The social media around late August 2019 was abuzz when appeals to save the Amazon Rainforest trended on numerous social networking platforms, particularly on Twitter, […]
Category Archives: Science and Technology
The Legacy Of iTunes
On 3 June 2019, Apple Inc. announced during the 2019 WWDC that it would break up iTunes with the release of macOS Catalina into several […]
Alkaline Battery: Advantages and Disadvantages
An alkaline battery is a type of battery, particularly a dry cell primary battery that works through the chemical reaction between zinc and magnesium oxide, […]
Why is Pluto Not a Planet?
Pluto was considered as the ninth planet of the Solar System after astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered it in 1930 and the Lowell Observatory confirmed it […]
Applications of Drones: Military, Commercial, and Industrial
A drone or an unmanned aerial vehicle is a small aircraft operated without a human pilot aboard and instead, through a ground-based controller via a […]
Applications of Chitin and Chitosan
Chitin and chitosan are biological polymers derived from the exoskeletons of arthropods and insects, beaks of birds, internal shells of cephalopods, and the cell walls […]
Diesel Fuel vs. Petrol Fuel: The Difference
Diesel fuel and petrol fuel are the two types of fuel used in the operation of specific types of internal combustion engines. As a general […]
Water Desalination: Advantages and Disadvantages
Water desalination is the process of removing mineral components from saline water. One of its applications centered on removing salt and other minerals from seawater […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Fluorescent Lamps
A fluorescent lamp is a type of a gas-discharged electric lamp that contains and uses low-pressure mercury vapor and an inner coating of fluorescence material […]
Marijuana vs. Hemp: The Difference
There is still some confusion about the difference between marijuana and hemp. Some articles and other literature have mentioned these two interchangeably. This confusion is […]