The Science behind Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) Prof S. S. Bhatti, Calgary (Canada) According to NASA, we are currently in the midst of a ‘Solar Maximum,‘ meaning 2025 could be a better-than-usual year for spotting the Northern Lights, a dazzling spectacle, nearly all over Canada and several U.S. states. Over the past few days, the…
Dr Piara Singh Gill – An Innovative Indian Scientist (by Prof Surjit Singh Bhatti, Calgary, Canada)
Many Sikh scientists stand out in pursuit of modern scientific research and have made significant contributions which advance our knowledge in different fields. These scientists have left a lasting legacy in their respective fields. Dr Piara Singh Gill was one such pioneering scientist who studied high-energy particles coming from space, known as ‘cosmic rays’, leading…
Dr Piara Singh Gill – An Innovative Indian Scientist (by Prof Surjit Singh Bhatti, Calgary, Canada)
Many Sikh scientists stand out in pursuit of modern scientific research and have made significant contributions which advance our knowledge in different fields. These scientists have left a lasting legacy in their respective fields. Dr Piara Singh Gill was one such pioneering scientist who studied high-energy particles coming from space, known as ‘cosmic rays’, leading…
‘Goddamned’ to ‘God Particle’ is ‘Higgs Boson’ – Neither Elusive nor Mysterious (By Dr S S Bhatti)
It is interesting though unusual for a scientist to call a mysterious physical entity as ‘Goddamned’ and then rename it as ‘God Particle’ because it was initially quite elusive and enigmatic. Actually, this is a unique elementary particle that is supposed to account for the mass of almost every other fundamental particle of matter. Peter…
The Spectacular Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024 (Prof. Dr. Surjit Singh Bhatti, Calgary (Canada)
Solar eclipses occur when the Moon covers the Sun partly or completely. The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun every month, but the plane of its rotation around the Earth is inclined at an angle of about 50 with respect to the plane of Earth’s rotation around the Sun. Hence, we do not have…
What is Quantum Computing ?
Prof Dr Surjit Singh Bhatti, Calgary (Canada) Quantum means a discrete and quantifiable unit. A quantum of light is called a photon, and quantum of electricity is an electron. Quantum computing is a multidisciplinary field (based on computer science, quantum physics, and mathematics), that utilizes the quantum mechanical phenomena. Quantum computers perform calculations based on the probability…
Solar flares, solar winds, solar storms and the auroras (by Dr Surjit Singh Bhatti)
The sun continuously produces billions of electrically charged particles, generated when hydrogen atoms are stripped apart in intense heat, due to fusion taking place in it. The negatively charged electrons are blown outward, being less constrained by gravity than the weightier, positively charged protons. The earth is surrounded by magnetic fields known as the magnetosphere, which deflects these…
Halley’s Comet has begun its 38-year journey to Earth from December 8, 2023 (by-Dr Surjit Singh Bhatti)
Comets (Greek: hairy stars) are the leftover debris from the formation of the solar system and contain mainly rocks, ice, water, ammonia, and methane. They are not stars. Based on Newton’s theories of gravitation and planetary motions, in 1682, Englishman Edmund Halley (1656-1742) made a mention of three comets that appeared in 1531*, 1607 and…
Discoveries that led to the 2022 Nobel Prizes in Sciences (by Dr Surjit Singh Bhatti, Calgary, Canada)
2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for quicker and inexpensive routes to medicines This prize for Chemistry was awarded jointly to Carolyn Bertozzi (Stanford University, USA), Morten Meldal (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) and Barry Sharpless ( Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA) for the development of “Click Chemistry”, a new method in which molecular building blocks…
The Future of Plastics (by Dr Surjit Singh Bhatti, Calgary, Canada)
Plastic items have become essential parts of our daily life today. Plastic is used so commonly because it is more versatile than any other material. It offers flexibility in color, strength, shape, weight, and durability. It has numerous uses in most consumer and industrial goods. It offers important hygiene applications through disposable surgical gloves and…
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