as natural cooling). These days global warming refers to the gradually increasing temperature of the earth due to the greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane and […]
Sea salt is obtained from the North Sea, Mediterranean Sea or the Atlantic Ocean in France’s Brittany coast and also in Maine, Cape Coa, mass in united states of America. Mainly the process involved in harvesting sea salt is evaporation. On a big scale salt […]
The new range of the conventional optical microscope is the Digital Microscope. The digital microscopes have optics and charge-coupled device /CCD camera that can send digital images to the monitor. It is not very difficult to choose the digital microscope, but the scope of use […]
When various minerals, metals and other objects are tapped from the earth’s surface and below the surface of the Earth, it is known as mining. Most of the metals like copper, silver, gold, manganese; iron ore are being taken out of the Earth by this […]
Thermal energy is being transferred in three different methods. They are convection, conduction and radiation. If two materials of different temperature are placed together, they will try to achieve a thermal balance. This is the reason that temperature moves from higher level to lower level. […]
Protein performs many functions in our body. Our body is 45 percent of proteins. It is a very important substance for our bodies which help in growth, repair and protection. Functions of proteins are very much dependent on the molecular structure. It performs many functions […]
