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How does WiFi signal go through walls?
Computer science

How does WiFi signal go through walls?

WiFi signals are a form of electromagnetic radiation, like visible light. Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths in the range of WiFi signals can pass through walls as e…

November 5, 2021
The spacecraft can go at the speed of light
Space science

The spacecraft can go at the speed of light

According to Manasvi Lingam and Abraham Loeb, two leading professors at Harvard University, supernovas can be used to push the speed of spacecraft to the speed of light.

March 11, 2020
How dangerous is radiation?
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How dangerous is radiation?

When we hear 'radiation', we often think of big explosions and scary mutations, but that's only a part.

June 27, 2019
Why is the plane hit by lightning?
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Why is the plane hit by lightning?

Experts recalled a disaster similar to the last horrifying plane crash in Moscow that occurred on August 16, 2010 at the airport on Colombia's San Andres Island: a Boein…

May 9, 2019
From the distinguished school in Puma Punku
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From the distinguished school in Puma Punku

Researchers have long fascinated the number of megalithic blocks used to build this building. Recently, they also encountered a phenomenon from a different school in Pum…

December 18, 2018
Things to know about ultraviolet (UV)
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Things to know about ultraviolet (UV)

Ultraviolet (UV) rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation, which helps the skin to synthesize vitamin D, stimulating the body's main activity.

December 18, 2018