Luminol is a substance that has a blue or green glow when it comes in contact with blood, certain metals, or other oxidizing agents. It is made from hydrazine and hydrogen peroxide and exhibits chemiluminescence, the process by which light is emitted from a chemical reaction. Luminol has many uses, but is most widely used for crime scene investigation and forensic science. This is because trace amounts of iron found in hemoglobin, a substance found in blood that is responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body, activates luminol. How Luminol Read More

Solar panels are technically any kind of panel that uses solar thermal energy to produce electricity. There are a variety of panel types, from those used to heat water as with solar hot water panels, to those which are used to store solar energy, such as solar thermal energy panels. Furthermore, a solar panel can be described as a photovoltaic panel, which is what is used in the professional solar power industry to generate electricity from the rays of the sun. Despite the type of solar panel being discussed, almost Read More

The Krebs cycle is named after German Biochemist Hans Adolf Krebs. The Krebs cycle refers to the variety of chemical reactions that happen within animal cells. Humans and animals utilize the Krebs cycle to process oxygen via respiration. The Krebs cycle also produces two byproducts: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) – Used oxygen atoms bind with carbon atoms and are exhaled as CO2 which is a waste byproduct. Adenosine Triposphate (ATP) – ATP is a high energy compound that is used in our protein synthesis process. With ATP, animals can create protein Read More

MRI video goggles were designed to assist Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) patients from experiencing the effects of claustrophobia by providing 3d video and audio. The goggles immerse the patient DVD video and audio assisting them in avoiding the uncomfortable feeling and mental anxiety of being in a very small contained area for a period of time. It is expected that the experience will also assist the patient in relaxing during the exam, assisting the technician in getting a better scan result. The experience The goggles produce a video image that Read More

A Segway is a vertical, mobile vehicle that is able to carry a single person between distances. While a bicycle consists of two wheels and a horizontal frame, a Segway consists of two or four wheels and a vertical frame that balances atop these wheels to steady the rider. Segways run on purely electrical energy and can be taken anywhere pedestrians can go. Segways are large enough to transport a person and yet light enough to carry in one arm. Dynamic Stabilization Dynamic stabilization involves the use of sensors that Read More

A bokode is a new type of technology that was developed by a team at the MIT media lab. A bokode is a digital tag that, like a barcode, can be used to hold information. However, unlike a barcode, a bokode can hold thousands of times of more information than a barcode and can be much smaller than a barcode. A bokode is circular in shape with a diameter of about 3mm. In other words, it is an incredibly small blip that holds considerable amounts of information that the team Read More

Volcanoes are caused by plate tectonics. The entire world is covered in plates that move around due to high pressures underneath them. Depending on the plates, they may rub together resulting in friction or they spread apart resulting in a gap between the two plates. This results in two different types of volcanoes. There are cone-shaped volcanoes, the ones that are similar to mountains, and then there are crack volcanoes, typically only seen under water. Cone Shaped Volcanoes A cone shaped volcanoes is formed when two plates start to rub Read More

An ionic compound is any compound in which an electrostatic force holds the ions together. Ionic compounds are made of positively charged particles that rest against negatively charged particles in order to balance out the two particles’ magnetic imbalance. They can be found in both solid and liquid states, although solid ionic compounds are poor conductors. Ionic compounds can be used in a number of applications, most of which involve electrical conductivity. How Ionic Compounds Work All ionic compounds are made of microscopic crystalline structures composed of positively charged particles Read More

A dielectric constant measures the extent that a material concentrates electrostatic flux and is also known as the relative static permittivity, static dielectric constant, and relative dielectric constant. It is essential when determining if a substance can be used in a capacitor or various chemistry and physics applications. A material’s dielectric constant value must be known before using it to make optical fibers or coaxial cables. Although the term is commonly used, it may have different mathematical connotations depending on the context of its application. The dielectric constant refers to Read More

Biological computers are special types of microcomputers that are specifically designed to be used for medical applications. The biological computer is an implantable device that is mainly used for tasks like monitoring the body's activities or inducing therapeutic effects, all at the molecular or cellular level. The biological computer is made up of RNA (Ribonucleic Acid – an important part in the synthesis of protein from amino acids), DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid – nucleic acid molecule that contains the important genetic information that is used by the body for the construction Read More