@greenrun

At the beginning of this week on Sunday 10th March 2019 the world woke up to the sad news of a plane crash by the Ethiopian Airlines which proved fatal with human lives lost put to…

The quest for more robust batteries is one which many people in the energy industry continuously research and finetune it. Recently, the search seemed to have been met with the lit…

When it comes to innovation humanity is like the Oliver Twist that always asks for more. The need to create a better, more convenient system leads to working on new ways of achievi…

A few moments from now we bid 2018 goodbye: although some in other countries may have already done that. And others are yet to catch up due to the time difference. But in the next …

Scrolling through my feed this week, I got intrigued by a phenomenon shared by a comment in which the mention was on the mystery surrounding the spontaneous human combustion (SHC).…

There was a robust group chat on the risk some African immigrant take in their quest for greener pastures. Some of them undertake dangerous journeys through the desert. And which o…

Earlier last month there was a buzz in the science community. The [Nobel Prize in Physics](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2018/summary/) for 2018 had three winners shari…

Science and engineering in their never-ending quest continue to wow and intrigue with the invention and improvements of ways of doing things. The other day, I was browsing through …

In the world of inventions, many of the discoveries we enjoy today came about as a result of mistakes or in the quest of the production of another device. Remember the everyday pro…

I was watching the 2003 indie comedy, [Haggard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggard:_The_Movie) when one of the characters ( Falcone) entered the Future Contest and invented a re…

The idea that someone will say ice is slippery is almost the same as someone telling you that fire is hot. Oh yeah, we already know that is how it works as a child. Those who don't…

I hate travelling in a public transport via road in Nigeria. I know hate may be a strong word. But a tour of any of my nation's major roads may convince you that I may be right for…

After one or two falls we finally master the art of riding bicycles and often can't wait for the next school day to display our skill of riding to our friends. Riding a bicycle is …

Frequently the simplest method of doing things turns out to be the most efficient. In science and engineering, sometimes there is the tendency to think too deep or explore too much…

The superhero with superpowers is the stuff of legends and folklores dating as far back as ever since humans developed the art of storing information and passing of stories from ge…

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Remember the ancient poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge from the 1834 poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner? >Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water,…

I grew up around people who believe in a lot of myths. I was the in-house "engineer" of the family even as a child, I was forever fascinated with how things work, especially electr…

When we flip on a switch, the darkroom becomes illuminated. The bulb gets its power from electricity, a common utility that makes everyday living more enjoyable. But people may kno…

The four ladies seated languidly around the dirty black desk all looked suspiciously at Mr Akpan. One of them was in uniform, the others were dressed casually. One could tell the …