Science
How Big is the Skin?
It is a well known fact that the human skin is the largest organ. The question asked is how big is big. Well using google ti just takes a while to find out the answer.
The skin of an adult is about 2 meters square. Here are some of the facts from the site.
1) You’ve [...]
Algae For BioFuel?
It seems that the humble aglae may hold the key to the answer for biofuel that does not compete with food used to produce biofuel. If this works out right than mankind is presented with an alternative to fossil fuels which is not renewable. Here is the news article.
WASHINGTON - SOME call it pond scum, [...]
How do coloured leaves carry out Photosynthesis?
One innovative use of photosynthesis.
Talking about photosynthesis, here is one use of photosynthesis. Israeli scientists develop a way to detect water pollution by “listening” to algae. Researchers measure sound waves in water, created from heat produced from algae during the process of photosynthesis. With a special underwater microphone, scientists can analyse the sound waves and [...]
