Since its discovery by mid of 19th century, Steel Reinforced Concrete has become the most multipurpose building material of all time allowing us to build large and tall building structures. Large buildings were also built long time ago during Roman Empire, but Romans used a particular volcanic ash in their cement without reinforcements and they... Continue Reading →
Why Steel Reinforced Concrete is the most multipurpose building material of all time?
For its entire existence human species always needed and will forever need 2 essential things for survival: Food and Shelter. The first humans were hunter-gatherers, their only source of food was obtained through hunting and fishing. Then humans learned that food can also be produced, so they became farmers. Sometime about 10,000 years ago, the... 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 →
ADHESIVES TECHNOLOGY – Understanding Aircraft Construction: The Role of Glue in Aviation
One of the most iconic engineering marvel ever build by humans is the thing that makes us fly: the plane. For some people flying is not really a comfortable experience, for others it’s an interesting adventure, usually a pleasant one. However as humans we all know that we cannot fly naturally like birds do. We... Continue Reading →
The Art of Coffee – Brewing Techniques: From Turkish to Espresso
After Water, the next most refreshment dink we consume is tea. This is obvious because Tea ingredients are actually available anywhere on the planet. Yet that’s not really the case for coffee. If I make a top 3 of the most consumed refreshment drinks by humans I have can put them precisely in this order.... Continue Reading →
The Hidden Dangers of Kerosene in Air Travel – How safe is Kerosene to propel airplanes?
Each time when I travel by plane that’s for me an extreme life adventure. Simply because I am in the situation when I can not be anymore in full control of my life. I can only trust the science and knowledge of the few other people that surely must have a better knowledge than me... Continue Reading →
The Science of Swimming: Floatation and Cold Water Challenges
When we talk about how humans behave in relation with water, there are 2 categories of people: Those who love water, therefore they love to swim Those who are afraid of water, therefore in most cases they don’t know how to swim. Myself I am a swimmer since I was 9 year old. And by... Continue Reading →