Archive for September, 2011

Who Discovered Penicillin?

Tweet Penicillin is a an antibiotic agent that could help in destroying a wide range of bacteria types. The Penicillin is extracted from the penicillium fungi. More than a thousand years ago the first people that used the fungi as a treatment were the Bedouins in North Africa whom treated their donkeys by a batch containing [...]

US Big Business Reluctant To Fund ‘Waste to Energy’ Projects

Tweet US environmentalists are calling for big business to consider funding more ‘waste to energy’ projects in the country. Although the ‘waste to energy’ model has been proved effective in many countries across Europe, in particular in Sweden, American investors are not coming forward to invest in projects. In the US, ‘waste to energy’ refers [...]

Who Discovered The Solar Energy?

Tweet We can’t find an answer to that question as the solar Energy was not invented, nor discovered.  The solar energy was used as a source of heat since the ancient man without no previous thinking. The Greeks and Romans built their houses facing the sun so they can save the amount of wood used for [...]

Who Discovered Radioactive Elements (Radium And Polonium)?

Tweet The radium is a rare chemical element that carries the atomic number 88. The white, luminous metal is known for its highly radioactivity. The radioactive elements are known for their unseen radioactive rays. Radium was discovered in North Bohemia, in the Czech Republic. The radium is considered one of the most expensive elements in [...]

Discovering The Insect’s Protein That Will Reduce The Use Of Insecticides

Tweet Despite the horrible effects of insecticides on human, but we can’t spare them as the insects will spread uncontrollably. The researchers of Kansas State University, led by Sujata Chaudhari have discovered the protein that is responsible of keeping the shell of the insects so strong that allow the insects cover to stand for insecticides. [...]

Who Discovered Crude Oil (Petroleum)

Tweet The crude oil is called over the ore extracted from the ground directly. Crude oil is composed mainly from Carbon, Hydrogen, Sulfur, Oxygen, metals and salts. Crude oil (petroleum) is the main source of energy on earth, although its major bad effects on the environment but there are no clean alternatives that are able [...]

Who Discovered Magnet?

Tweet   There are several stories about who discovered magnets, the most common story is that it was discovered accidentally in Greece by a shepherd, he noticed that a big black rock has pulled his rod, the name Magnet is derived from his name which is Magnes at about the year 2000 B.C.. Others deny [...]

Who Discovered The Truth About The Earth?

Tweet At the ancient times there were many wrong facts about earth, through the years came scientists that introduced other facts and proved that the old fact was wrong. The wrong old facts about earth were that the sun rotates around the earth, that the earth is flat and that earth does not rotate around [...]

About Breast Cancer

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Detecting Bombs By Laser

Tweet The roadside bombs are considered a big problem due to the death or injury of a huge number of the soldiers and civilians, in Iraq and Afghanistan. Michigan State University researchers have reached a new development using laser in that regard. The new development can check a large area and detect explosives. Marcos Dantus, [...]