Oceanography
The beach glows
On a moonless night, if you walk to the beach on Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives, the glowing tiny creatures will cling to your feet. In addition, you can see light comin…
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Biology
Learn the glowing mechanism of fireflies
Certainly everyone used to have a childhood attached to a bug named fireflies, a light flickering every night that any child is interested and curious.
Biology
The glowing tree can replace street lights
The sight of glowing trees on both sides of the road will not only appear in fictional movies thanks to a US study.
Biology
Catch the scene of trees
Scientists from the University of Exeter (UK) claim to have filmed the trees 'conversation' with each other. Thus, the long-standing suspicion of some experts has been c…
Science invention
New invention helps patients control drug dosage
According to Rudolf Griss, a scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, the new invention does not require modern equipment and is carried out s…
New technology
Turn watercress into ... reading table lamp
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT have taken an important step to turn things around
New technology
Pine tree glows itself
Since ancient times, Westerners have used pine trees to decorate their homes on the occasion of the New Year's celebration. Pine trees are hung with colorful glass balls…
New technology
The 'biodegradable lamp' is powered by glowing bacteria
The 'bio-luminescence' system invented by Philips Electronics (Netherlands) produces the same light that luminescent creatures like fireflies and glow worms do.