2024
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A Breakdown of Toxic Substances in Ceramic Glazes
by Nirvan Garg Ceramics are hard, corrosion-resistant materials made by subjecting non-metallic, inorganic substances (such as clay) to high temperatures. First known to be used around 24,000 BCE, ceramics are widely used today in households, as utensils for storing, cooking or eating food. The most common ceramics include earthenware (in most cases, terracotta), porcelain and…
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MARIE CURIE
Marie Curie, a star in the night, Shinning mind, a scientific light. With passion for science, she took her flight, Discovering things day and night. In labs bright with radium’s gleam, Her curious heart, like a laser beam. In a time when girls were told to stay small, Marie stood tall, defying it all. Marie…
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Electric Racing: The Future of Motorsports
In recent years, a quiet revolution has been taking place on racetracks worldwide, changing the essence of motorsports. Electric racing has emerged as an advanced sporting sensation and a trigger for sustainable innovation in the automotive industry. This transition towards electrification in racing has redefined the boundaries of speed and performance and glorified a new…
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High AQI Negatively Impacts Mental Health
As residents of New Delhi, we are not unfamiliar with rising pollution levels and poor air quality. This leads to problems faced by the earth and all its inhabitants. In our case, we are well aware of the detrimental effects it has on our physical health – the respiratory and cardiovascular systems in particular –…
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A Decrease in AQI: An Increase in Your Lifespan!
What is the AQI? Can we go do PE?”, is a daily question in a school lives between the months of November to January. During this period daily AQI level touch 500 ppm (particles per million) – a level which is known to cause burning in the eyes, a cough and also exacerbated many lung…
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Auroras
in 2024An Aurora is a wave of colours in the sky mostly visible around the North and South Pole. You may refer to it as The Northern or Southern Lights. Near the North Pole, The Aurora is called Aurora Borealis and near the South Pole it is called Aurora Australis. The Aurora got its name in…
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Biological Warfare
Biological Warfare The intended usage of infectious and disease-provoking biological agents (such as bacteria or viruses) to harm, incapacitate or kill any living organism as a perpetuated act of violence, biological warfare has been prevalent ever since humanity has engaged in conflict and hostilities. Below are some events and incidents from across the world that…
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Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Therapy
Regenerative medicine is a field that aims to develop and use new therapies made from existing cells to repair tissues and organs, and to restore lost functions caused by ageing, diseases, impairments, or defects. The method of creating 3D structures by printing thin layers of materials sequentially with UV light was named stereolithography; by Charles…
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Drug-Resistant Pathogens
by Soham Jha With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus and its multiple mutations, many of us have questions about how these pathogens manage to adapt and counter vaccines and cures created to kill them. In the lines that follow, I will explain how they manage to do this, and discuss the different processes through…
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Decoding Genetics
You have likely heard about genetics, a word that’s been thrown around a lot in recent times. To clear stuff up, here’s a brief purview into the fascinating world of genes, heredity and how traits are inherited across generations. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA. This discovery…