What happens when we sleep?

Sleep, a real necessity in life, is a fascinating phenomenon that occurs at least daily in our lives.Before now, sleep was thought to have been an inactive state in which both the brain and the body shuts down in order to rest from the day's work. But scientists have found out that sleep in itself...

The new body-armour in town: turns bullets into dust

The 13 seconds clip you are about to see is not a cut-scene from a super-hero movie, but it is actually a test for the new armor plating developed by scientists in North Carolina State University.   The material used is so strong that it could literally turn an Armour-piercing bullet into dust on impact. Afsaneh Rabiei, a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University,...

Why you can't 'normaly' dodge a bullet!

StoryLine: You just finished watching the movie-The Matrix and you're feeling so high, you practically want someone to shoot you so you could dodge the bullet. But then you have second thoughts, "let me go consult EdScienceBlog before i set out on this task". Action!!! You: Hey yo! I want...

Nature's Stylus - The carrot

Today I was at my study table, and there were some carrots closeby (don't ask me how they got there...)  With the way they were looking, I decided to take one in my hand and it felt comfortable like a pen, my phone was in the other hand and in unwitting fashion, I tried using the...