Water beads are pretty and swell up by absorbing water. Let us drop some water beads into a bowl of
Author: Gururaj Naik
Everything in the air!
How is everything in the air? Atoms make up materials. In solids and liquids, electrical forces hold these atoms together.
A tale of three fish: The procrastinating perishes
(A story from Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, chapter 135) In a not so big pond lived three Shakula fish. Each had
The jackal and the tiger: Judge by moral uprightness
(A story from Mahabharata, Shanti parva, chapter 112) Once upon a time, there lived a cruel ruler of Vidisha kingdom.
How everything mechanical is actually electrical?
Electrical forces hold every material together. The attraction or repulsion between the constituent atoms balances to give the material its
Why is ‘nano’ interesting?
Everything in this world is a wave. At the macro scale, typical wavelengths are tiny. Hence, the wave behavior is
The mouse and the cat
A story from Mahabharata, Shanti parva (chapter 136): Once upon a time, there stood a great banyan tree in a
The dog and the sage
A story from Mahabharata, Shanti parva (117th chapter): Once there lived a sage in a jungle. He had raised many