“Dry Ice”, the trademark name for solid carbon dioxide, reaches its solid state when cooled liquid carbon dioxide is put under pressure. Scientists successfully produced the snowy, white solid, which produced temperatures dipping as low as 109 degrees Fahrenheit, and envisioned dozens of practical uses for “Dry Ice.” Unfortunately, they had yet to discover how to keep this solid from …

DRD4 gene is a gene in chromosome 11 of the human genome. It is also called the “Liberal gene” or “Pleasure seeking gene”, because polymorphisms, or altered length or sequence in the DRD4 gene, present in about 50% of the population, is associated with novelty seeking, liberal opinion forming, strong desire for sexual promiscuity, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), schizophrenia …

The Dragon’s Triangle is at the polar opposite of the Bermuda Triangle. This means that if you were to start out at the Bermuda Triangle and travel straight through the centre of the Earth, you would come out at the Dragon�s Triangle. This dangerous ocean triangle has reportedly claimed hundreds, if not thousands, of ships, airplanes, and submarines since it …

Dissociative Identity Disorder is defined as the occurrence of two or more personalities within the same individual, each of which, during some time in the person’s life, is able to take control. This is not often a mentally healthy thing when the personalities vie for control. It’s also known as multiple personality disorder (MPD). In 1994, the American Psychiatric Association’s …

Almost every institutional investor and offshore fund enterprise with equity exposure in India would like to have an instrument for measuring returns on equity investment in terms of dollars. To facilitate this, a new index the S&P CNX Defty, a dollar-denominated S&P CNX Nifty, has been developed. S&P CNX Defty is S&P CNX Nifty, measured in dollars. It provides an …

Darwin IV is a fictional planet 6.5 light years from the Earth, with two suns and 60% gravity. It was depicted in the series ‘Alien Planet’ based on Wayne Barlowe’s book Expedition. According to the story, after identifying Darwin IV as a world that could support life, Earth sends a pilot mission consisting of the mothership Von Braun and three …

The cyclotron, developed by Lawrence and Livingston in 1932, is a machine that accelerates charged particles like protons, so that they can be used in atom-smashing experiments. Because the principles of this accelerator are involved in the cyclic motion of charged atomic particles in a uniform magnetic field, the device is called cyclotron.

It is architecture in another form, the creation of living and working spaces which are a harmonious blend of technology, multimedia, intelligent systems and user interactivity. These spaces can be customized and the residents can claim to be the world’s most connected community. Cybertecture even allows a person to select preferred background music. One such cyberstructure is coming up on …

It’s sticky, it’s messy and it’s just the thing to eat at a fair. Children or adults, most people do not consider a mela or fair complete without the giant-wheel and the fluffy cotton candy wrapped around a stick. Or budhiya ke baal (old woman’s hair), as it is popularly known in parts of northern India. And do you know …

The study of the Origin, evolution and structure of the universe is known as cosmology. It is based on simple observation and Fundamental mathematical theories, technological advances and space explorations.