Author Archives: Nidhi Goyal

About Nidhi Goyal

Nidhi is a gold medalist Post Graduate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.

Wind Turbines That Predict Which Way the Wind Blows

Power generated by a wind turbine mainly depends on the wind speed but due to fluctuating wind speed and direction, wind turbines generate power inconsistently. Inconsistency of power generation coupled with fluctuating energy demand is…

Full Article →

Fukushima Radioactive Plume to Reach US by Early 2014

A new study from the University of New South Wales has revealed the radioactive ocean plume released by the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan will reach the shores of the U.S. sometime in…

Full Article →

Biggest U.S. Rocket Launches Intelligence Gathering Satellite

The United States launched its biggest rocket from the central California coast on Wednesday 28th Sep’13. The 235 foot tall (around 23 stories) rocket carrying a top-secret spy satellite blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force…

Full Article →

New Solar Powered Drones Will Remain Airborne For Years

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) popularly known as drone is an aircraft without a human pilot on board. The flight of a drone is controlled either autonomously by computers on-board or the remote control. Mostly these…

Full Article →

NASA Images Find 1.7 Million Year Old Man-Made Bridge

The NASA Shuttle has imaged a mysterious ancient bridge between India and Sri Lanka. The bridge was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved the sand around. This recently-discovered bridge has…

Full Article →