What are Plastics?

 Photo by Markus Spiske on UnsplashThe term "plastic" is derived from the Greek word "plastikos", meaning fit for molding. This refers to the material’s malleability, or plasticity during manufacture, which allows it to be cast, pressed, or extruded into a variety of shapes - such as films, fibers, plates, tubes, bottles, boxes, and much more.Can you imagine a world without plastics??..... They have revolutionized almost every sector on the planet....

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How to survive in space? - Learn from the super animal

Pic credits - BBC EarthSpace, the most mysterious and unexplored part of our universe. Whatever occurs outside of earth’s atmosphere we call it space, and is home to millions and millions of celestial bodies. Temperatures ranging from sub zero to millions degree Celsius, absence of atmosphere, very high and low pressures, etc are few characteristics of this. But can we really survive these harsh conditions??.....Of course not, if we are exposed...

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Hydrogen - The future fuel?

Photo by sippakorn yamkasikorn on UnsplashHave you ever wondered what entities were the most important ingredients for the creation of this universe??.... They were matter & energy. The energy caused matter to reconstruct itself to form what we call the present universe. Energy can be of many types, like heat, electricity, chemical, etc. But where can we harness this energy from??.... Fuels are substances from which we can extract energy....

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Sounds that can kill - Introduction to sonic weapons

In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. It is a form of energy. But is this energy comparable with the energy produced by modern day weapons??.....A weapon is anything which causes physical damage to the target, usually this damage is caused by delivery of energy in different forms like heat,and kinetic, etc Weapons mostly rely on...

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