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The Hawking Radiation Paradox
What happens to all the quantum information in a black hole when it evaporates? This is the main question of the hawking paradox. First what is quantum information? Quantum information is the information of the particles of a substance like the bonds between atoms. In quantum terms, this is stored as the entanglement states(two particles…
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Tidal Disruption Event
A Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) is a violent cosmic phenomenon that occurs when a star passes too close to a supermassive black hole and is ripped apart by the black hole’s immense gravitational tidal forces. Three main key Stages are involved in this event: Spaghettification: As the star approaches the black hole, the gravitational pull…
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The Life Cycle of Stars
The life cycle a star can be millions to trillions of years long. It begins in a cosmic cloud of dust and gas called a nebula, where gravity collapses matter into a protostar. This ignites nuclear fusion, fueling the star for its long, stable lifetime. The Life Cycle All stars are born within stellar nurseries…
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T cells and B cells
B cells and T cells are the two main types of white blood cells (lymphocytes) that make up your adaptive immune system. B cells mature in the bone marrow and produce antibodies that target invading pathogens like viruses whereas T cells mature in the thymus and directly destroy infected cells or coordinate the overall immune…
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Atomic structure
“Everything is made up of matter, but what is matter made up of”? Matter makes up us and everything around us, but there are smaller things that make up matter, called as atoms. They are not visible to humans through human eye but extremely powerful microscopes can help us barely see them. Structure of atoms:…
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The Fibonacci sequence
The Fibonacci sequence is an infinite series of numbers where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, typically starting with 0 and 1. It begins with 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, and so on. The sequence is defined by the formula:Fn = Fn-1 +…
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Radioactivity
Radioactivity is the process in which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by releasing radiation in the form of particle or electromagnetic waves. During radioactive decay, an atom emits specific types of radiation, which vary in factors like mass and charge. There are three types of radiation that are released: Alpha Particles: This type of…
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UV and IR Light
Ultraviolet(UV) light and Infrared light(IR) are two forms of invisible electromagnetic radiation which are on opposite ends of the visible light spectrum. UV light has high energy and a shorter wave length making it suitable for sterilization (the process of removing all forms of microbial life) and IR light which has a longer wavelength and…
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Nanorobots in Medicine
Nanobots are some of the smallest types of robots which can be used for medical purposes and are made to navigate the body at a cellular level. They usually range from 0.5 to 3 micrometers in size. They offer precision in performing delicate surgery, diagnosing diseases and transport drugs to affected tissue without affecting any…
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Paraboloids
A paraboloid is a curved 3 dimensional figure with no center of symmetry but one axis of symmetry. The name paraboloid is derived from the word, parabola which is a symmetrical, U-shaped curve. There are 2 types of paraboloids: an Elliptic paraboloid and a Hyperbolic paraboloid. Elliptic paraboloid: This type of paraboloid looks like a…
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