Helium is something of a bizarre contradiction here on Earth. Although it’s the 2nd most abundant element in the universe as a whole, combining with hydrogen (the most abundant) to form an estimated 99% of all known matter that’s out there… helium is becoming increasingly rare on Earth. The main reason for that is because... Continue Reading →
HELIUM (He)
The far right column in The Periodic Table is the group 18th of elements also known as the group of noble gases. It includes 7 elements in the following order from top to bottom as follows: Helium (He)-element 2 Neon (Ne)-element 10 Argon (Ar)-element 18 Krypton (Kr)-element 36 Xenon (Xe)-element 54 Radon (Ra)-element 86 Oganesson... Continue Reading →
EARTH – Why Are Clouds Mostly White? Understanding Their Appearance
Clouds are often a presence on the sky. We all see them from the ground, yet the best view we can get on them is always from above. Observing the clouds from above we can understand well enough that they are clearly the reason why we have different weather condition on the ground, and why... Continue Reading →
Do Airplanes Really Affect Global Warming?
At least in the last 2 decades we often see damages created after heavy rains worldwide. Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out of season, break records, and hit places they never have before. Decades of scientific research has proven that human-caused climate change is making some... Continue Reading →
How Cloud Seeding Affects Rainfall and Weather Patterns.
Human life depends on rain. Rain is the source of freshwater for many cultures where rivers, lakes, or aquifers are not easily accessible. Rain makes modern life possible by providing water for agriculture, industry, hygiene, and electrical energy. Governments, groups, and individuals collect rain for personal and public use. Rain is in general a natural phenomenon and occurs on Earth regularly. Yet for rain... Continue Reading →
How Entropy Shapes Our Understanding of Rain
Transportation means propelled by an engine (cars, planes, boats etc.), refrigerators, machine building industry and comfortable homes. How did humanity ended up being depended of all these? Well… the answer is already there since the Earth exist. It is given by Mother Nature and it comes from the clouds. It took a long time until... Continue Reading →
How Cloud Seeding Works to Induce Rainfall?
Have you ever looked up at the sky, noticed dark clouds, and predicted that rain was on the way, yet it never came? Why doesn’t rain when it should? Looking closely there is something interesting with rainwater, namely: it is not just water. When you collect rainwater, you will notice that it generally contains sediment; ... Continue Reading →
Are Planes Safe During Lightning Strikes?
Until just about a century ago, except those with high interest to explore the world, regular people didn't use to travel on long distance far away from their homes. But in the last 100 years things have changed exponentially. Today everyone has the possibility to travel the world easily. We can use various ways to... Continue Reading →
What Are Liquid Crystals? Insights into a Unique State of Matter.
Usually, matter is viewed as existing in one of the 4 main state forms — solid, liquid, gas, or plasma—depending on the conditions under which it is studied. In the solid state, substances are very orderly, with their particles (molecules, atoms, or ions) arranged in highly organized ways. Therefore in a solid, the atoms or... Continue Reading →
ADHESIVES TECHNOLOGY – What are the Rubber-Based Adhesives (RBA)?
Glue is an adhesive substance used for sticking objects made of the same or different materials together. Nowadays there are various types of glues used in a large diversity of applications, the most frequently used types are known as PSA ( Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives). Yet the intellectual journey of glue discovery starts with rubber. This belongs... Continue Reading →