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…
Annular Solar Eclipse on 14 October 2023 (By Professor Surjit Singh Bhatti, Calgary, Canada)
Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth. Moon’s orbit is inclined at an angle to the Earth’s (Elliptic) path around the Sun. Hence, the Moon usually passes above or below the Sun as seen from the Earth and thus there is no eclipse every time. The proper alignment for…
Thank God on “Thanksgiving Day” and on Every other Day of our Life (Prof Surjit Singh Bhatti)
“Thanksgivings” is a day of prayer and thanking God for His various blessings. In some countries, people express gratitude for their military victory or the end of a drought. Others celebrate the arrival of their rich harvests. The U.S. Congress proclaimed a national holiday upon the enactment of the country’s Constitution. Later, the date was left to…
The Wonderful World of Colors
Professor (Dr) Surjit Singh Bhatti, Calgary (Canada) Imagine how dull the world would appear if all objects around us had only one color. Our view of everything would become ‘monochromatic’. The hundreds of colors we see include black, white, gray, tans, and browns, which are called ‘Neutral colors’. It is the riot of colors that…
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