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Fluorescent lights, a common sight in offices and commercial buildings, owe their functionality to a unique composition. Inside each sealed tube, typically filled with argon and a trace of mercury, is a phosphor powder coating. This coating is key to the light’s operation, but the process involves more than just these components. The operation of […]

An LED’s operation was explained to me today. Simply put, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) is a kind of diode engineered to emit light when electrical current flows through it. This light can be either visible or infrared in color. There are numerous applications for diodes, a subset of semiconductors. The ability to regulate the […]

It’s a classic urban legend: drop a penny from the Empire State Building, and it becomes a lethal projectile. But is there any truth to this tale? The Empire State Building stands tall at around 1,250 feet. If you were to drop a penny from this height, it would accelerate to a maximum velocity of […]

Edgar Allan Poe’s Tragic Marriage Edgar Allan Poe, the famous American writer, married his first cousin Virginia Clemm when she was just 13 and he was 26. Virginia’s premature death 11 years later deeply affected Poe and influenced some of his most famous works, including “The Raven” and “Annabel Lee.” Poe’s grief was profound, with […]