In 1846, scientist Ascano Sobrero synthesized the compound nitroglycerin (C3H5N3O9). The importance of this discovery lay in nitroglycerin’s ability to maintain a combustion reaction (SciShow, 2017). The typical structure of a combustion reaction is a hydrocarbon reacting with oxygen gas, which produces carbon dioxide and water: CxHy(s) + O2(g) → CO2(g) + H2O(l) In combustion,…
A recent discovery about a fish skull fossil has led scientists to question how much information fossils may hold. A fossil of the Coccocephalus Wildi species, discovered over 100 years ago in Lancashire, has recently shed information on the neurology and evolution of fish. The ray-finned fish fossil itself dates back 319 million years and…
The digital era has ushered in a new revolution in financial technology, or fintech. Specifically, the emergence of blockchain technology has allowed businesses and individuals to store data securely while minimizing the risks of data tampering or hacking through the use of a digital ledger, or record of activity, that is shared between computers in…
From Star Wars to The Matrix, sci-fi is a genre that has offered its audience an escapism into seemingly futuristic and far-off worlds. However, many sci-fi books and movies have made predictions that have actually already come true. The accuracy of some of the predictions about modern day society fuels the hope that the awe-inducing…
