Friday, June 19, 2020

Black Holes - A Link Between Energy and Entropy

For those who are fascinated by space and all of its oddities, here's a mind-bending article about black holes and the relationship between their energy and entropy.  Check out the scientific information relating to this here

The Shoebill Stork - Weird, Strange, Creepy

It moves slowly.  It looks like a creepy muppet.  It poops on its legs to stay cool.  It's big.  Want to see what it looks like?  Check out this article from brobible.com. Another fascinating, but bizarre aviary masterpiece from Jehovah. 

Friday, June 5, 2020

Useful Shadows

Creating electricity that is clean and efficient has always been the goal of humans.  And humans, the inquisitive beings they are, have devised an array of unique ways to harvest and produce electricity. Now scientists in Singapore have developed a device made of gold and silicon that can produce electricity from light and shadows.  Known as the "shadow-effect energy generator", it can produce small voltages to power small devices.  Being in its early stages, more efficient generators will eventually be designed.  Check out the details here.

Alice Rings

Stranger than the story Alice in Wonderland, Alice Rings, named after the main character, have been observed in the world of physics.  This ...