Fuel Cells – Uses, Benefits and Working
What is a Fuel cell? A fuel cell uses the chemical energy of hydrogen or another fuel to cleanly and efficiently produce electricity. If hydrogen is the…
Types of Hydrogen Fuel Explained
What is Hydrogen fuel? Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical element, estimated to contribute 75% of the mass of the universe. Hydrogen fuel refers to hydrogen which…
K2-18 b the super Earth exoplanet
What is K2-18 b? K2-18 b is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits an M-type star red dwarf K2-18 . Its discovery was announced in 2015. What…
Misfolding of proteins and relation with neurodegenerative diseases
A large number of neurodegenerative diseases in humans result from protein misfolding and aggregation. Protein misfolding is believed to be the primary cause of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s…
Flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) – Benefits and Drawbacks
What are flex fuel vehicles? A flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) or dual-fuel vehicle (informally called a flex-fuel vehicle) is an alternative fuel vehicle with an internal combustion engine…
Pralay surface-to-surface missile
What is Pralay? Pralay is the Indian Army’s longest-range tactical ballistic surface-to-surface missile, with the ability to strike targets ranging from 150 to 500 kilometers away. Pralay…
NET NEUTRALITY – WHY TELECOMS WANT TO INTERFERE WITH INTERNET DATA ?
BACKGROUND The internet has become so much a part of the lives of most of the people that it is easy to imagine that it will always…
Space missions to study Sun
Pioneers 6, 7, 8 and 9 The first satellites designed for long term observation of the Sun from interplanetary space were NASA’s Pioneers 6, 7, 8 and…
ADITYA-L1 – India’s first solar observatory
On September 2, 2023, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C57) accomplished the successful launch of the Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) located in Sriharikota. The…
Big Data
What is Big Data? Big data is a term that describes the large volume of data – both structured and unstructured – that inundates a business on…