The story of electricity, its importance and some of the electricity generation methods were discussed thoroughly in the last set of articles. Solar energy is a renewable source of energy for the death of sun is…

Sun is a major and sustainable source of energy for the planet earth. Every being on earth is dependent on sun in one way or other, except for the rare bacterial species that can survive solely…

Did you ever try concentrating sun’s rays using a lens. If you haven’t yet you should do it now. Sun’s rays can be concentrated and have enough power to burn a piece of paper. This…

Thermal power is one of the oldest ways of generation of electricity. ‘Thermal’, here represents the heat mediation in power generation. In a generic sense, any form of power generation which involves the generation of heat…

Mankind’s dependency on electricity has reached a point where an hour of power outage across the globe can throw the world into jeopardy. Just to get a picture of it, think of everything that runs on…

The title might sound like we are connecting two different poles but piezoelectricity played a major role in world war-I. Submarines are efficient only when they can detect and destroy a target remaining underwater. The detection of…

Conventional fossil fuels are sources of energy for hundreds of years. The usage of these fuels is not only environmentally destructive but also unreliable due to the limited nature of these resources. Nuclear energy is an alternative…

Silica gel pellets, have you ever heard this name? You must have seen a white colored packet in your new bag that has “Throw away. Do not eat” written on it. It is a packet of…

Thermometers are widely used in medicine and science laboratories. The purpose of a thermometer is simple and it is just to give the temperature of the object it is in contact with. Before the advent of…