Normally in physics, if you step away from a heat source like a campfire, the air gets cooler. But with the Sun, the exact opposite happens. The Sun’s visible surface is around 6,000°C. However, its thin outer atmosphere (the corona) jumps to an astonishing 1 to 3 million degrees Celsius. It completely defies everyday logic. … The post NASA’s High-Flying Mission to Solve the Great Solar Mystery:…
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered, “Is there anyone else in this vast expanse of sky looking at us?” The planet we live on is like a tiny grain of sand in an enormous cosmic ocean. If so, are we the only ones living in this vast universe? The Probability … The post Are we alone in the universe? appeared first on Vidya E News .
One day in April 1901, the French physicist Henri Becquerel was walking along the streets of Paris to a lecture hall. He was not even for a moment aware that a small glass tube in his coat pocket was affecting his biological tissues. Even though he had already created history five years earlier by discovering … The post That “Accidental burn” which paved the way for the birth of radiation…
Introduction Imagine a student in a rural district of Sri Lanka, seated beneath a tin-roofed community hall with a basic smartphone and a patchy mobile signal. This student, with no access to a trained science teacher or a well-stocked library, opens an application and begins an interactive lesson on photosynthesis — complete with animated diagrams, … The post EdTech Startups Transforming…
Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector is undergoing a necessary transformation, driven by the urgent need to improve nutrient efficiency, reduce dependence on imported fertilizers, and restore soil health (FAO, 2023). Within this transition, locally developed innovations have begun to demonstrate their potential to reshape conventional farming practices. One such innovation is Bio Super Phosphate (BSP),…
𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝟑-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞? Calling all Undergraduate and Postgraduate research students! The National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS) is thrilled to host the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Challenge. Can you pitch your entire thesis in just 3 minutes using only 1 slide? This is your chance to showcase your hard work, sharpen … The post Three Minute…
Sri Lanka generates large volumes of organic waste from multiple streams—households, markets, farms, livestock operations, food industries, and municipal services. Recent estimates put municipal solid waste (MSW) generation at ~7,000–8,800 tonnes per day. A key point is that Sri Lankan MSW is dominated by biodegradable material: around 62% is reported as biodegradable/organic. This means that ……
