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New Heavy
Theres a new chemical in town and its a heavy weight its going to enter the periodic table as the harviest element of all. The new element is temporarily called ununbium Latin for one-one two or 112, the number assined to the element. Scientist at the GSI helmholz center for heavy ion research in the southwest German city of darmstadt produced this element in 1996 by firing charged zinc atoms at lead target using a 120 meter particle accelerator.
The result was ununbium which is 227 times hevier than hydrogen and the heaviest element in the periodic table to date. Other scientists encountered some difficulty in recreating the element because of is quite unstable and last only milliseconds after it forms. This caused the delay from the of its discovery to its inclusion into the periodic table. But now its all system go as the international union of pure and applied chemistry has already approved 112’s.
Meet Fake Meat
Some of us do not know that the meat that we buy from the nearest burger stand is not made of pure meat. The process of making fake meat is not as easy as it sounds. The soy protein arrives at the expert manufacturer in the form of dry powders. Since the protein is coiled and globular, and while the meat that we are used to everyday are fibrous, the process for the fake meat manufacturer would then be to change the proteins to make the finished product more like meat. After this, they denature the molecules so that they would open up and become more fibrous.
In the country, a more popular means of producing fake meat is trough the process of transforming wheat gluten. Wheat has far less protein than soy protein, but the stretchy nature and texture of wheat products are more easily transformed and shaped into the chewiness of meat that we are used to.
Just Add Water… Then Go
Can we add water to gasoline? Yes, this already possible. Thanks to the efforts of scientist, his 50-50 water and fuel mixture idea might be the solution to the oil crisis: the Alco diesel, Lan gas and Superbunker formula L (SBFL). His invention won the 1996 gold prize in the World Intellectual Property Organization for the most outstanding invention. Invention has several advantage, including: (1) lower fuel cost; (2) lower fuel consumption; (3) lower sulfur content (thus, more environment friendly); (4) has a unique lubricant thats protects and lengthens engine life: (5) lower flash point that enables easier startups and higher combustion power; and (6) runs 10 km per liter on the convention 6 km per liter diesel.
Even though the possibilities of products are infinite, and even though it was promising enough to make the most eco-friendly country in the world, it was hard for him to convince people to convert from fossil fuel to the gasoline fuel.
Inventors Makes their Mark
Although the may not be as advanced as First World countries in science and technology, that doesn’t stop from coming up with their own inventions despite the lacks of funding and support. At the 2008 nationals Inventors week, a wheelchair that also functions as a bed, toilet, and bath chair in addition to being a means of transport for the elderly and persons with dissabilities. This multipurpose chair was one of the finalist for the award given by the technology applications and promotios institute of the department of science and technology.
The inventors came up the idea for this chair after his brothers suffered as stroke and was paralized seeing the difficulty in caring for his invalid brothers he though a multipurposed wheelchair would makes things for his brother ang his caregivers. Unfortunately the invention is still not commercially available; it was patented only in October 2008.
Herbi Plast
Gauzes help flesh wounds to respire, absorb bodily fluids, and hasten the healing of wounds. Antiseptics protect flesh wound from further infection. However, there are very few types of gauzes that contain antiseptic properties and even fewer coagulant properties. This study aimed to produce an anti bacterial oinment using Cassia alata L. And the coagulant properties of Tabernaemontana pandacaqui combined with Musa sapientum gauze. The test plants were subjected to phytochemical analysis, microbial assay and bleeding test on giinea pigs. Result show that Staphyloccocus aureas showed a man zone of inhibition of 12.33 mm on the cassia alata L. extract.
Bleeding test showed an average 3.01 minutes before bleeding stopped. ANOVA test showed no significant difference on the effectiveness of herbi plast and commercial gauze and antiseptic as first aid treatment for wounds. It also proved the effectiveness of the antibacterial and coagulant properties of the herbi plast ointment as represented by the microbial index result and bleeding test.