Black Holes

Ask most any scientist or student of science and theyll tell you that the most strange and perhaps most violently destructive entity in the universe, Black Holes.  That said, trying to divorce black holes and quantum physics is problematic because so much of what is...

All You Need to Know About Antimatter

In 1928, a young English physicist Paul Dirac (1902-1984), formulated a mathematical equation that combined Einstein’s principles of relativity with Niels Bohr’s postulates of quantum physics. This equation was considerably complicated. But when this mathematical...

Alessandro Volta – His Life and Work

All battery models currently manufactured are based on the principle discovered by Alessandro Volta. The scientist invented the so-called Volta Battery, the forerunner of the electric battery. His work was crucial for the history of science since, for the first time,...

Top 10 Strangest Addictions Ever

The American Psychiatric Association tells us that addiction is a complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by compulsive substance use despite harmful consequences. People with addiction¦ have an intense focus on using a certain substance(s)¦ to the point...

Louis Pasteur – His Life and Work

Louis Pasteur is one of the best-known scientists, his legacy of important discoveries and inventions forever securing his place among the most important scientists of all time. As a chemist and microbiologist, Louis Pasteur made groundbreaking scientific discoveries...