When you mention sugar, you are typically referring to a group of edible crystalline-like substance which includes lactose, fructose, and sucrose. More accurately, the term refers to “table sugar” or sucrose. This crystalline solid is commonly used to enhance flavor and properties of food and beverages. It works to alter the texture and mouth-feel of [...]
A Geiger counter is a type of particle detector that measures ionizing radiation. It is also called a Geiger-Müller counter. It is used to detect nuclear radiation that some objects could emit. A Geiger counter contains a metal tube with a thin metal wire along its middle. The space in between is sealed and filled [...]
The Geiger counter was invented in 1908 by Hans Geiger. Walther Müller worked with Geiger to develop further this machine in 1928. The first unit could detect alpha particles and the newer unit could detect different kinds of ionizing radiation. The instrument was called counter because every particle that pass trough produce an identical pulse [...]
Calcium (symbol Ca) is a chemical element that belongs to a group of alkaline earth metals. It doesn’t exist in a free state in nature so it must be obtained through certain chemical processes. In nature it can be found in rocks, chalk, limestone, dolomite, calcite, gypsum, seashells… Its importance for living beings is huge. [...]
Biomass refers to biological degradable materials which emerge in agriculture and animal husbandry and as components of industry and town waste. It comes from organic material such as dead plant, wood, leaves, food scraps, agricultural crops and residue, animal feces etc. Basically burning that material extracts energy locked inside which can be used for different [...]