A simplified introduction to Einstein’s theory of relativity
WEBJan 26, 2017 · Also in 1905, he applied his principles of relativity to produce the famous equation e=mc2. This innocuously simple equation expresses the fundamental relationship between mass (m) and energy (e ...
What Is LiDAR Technology and What Are Its Main Applications?
WEBSep 25, 2020 · Like I mentioned before, LiDAR is based around a pulsed laser beam. It’s an active and remote sensing technology that is generally used to map out environments and large areas. The way this ...
How Many Dimensions Does Our Universe Really Have?
WEBOct 16, 2021 · There are three dimensions that we experience daily, which define the length, width, and depth of all objects in our Universe (the x, y, and z-axis, respectively). However, scientists maintain ...
The Engineering and Construction of Offshore Oil Platforms
WEBJan 12, 2020 · The first offshore oil platform was constructed in 1897 off of the coast of California. Oil companies invested heavily in the technology over the next several decades. By 1928, a Texan company ...
The History Behind the Invention of the First Cell Phone
WEBApr 3, 2023 · Marus/Wikimedia. Build it they did. With encouragement from his boss, Motorola’s chief of portable communication products, John Mitchell, Cooper, and the engineers at Motorola produced the ...
11 important ways that humans impact the Earth’s environment
WEBMar 1, 2023 · 8. Overfishing is severe for the environment. Pollution is the number one threat to all aquatic life and is the leading cause of reduced biodiversity. This is sad, given that water and water life ...
The fascinating history and evolution of the wheel
WEBAug 17, 2023 · The wheel is one of the most fundamental inventions we use daily. Invented sometime around 3500 BCE, during the Chalcolithic era, the wheel gave rise to everything from transportation to modern ...
35 of the most revolutionary inventions that shaped our world
WEBMar 1, 2023 · Here is a list of our top picks of revolutionary inventions that changed the world: 1. The invention of the wheel was a big deal. The wheel was a major innovation. LordRunar/iStock. The wheel is ...
Railguns: All you need to know about the weapon that uses ...
WEBNov 3, 2022 · An electromagnetic railgun is designed to launch projectiles toward their target at velocities several orders of magnitude faster than the speed of sound. To illustrate, the U.S. Navy’s ...
What is the double-slit experiment, and why is it so important?
WEBFeb 10, 2022 · The more individual photons you shoot through the double slit, the closer that photon detector comes to detecting photons 50% of the time, just as flipping a coin 10 times might give you heads 70% ...