Shiva stars are shown in green and Shakti stars in pink.© S. Payne-Wardenaar / K. Malhan / MPIA Two Astronomers, Khyati Malhan and Hans-Walter Rix of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, through their analysis, have successfully pinpointed what are believed to be two integral components or building blocks in the formation of the Milky Way: they…
A robot developed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has just set a new world record for solving the Rubik’s Cube in the shortest possible time: it managed the feat in just 0.305 seconds, beating the previous record of 0.38 seconds, which was also set by a robot developed by Mitsubishi. Literally, if you blink, you’ll miss…
McDonalds POS system is a highly integrated solution that seamlessly connects various aspects of its operations, including order taking, inventory management, and financial reporting. McDonald’s has a long history of embracing technological innovation to support its global operations and deliver an exceptional customer experience. The company’s point-of-sale (POS) system has evolved from basic cash registers…
“Jiaguwen,” or the oracle bone inscriptions, are thought to be the earliest fully-developed characters as well as the source of the Chinese characters people use today. They were first discovered in 1899 at the Yin Ruins in Anyang, central China’s Henan province. They were so named because of their enigmatic “scratches” on pieces of animal bones…
The 5,000-year-old swords found 43 years ago during the excavations in the old mud-brick palace structure in Malatya Arslantepe Mound are the oldest swords in the world. Many archaeologists believed that the earliest swords only dated to around 1600 or 1500 BCE before the discovery of a cache of swords at the archaeological site of Arslantepe in Turkey. The nine…
The Carnyx was a brass musical instrument used as a psychological weapon of war by the ancient Celts between 300 BC and 200AD in western and central Europe and beyond. The carnyx was once widespread throughout much of Europe, although only a dozen or so fragments are known to us. It was carried by bands…
The Parthian Battery is believed to be about 2000 years old (from the Parthian period, roughly 250 BCE to CE 250). History there have been several eureka moments and breakthrough inventions that have shaped our modern lives. Electricity is one of the most revolutionary discoveries in history, among many other amazing discoveries. Over the centuries, several scientists…
The Diolkos, an ambitious road that crossed the entire Isthmus of Corinth Corinth and was partially paved with stone, was built by the ancient Greeks as early as 600 B.C. At that time, ships traveling between the Ionian and the Aegean had to circumnavigate the Peloponnese, an often dangerous and stormy route of roughly 212 miles (340 km). The solution was…
Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China, and his tomb is renowned for being guarded by an army of 6,000 life-sized terracotta warriors. Although Qin Shi Huang Now, a massive 16-tonne coffin hidden with treasures has been found inside a tomb that could belong to the son of China’s first emperor. For nearly 2,000…
Imagine a world with a virtually unlimited source of clean energy that could power our cities, industries, and homes without the harmful emissions and environmental impacts of fossil fuels. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the promise of fusion energy. But what exactly is fusion energy, and how close are we to making it a reality? Nuclear…
