by d_admin | Apr 11, 2019 | Innovation, Janice Willson, Physics, Science News, The Night Sky
Yesterday was a big day in science in general and astronomy in particular. If you didn’t already hear the news, scientists have released their first picture of a black hole, ever. They have been detected from time to time but this is the first time one has been...
by d_admin | Jan 24, 2019 | Innovation, Janice Willson, Medical, Science Quirkiness, Technology
A dream is a succession of images, emotions, and sensations that occurs involuntarily in the deepest phase of sleep. Scientists are unsure of why we dream although there have been a number of theories hypothesized over the years and seers have looked to dreams as...
by d_admin | Dec 20, 2018 | Innovation, Janice Willson, Science in the Real World, Science News
The battery is not typically a subject that stirs the soul and makes people sit up and listen but there is a lot happening in the world of batteries and the area of renewable energy. Batteries currently (pun completely intended) come in all shapes and sizes and power,...
by d_admin | Nov 14, 2018 | Innovation, Janice Willson, Science Quirkiness, Technology
I have to admit when I first read about the topic of today’s blog it had everything I am interested in: cats, cold war intrigue, government conspiracies, did I say, cats? The cold war era was filled with the oddest attempts at trying to find out what the enemy (this...
by d_admin | Nov 8, 2018 | Biology, Chemistry, Innovation, Janice Willson
Global food waste or loss amounts to one-third to one-half of all food processed. This is an appalling amount considering there are people out there without anything to eat. This waste can happen at any point in the food supply chain and differs from low-income...
by d_admin | Nov 1, 2018 | Innovation, Janice Willson, Science in the Real World, Science News, Science Quirkiness
There has been a lot of talk in the past year or so about mans’ eventual (hopefully) trip to the planet Mars and all that that trip may entail. NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and China National Space Administration (CNSA) all have plans in place to make this a...