Science
Revenge of the Electric Car
Preview of electric car
Stopwatches
stopwatches described, for kids
Conveyor Belt
Conveyor belts explained, for kids
Space Capsules
Space capsules were the first major form of space craft for manned space exploration.
The Star Students Of The Islamic Republic
Forget Harvard—one of the world’s best undergraduate colleges is in Iran.
Optics
optics explained
Animal Communication
A discipline within the field of animal behavior that focuses upon the reception and use of signals. Animal communication could well include all of animal behavior, since a liberal definition of the term signal could include all stimuli perceived by an animal. However, most research in animal communication deals only with those cases in which [...]
Alternate Universe
alternate universe, explained
Hot Air Balloons
In 1783, two French brothers, Jacques Etienne and Joseph Michel Montgolfier, invented the hot-air balloon and sent one to an altitude of 6,000 ft (1,800 m).
Grub
Grub, in entomology, familiar term for the larval stage of certain beetles. Most specifically, the term is used for larvae with soft, thick bodies, well-developed heads, and legs on the thorax but not on the abdomen. In general, grubs tend to be pale in color. They are usually slow-moving and many are soil dwellers. Similar [...]
Periscope
periscopes explained, for kids
Muslim Scientists and Thinkers–Obaid Siddiqui
Muslim biologist / geneticist
Cumran Vafa
Currently, he is the Donner Professor of Science at Harvard University.
Hologram
HOLOGRAPHY is the process of recording a three-dimensional image of an object using the special properties of light from a LASER. Unlike photography, which only records the brightness and contrast of an object, a HOLOGRAM records brightness, contrast and DIMENSION. This allows holography to display the final image in true 3D. You do not need [...]
Vinyl Records
vinyl records explained, for kids
Dr. Teepu Siddique’s team discovers cause of ALS
Northwestern University researchers have discovered the cause of the Lou Gehrig’s disease (also known as ALS). The study’s lead author is Dr. Teepu Siddique, of Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine and a neurologist at Northwestern Memorial hospital.
Mostafa El-Sayed
Dr. Mostafa El-Sayed have contributed to many areas of physical and materials chemistry research, including the development of new techniques such as magnetophoto selection, picosecond Raman spectroscopy and phosphorescence microwave double resonance spectroscopy.
Rubber
Rubber explained, for kids
Ahmed H Zewail
Zewail’s technique uses what may be described as the world’s fastest camera.
