The start of 2016 as been a rocky one. Stock markets are on a downward trend. And just yesterday, the bombings in Indonesia has lead to greater insecurity in the region. How do these…
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Air travel is often boring and gives us time to ponder on the tiny little things of nature. Airplane design has undergone many changes over the years to meet several civilian and military needs. The wings…
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Thunder and lightning are phenomena mundane to the people of tropics. In fact statistics state that 70% of the time lightning is observed in the tropics. Thunder is always associated with lightning and in fact follows…
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Meteor shower is a spectacular phenomenon observed in the night sky. Watching the trails of falling stars that last for a split-second is a delightful experience. A meteor, also called as falling star or shooting star…
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The tops of the modern buildings have an iron rod that is connected all the way to the earth. What role does such a thing play? Well, for those who are not aware, it insulates the…
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A glass of water turns cold when glucose is added to it and is stirred. When acid is added to a small quantity of basic solution, heat is released. In both the cases conventional heating agents…
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‘S = k log W’ reads the epitaph on the grave of Ludwig Boltzmann, one of the greatest physicists and pioneers of statistical mechanics. We learnt about the Boltzmann constant during our H2 Physics tuition…
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Global warming is an imminent threat to entire humanity. The rising temperatures of seas and earth surface results in irregular seasons, high intensity hurricanes and other weather disasters that can potentially lead to droughts, mass migrations, food…
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Mathematics and physics are inseparably entangled. The role of mathematics in solving problems of physics is well known. The challenge mathematicians have faced in solving some of the problems of physics deserves a mention. Calculus is one…
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The weather prediction that you see on your smartphone is a result of humongous amount of calculations crunched by modern supercomputers. Accurate weather prediction is such a challenge that it wasn’t a reality until recently, till the…
