It’s no secret that North Americans have birds on the brain. Turkey, for example, has made its way to the table year-round, and, for the health-conscious, chicken has replaced beef as the staple of choice. It’s no wonder: poultry is rich in protein and can be prepared to suit any palate. Yet it is also […]
Fats: Know Which Ones are Bad and Which are Good
Fat gives a smooth, creamy "mouth feel" and greatly enhances flavor. For these reasons, most people love fat. Our bodies also need fat in order to absorb certain vitamins and to function normally. However, medical findings have confirmed that too much consumption of fat can cause such serious problems as obesity, heart disease, and cancer. […]
Underwater Welding: Process and Precautions in Underwater Welding
Welding is a fabrication process that joins metals or thermoplastics by using coalescence. Melting the work pieces and adding a filler material to form a pool of molten material known as the weld puddle that cools to become a strong joint describes the process of welding. This is in contrast to soldering and brazing which […]
What is a Dissolved Oxygen Meter
Antoine Lavoisier coined the term ‘Oxygen’ in 1777. He coined the word using the Greek words ‘oxys’ meaning acid and ‘genes’ meaning ‘producer’ as he thought that oxygen was a part of all acids. While, today we know that this is not true, what we do know is that all living organisms need oxygen to […]
Facts about Oxygen
All life on earth is based on 5 basic elements: sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen. Amongst these, the element that is most abundant is oxygen. Oxygen makes up about 65% of the human body, 47% of dry soil, 46% of igneous rocks, 85% of sea water, 42% of all the vegetation, and 50% of […]
Pros and Cons of Biofuel
In this age of pollution and energy source deficit, there are many benefits of bio-fuels like ethanol and biodiesel. The first good characteristic of biofuel is this that these fuels are obtained from agricultural crops, they are renewable–and our own farmers typically produce them domestically, decreasing our dependence on unstable foreign sources of oil. Moreover […]