Author: Jahnavi Anumukonda
The accelerating depletion rates of our natural resources has been pushing us towards a state of chaos; a continual reminder that we must switch to alternate resources to keep civilization going. The most popular alternate energy source, if not solar, is nuclear. Nuclear energy is the result of years of experiments. It is all set to take the place of the next big alternate resource we can tap into and it also produces less waste. There are many doubts if nuclear reactors are safe to use or would they lead to disturbances in the existing order of the world. At this juncture let’s try understanding…
Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters that keep us glued to the screens, often projecting dystopian versions of the future of humanity are usually regarded as ‘unrealistic’ science-fiction – a depiction that can never come true and is for entertainment value only. Lately though, what has seemed to be mere speculation to us is bridging the gap between itself and reality: self-driving cars, a computer winning at Jeopardy and Siri, Google Now and Cortana are the base of an IT arms race boosted by exceptional investments in the field of Artificial Intelligence. While there’s a lot of praise we dump on the AI industry for the work it…
It’s been 19 years and 8 months since the launch of the two-part unmanned robotic spacecraft Cassini-Huygens that was sent to know more about Saturn, the sixth planet in our solar system. Cassini is the fourth space probe to Saturn, but the first-ever spacecraft to achieve orbit of the planet. Cassini, which has served as an encyclopaedia on Saturn, is all set to be plunged into Saturn on 15th September 2017 as its mission draws to an end. As the clock ticks down, let’s go back and retrace the long path Cassini has travelled and the milestones it has achieved in all these…