IIWII(It Is What It Is)

1. Beard Second:   The beard-second is a unit of length inspired by the light year, but used for extremely short distances such as those in integrated circuits. The beard-second is defined as the average length a physicist's beard grows in one second. It's been defined variously as 100 angstroms (10nm) or as a 5nm! 2.Wheaton:    It's a measurement of Twitter followers relative to celebrity Wil Wheaton. One miliwheaton equals 500 followers. Have you reached one miliwheaton? 3.Mickey:   One Mickey per sec is the smallest resolvable unit of measurement for the speed and direction that a computer mouse pointing device is moved. It is named after Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoon character. 4. Helens:    It is used to measure beauty. Is this unit named after the Bollywood star Helen? No clues though! 5. Potrzebie:    It is developed by Donald E Knuth. According to Knuth, one potrzebie equals 2.26473 mm. Did you enjoy??comment.   ...

#1/8/2016 #Monday A team of scientists at a Belgian university says that they have created a machine that turns urine into drinkable water and fertilizer using solar energy, a technique which could be applied in rural areas and developing countries. While there are other options for treating waste water, the system applied at the University of Ghent uses a special membrane, is said to be energy-efficient and to be applicable in areas off the the electricity grid.  Process: the urine is collected in a big tank, heated in a solar powered boiler before passing through the membrane where the water is recovered and nutrients such as potassium, nitrogen and phosphorous are separated. Under the slogan #peeforscience, the team recently deployed the machine at a 10 day music and theatre festival in central Ghent, recovering 1,000 litres of water from the urine of revellers.

#1/8/2016 #Monday Scientists have found a way to use nano particles to effectively break down plaque and wipe out more than 99.9% of cavity causing bacteria within minutes, an advance that may help better prevent tooth decay. The bacteria that live in dental plaque and contribute to tooth decay often resist traditional antimicrobial treatment, as they can ''hide'' within a sticky bio film matrix, a glue-like polymer scaffold.  Researchers at University of Pennsylvania took a more sophisticated approach. Instead of applying an anti-microbial to the teeth, they took advantage of the pH-sensitivity and enzyme- like properties of iron-containing nano particles to catalyse the activity of hydrogen peroxide, a commonly used natural antiseptic.  The activated hydrogen peroxide produced free radicals that were able to degrade the biofilm matrix and kill the bacteria within, significantly reducing plaque and preventing tooth decay, or cavities, in an animal mo...