Author Archives: Nidhi Goyal

Caltech Researchers Find Evidence of a Ninth Planet

Soon, our solar system’s image may undergo a radical makeover as there is evidence of one real planet in our solar system that is yet to be discovered. Dr. Mike Brown and Dr. Konstantin Batygin, researchers…

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Britain’s First Amphibious House is Designed to Escape Flooding

Waterfront properties offer great views but often come with a major drawback – flood damage. But a London-based design firm, Baca Architects, has developed a potential solution – an amphibious house that rises with the…

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The Human Brain Can Hold a Petabyte of Information…Almost the Entire Internet

As per new research from the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, the human brain’s memory capacity is 10 times larger than previous estimates. Researchers created a 3D reconstruction of tissue from a rat’s hippocampus,…

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Your Stomach Acid Can Dissolve Metal

We all know about stomach acid and how it helps us digest the food we eat. But did you know that this acid in your stomach is so strong that it can even dissolve metal?…

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Solar Balloons Flying Above the Clouds Generate Electricity Night and Day

As per NASA, the sun irradiates the earth with 174 Petawatts (Pw) of solar energy per day. Approximately 30% of this energy is reflected back into space, and a major part of it is absorbed…

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MesoGlue Might Replace Soldering and Welding

Soldering and welding require the application of heat, which can be a danger to delicate electrical equipment that might get damaged in the process. Scientists have developed a new type of metallic glue that can join…

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World’s First Completely Washable Smartphone Launched in Japan

Most of us would have washed and scrubbed our smartphones long ago to get rid of all that dirt and kill bacteria if it didn’t mean turning your phone into a useless lump of dead electronics. But…

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Spermbots Hijack Sperm for Guaranteed Delivery

The sole purpose of each sperm is to swim towards and penetrate the waiting egg. It takes just one sperm to fertilize an egg and achieve a pregnancy, but for each sperm that reaches and fertilizes…

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Learn the Fastest Way to Defrost Your Car’s Windows

Defrosting the windshield of the car seems like a simple enough task since most cars come with a defroster. But it may actually prove to be quite difficult and time-consuming when you are already late…

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Canada Just Broke a World Record for a Fracking-Triggered Earthquake

Fracking is one of the main drivers of the lower oil prices today. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is the process of drilling a hole into the ground and directing high-pressure water, sand, and chemicals into the rock…

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