Asfra Rizwan Toor's articles News The Strange Dead-Water Phenomenon – What Makes Ships Mysteriously Slow Down or Even Stop? What causes the ships to slow down or completely stop despite the engine being properly operational? This phenomenon was reported for the first time in 1893 and the experimental description was presented in 1904, without completely exploring the mystery behind “dead water”. In 1893, the Norwegian explorer, Fridtjof Nansen, on his sail to north Siberia experienced […] Written by Asfra Rizwan Toor 2021-08-112021-08-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News UK Seeks Site for World’s First Fusion Power Station The U.K. government has called upon the local communities from different parts of the country to voluntarily contribute towards the acquisition of a site for a prototype fusion reactor. This proposed fusion reactor will be the first of its kind which is envisioned with the hope that it will improve the provision of electricity to […] Written by Asfra Rizwan Toor 2021-01-012021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News Plastic Film Containing Silver-Silica Nanoparticles Protects Surfaces Against Novel Coronavirus An adhesive plastic film composed of silver-silica nanoparticles has been tested to be effective in removing 99.84% of SARS-CoV-2 (novel contagious coronavirus) if being exposed for a period of two minutes. This plastic film can be used to protect readily exposed surfaces like door handles, handrails, elevator panels, ATM machines etc. against COVID-19. A Brazilian […] Written by Asfra Rizwan Toor 2020-12-032021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News Global Food Production is Posing a Significant Climate Change Threat The rapidly increasing use of nitrogen fertilizers for enhancing food crop production is posing an imminent threat of uncontrollable Nitrous Oxide (N2O) concentration in the atmosphere. N2O is a potent greenhouse gas, which has a global warming potential 300 times more than carbon dioxide, and remains accumulated in the atmosphere for more than an average […] Written by Asfra Rizwan Toor 2020-11-302021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News The Strange Dead-Water Phenomenon – What Makes Ships Mysteriously Slow Down or Even Stop? What causes the ships to slow down or completely stop despite the engine being properly operational? This phenomenon was reported for the first time in 1893 and the experimental description was presented in 1904, without completely exploring the mystery behind “dead water”. In 1893, the Norwegian explorer, Fridtjof Nansen, on his sail to north Siberia experienced […] Written by Asfra Rizwan Toor 2021-08-112021-08-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News UK Seeks Site for World’s First Fusion Power Station The U.K. government has called upon the local communities from different parts of the country to voluntarily contribute towards the acquisition of a site for a prototype fusion reactor. This proposed fusion reactor will be the first of its kind which is envisioned with the hope that it will improve the provision of electricity to […] Written by Asfra Rizwan Toor 2021-01-012021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Plastic Film Containing Silver-Silica Nanoparticles Protects Surfaces Against Novel Coronavirus An adhesive plastic film composed of silver-silica nanoparticles has been tested to be effective in removing 99.84% of SARS-CoV-2 (novel contagious coronavirus) if being exposed for a period of two minutes. This plastic film can be used to protect readily exposed surfaces like door handles, handrails, elevator panels, ATM machines etc. against COVID-19. A Brazilian […] Written by Asfra Rizwan Toor 2020-12-032021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Global Food Production is Posing a Significant Climate Change Threat The rapidly increasing use of nitrogen fertilizers for enhancing food crop production is posing an imminent threat of uncontrollable Nitrous Oxide (N2O) concentration in the atmosphere. N2O is a potent greenhouse gas, which has a global warming potential 300 times more than carbon dioxide, and remains accumulated in the atmosphere for more than an average […] Written by Asfra Rizwan Toor 2020-11-302021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
