Graduates in STEM – acronym for fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics are in demand globally but often are in short supply. Many countries have tried to encourage their youth to enroll in STEM to facilitate important growth industries like medtech, digital services, mobility or computer sciences. However, countries have had varying success in the matter.
Looking at snow up close will probably make you notice that
it is formed from thousands of little flakes which have stunningly complex
designs.
These snowflakes are actually ice crystals. They are formed
in the atmosphere, up in the clouds, and transform along their journey to Earth,
all thanks to different factors and forces that are involved in the process.
Let’s look at the facts on how snowflakes are formed, and
what atmospheric conditions are involved that contribute to the stunning
details we have come to know them for.
If you are one of
those people who do not miss a single Sci-fi movie just because your heart
fails to resist it, then this is exactly where you need to be. The Sci-Fi
movies trends took over the film industry in the year 1968 and most people did
not really understand the concept behind it at that time. But as time began to
pick up the pace, the trend took over and more and more producers started
working in this area. Considering the following infographic, it is evident that
their decision was absolutely right!
Hydrogen is a small element but a powerful tool that is used for conserving and creating energy. Hydrogen is one of the most important gases for commercial use. There are tons of uses for hydrogen such as powering many energy plants. Hydrogen has been used in the industrial and chemical processes for decades now, and it has proven to be a great resource.
Hydrogen holds significant importance in the energy industry. It is of great market value at the moment. We all are looking forward to a low-carbon energy future due to the deteriorating condition of our environment. Hydrogen potentially contains and is heavily considered an answer to low-carbon future. It can help decarbonize many departments, from vehicles to chemical factories.
How far have we reached in the race to pursue electric vehicles? Good things don't come easy and having said that. these electric vehicles will be out of reach for many consumers. There are many challenges that come along with the assumption that electric vehicles will soon rule the future. Many of these challenges may not be challenges for a minor portion of the population, but for the majority, they are.
The first most challenging element of electric vehicles will be its price. For the majority of the population, that is, around 60% of the population in the United States, electric vehicles will be far from affordable. And that's not all. Just to get these electric vehicles into the mainstream market, the starting price tag is coming out to be at least 36,000 US dollars, which is quite a huge amount.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just granted emergency to a COVID-19 test called BinaxNOW that takes 15 minutes to run without a lab test. The test costs $5 and runs on a simple card that uses the same technology as a pregnancy test. The test is a service offered by the health care company Abbott, that is also launching an app that will sync up with the test.
In a press release, Abbott announced its plan to produce 50 million tests per month by October. Director of the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Jeff Shuren, said that the test is an important advancement in the fight against the pandemic due to its simpler design and the large number of tests that Abbott anticipates making in the coming months.
According to FDA, BinaxNOW can be administered in doctors' offices, emergency rooms, as well as schools.
On Sunday, a major astronomical event happened as an asteroid about as big as the size of a car flew within about 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) of the Earth.
The distance was the closest ever recorded, according to asteroid trackers and the Sormano Astronomical Observatory in Italy. The arrival of the asteroid was not predicted by astronomers and was a surprise as it passed by the Earth. Director of NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies said that the asteroid approached undetected from the direction of the sun and no one saw it coming.
The asteroid was, in fact, first detected by California's Palomar Observatory 6 hours after it passed by the planet.
Many of the asteroids do not even cross the telescope's line of sight, which means that NASA has been able to detect only a fraction of Near Earth Objects (NEOs) like this one. This also poses danger as in case a potentially dangerous rock from outer space slipped through the gaps in the NEO-Surveillance systems, it could kill tens of thousands of people.
The latest asteroid is familiar to astronomers by the name 2020 QG and was initially called ZTF0DxQ.
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