Category: Space and Science

Aluminum, the main component of nickel-silver pots or foil we commonly use in the kitchen every day, is a very cheap and popular metal in modern society. However, just 150 years ago, during the reign of Napoleon III of France in the mid-19th century, aluminum was the ‘Emperor’s Metal,’ dozens of times more expensive than…

1. Introduction Director Christopher Nolan’s film Interstellar has been praised globally by both the scientific community and movie fans as the ultimate masterpiece of astrophysical accuracy since its release. This was largely because world-renowned physicist Kip Thorne directly participated in the production, perfectly visualizing the mathematical calculations of a black hole. However, no matter how…

In the 1970s, as the late 20th century unfolded, young minds envisioned the approaching 21st century with pounding hearts. The future depicted in children’s magazines and science fiction of the time was a world filled with dazzling, yet somewhat mechanical, efficiency. Cars without wheels glided silently through the sky like hovercrafts, and giant supercomputers—like those…