CHEMISTRY

10 Famous Scientists Who Believe That God Exists

Copernicus was a famous astronomer who lived and worked in Poland. He was the first scientist to propose the first-ever system based on mathematics that planets revolve around the sun. After studying at several universities in Europe, he was made a Canon of the Roman Catholic Church, in the year of 1497.

Bacteria Creates Artificial Mother-of-Pearl

A biologist invented an inexpensive and environmentally friendly method for making artificial nacre using an innovative component: bacteria. The artificial nacre is made of biologically produced materials and has the toughness of natural nacre, while also being stiff and, surprisingly, bendable. The method used to create the novel material could lead to new applications in medicine, engineering -- and even constructing buildings on the moon.

Quantum Gas Turns Supersolid

Supersolidity is a paradoxical state where the matter is both crystallized and superfluid. Predicted 50 years ago, such a counter-intuitive phase, featuring rather antithetic properties, has been long searched in superfluid helium.

9 Mad Scientists And Their Fascination with Brains, Torturing Animals and More

All scientific research is not done in a sane atmosphere. In fact, some of the experiments that led to several of the great discoveries weird and shocking in nature. This scenario has produced some truly insane scientists who went far beyond with their scientific methods. It would be interesting to look at some of them.

Japanese "Walter White" Professor Allegedly Caught For Teaching Students to Make Ecstasy

Tatsunori Iwamura is a professor at the Matsuyama University, in the prefecture of Ehime, Japan whom demonstrated to his students majoring in pharmaceutical studies to make a chemical substance generally known as ecstasy or MDMA, and the drug 5f-QUPIC. These substances are similar to cannabis that was made illegal in Japan since 2014, because it caused road accidents in the country. The motive of the professor was to enhance their knowledge on the topic of pharmaceuticals.

From Garbage to Chocolate: A New Possible Source

Scientists based in Brazil and the United Kingdom have found out that the seeds of the jackfruit can be used as a substitute for cocoa to produce a product that that smells and tastes exactly like chocolate.
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