What does a cell’s cytoplasm do? Cytoplasm is more than filler; it performs many critical biological functions in a cell. By definition, cytoplasm is all of the liquid inside a cell membrane but outside of the nucleus. Cytoplasm gives the cell its o… Read more »
How the Sphero works Sphero 2.0 is the world’s first robotic ball you can control from a smartphone or tablet. It has over 25 apps available for iOS and Android, ranging from games to tools and lighting, and the device is cram-packed with tech. But … Read more »
What is royal jelly? Royal jelly is a milky white food that is secreted by glands in the throats of worker bees and fed to bee larvae. It’s named as such as it was once believed that this was only fed to those larvae in the colony destined to become… Read more »
How does laser eye surgery work? How does laser eye surgery work? People with defective eyesight can undergo laser- assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) eye surgery to correct their vision. LASIK involves using an ultraviolet laser beam to remove… Read more »
Why do we get headaches? Why do we get headaches? The brain itself may not have any pain-sensitive nerve receptors, but that doesn’t mean the inner head can’t experience pain… as anyone who’s had a headache will know. The most common form of headach… Read more »
Soap bubble technology Soap bubble technology Experts from the University of Bristol are developing a type of a new type of education tool and information transfer: bubbles. The new system, known as a ‘chrono-sensory mid-air display system’ will use… Read more »
So far it is only possible to travel forward in time, and only by fractions of a second. Imagine there are two identical twins; the first travels into space in a high-speed rocket, while the other remains on Earth. When the first twin returns he fin… Read more »
Invisibility cloaks: Are they soon to become a reality? For the moment Harry Potter’s famous invisibility cloak will remain in the realms of fiction, but significant steps have been made towards the very first real life invisibility. Researchers at… Read more »
How the Sphero works Sphero 2.0 is the world’s first robotic ball you can control from a smartphone or tablet. It has over 25 apps available for iOS and Android, ranging from games to tools and lighting, and the device is cram-packed with tech. But … Read more »
How do toasters work? When the handle lowers the bread, a wedge forces two contacts together which connects the power supply to nichrome wires wrapped around plates called mica sheets. Nichrome is a highly resistant material which converts electrica… Read more »
What would happen if we blew up the Moon? The year is 2113. Humanity has spent the last 100 years stockpiling nuclear warheads. And not just a few – 600 billion of the largest, biggest, deadliest warheads they can build. Sort of like the Russian T… Read more »
Your smart home of the future We’ve all been there. Halfway to the airport and suddenly gripped by the unshakable fear that we’ve forgotten to switch off the oven or lock the windows. With a smart home, you can put your mind at rest and fix any litt… Read more »