Swiss Scientists Develop Gold as Light as Air
Legendary and beautiful, gold is a precious metal. Gold is extremely dense, and it is one of the heaviest of all metals. But Scientists in Switzerland have created a new type of gold that’s as…
Author Archives: Nidhi Goyal
About Nidhi Goyal
Nidhi is a gold medalist Post Graduate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.
The PET Bottle You Just Threw Away Could Become an Ecological Brick
Plastic accounts for a major portion of the total waste we generate. Over 90% of all garbage floating in the world’s oceans is plastic. Every year, millions of tons of plastic waste is accumulated, which negatively…
100x Faster Than Wi-Fi, Li-Fi Will Use Light to Transmit Information Through the Air
As internet usage continues to rise around the world, the ever-growing demand for faster data transfer speeds is pushing Wi-Fi to its limits. It is estimated that by 2019, the world will be trading about 35 quintillion bytes of data every month.…
Self-Healing Sensors Mimic the Self-Healing Properties of Human Skin
The human body is blessed with an enormous, astonishing, and persistent capacity to heal itself. Now, researchers from the Israel Institute of Technology have made a new sensor that has self-healing properties. Flexible sensors are used in…
Zip Tie Snow Tires: The Cheapest Way to Bike in the Snow
Winter has come, snow is starting to fall, and snow comes with the heightened risk of slips and crashes. As a result, snow often drives bike commuters to use public transit. A group of Seattle-based bike experts were…
Guess What? Scientists Have Grown Functioning Vocal Cord Tissue in the Lab for the First Time
Vocal cords, located in the voice box in the middle of the neck, are two tough, fibrous bands that vibrate to produce sound. Like other tissues in the body, vocal cords can get strained and…
Rinspeed Bringing Self-Driving Car With a Drone to CES Next Year
Swiss auto manufacturer and tuning designer Rinspeed specializes in restoring classic cars and modifying modern cars to give them future-forward look. Rinspeed plans to bring a brand-new concept to the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in…
HeLi-on, a Pocket-Sized Solar Charger, Uses Organic Solar Cells to Power Your Phone on the Go
Has your phone ever run out of juice when you needed it the most? Well…never run out of power again! You just need a little sunlight and HeLi-on! HeLi-on is a new and convenient way…
World’s Largest Hybrid Aircraft, ‘Airlander,’ Might Change Air Travel Forever
While the concept has been around for over 100 years, the idea of airships never took off after the German passenger airship Hindenburg disaster in New Jersey in 1937. But in the latest attempt to revive…
Beautiful, Tiny ‘Blue Dragon’ Makes a Rare Appearance on an Australian Beach
The ocean is home to all kinds of dreadful creatures, but a blue dragon that recently made a rare public appearance on Australia’s Gold Coast Beach is probably among the most beautiful animals on the…
