I am fortunate to be living in a region of Australia with one of the richest Aboriginal cultures and a living history. North East Arnhem land in the Northern Territory is located at the confluence of the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpenteria. As an Avid Astronomer I am always on the lookout for […]

Disinfectant is used for a surprising amount of uses in the chemical, domestic and scientific spheres. It is normally purchased as tablets or in a powder compound, the mixture usually following a ratio of one percent disinfectant and the rest water. Some forms of disinfectant are extremely powerful without being to chemically harsh, an example […]

Ever since Man discovered that the world was, in fact, not flat and that the Earth revolved around the Sun and not the other way around they have been looking out into space and trying to discover what is really out there.
The study of the Universe has been driven by the desire to answer age […]

Almost all of us are acquainted with lasers, as we have used or seen lasers in action at some point of our lives. Lasers are used in a variety of places, like for pointers for a presentation in a corporate boardroom classroom or as a cat toy.
A closer example at home is the usage […]

Though it is much less expensive to initially get subscriptions into the local electric company’s grid than it is to set up and hook into wind turbines, in the long run one saves money by using the wind for one’s energy needs while also becoming more independent. Not receiving an electric bill while enjoying the […]

Heat is often defined as energy in transit or the the flow of energy. Thermal energy is the energy itself. Heat is also transferred through gases by convection. It is by this means, in part, that a stove or a radiator heats a room. Heat is the number one weather-related killer. On average, more than […]

What comes to your mind when you think of the Milky Way? Well, the Milky Way is a galaxy among the billions of galaxies in the universe. A galaxy refers to a cluster of billions of stars and other heavenly bodies, including solar systems like ours.
Galaxies are classified on the basis of the arrangement […]

Often we will see and hear about telescopes, and have a preconceived notion that a telescope is essential to be able to do backyard astronomy, however this is not the case. Nor is it essential to spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars to get started in backyard astronomy as a hobby.
It is true that […]

With the cost (and pollution levels) of traditional energy sources such as burning coal and other combustible resources being extremely high, countries are obliged by themselves to look at other, more renewable energy sources to meet their needs. Energy from the wind is cited to solve this current energy shortage trends. To get energy from […]

Thermodynamics is the field of physics that describes and correlates the physical properties of macroscopic systems of matter and energy by relating such qualities temperature, pressure, and volume. It also takes in energy, heat, and work. Thermodynamics was founded between 1850 and 1860 by R.W. Joule about the quantitative equivalence between mechanical work and heat.
Thermodynamics […]