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Artificial Intelligence: Technology & Society
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a powerful force. It enables machines to think and act like humans. From perky virtual assistants and...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 9, 20256 min read


Carbon Sequestration: Environmental Health
Carbon sequestration capture and store carbon either through biological means or in geological formations. This process, currently used...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 8, 20255 min read


Air Pollution: Science, Health & Economy
Air pollution is an accelerating global crisis affecting millions of lives and ecosystems. Air pollution is contamination of the...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 8, 20255 min read


Robot Manufacture & Environmental Health
Industries use automation and robotics to promote productivity. Along with robot manufacturing advances come environmental concerns....

Sylvia Rose
Mar 7, 20253 min read


North Korea (DPRK): Total Control
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a totalitarian regime. The government controls political,...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 6, 20257 min read


De-Orbiting Satellites: Problems & Processes
De-orbiting is the controlled descent and re-entry of satellites into Earth’s atmosphere. Methods include propulsion systems and solar...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 5, 20256 min read


Space Debris: Coping with Dangerous Junk
Space debris is human made. It includes discarded rocket stages, defunct satellites and tiny fragments created by collisions and...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 5, 20255 min read


Buddhist Violence in Rakhine State Myanmar
Buddhist violence erupts in Rakhine State, Myanmar with a long and complex history of politics and social dynamics. While most Buddhists...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 4, 20255 min read


Myanmar (Burma): Beauty & Brutality
Myanmar (Burma), has a rich cultural heritage but violent history of conflict, military rule and civil unrest. Brutal changes and warfare...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 2, 20256 min read


How Solar Panels Work
Solar panels or photovoltaic (PV) panels are designed to convert sunlight directly into electricity. They're composed of multiple smaller...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 1, 20254 min read


Russo-Ukrainian War: Motives, Propaganda & Technology
The Russo-Ukrainian War begins in 2014. Conflict goes back much further. The war has profound political, social, and economic...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 1, 20259 min read


Zinc (Zn): Technology, Nature & Health
Zinc (Zn) is a transition metal integral to health, environment and technology. It's forged in the crucible of stars through nuclear...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 28, 20255 min read


CubeSats: Science, Technology & Risky Business
CubeSats are miniature satellites with cutting edge technology and aerospace innovation. They are small units measuring 10x10x10 cm and...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 28, 20255 min read


Titanium (Ti): From Space to Earth & Back
Titanium (Ti) is a metallic element. From celestial origins titanium has widespread appeal as the metal of choice for robots,...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 27, 20254 min read


Self-Healing Silicone Technology in Robotics
Self-healing silicone is a regenerative polymer network valued in robotics, where durability and longevity are vital. It revolutionizes...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 26, 20253 min read


Space Satellites: Mechanics & Materials
Space satellites or artificial satellites orbit Earth sending and receiving data. Many function in navigation (GPS) and global...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 26, 20256 min read


Ancient Salt & Health: Physician Dioscorides
Dioscorides is a physician of Rome in the first century AD. He serves as a doctor in Nero's army and later writes De Materia Medici ,...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 25, 20255 min read


Salt (NaCl): Science, History & Cuisine
Salt is primarily sodium chloride (NaCl). As a naturally occurring mineral it's known as halite or rock salt. Vital for food preservation...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 25, 20255 min read


Pharos Lighthouse: Ancient Wonder of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria or Pharos Lighthouse is a beacon for seafarers and a brilliant display of power, wealth and technology in...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 24, 20254 min read


Gallic Wars: Caesar's Invasion of Germania
Julius Caesar's military campaigns in Germania provoke fierce opposition, strategic alliances and guerilla warfare. Rome conquers most of...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 24, 20255 min read
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