This project looks at the application of general-purpose CFD to two plasma propulsion engines. Verification against experimental data for a 200 kW engine was undertaken, achieving similar thrust levels and jet exhaust divergence angles. A scaled-up 30 MW engine, capable of interplanetary travel, showed similar operating behaviour to the test engine. The increased seventy-fold thrust …
Abstract: This study was conducted in an effort to confirm or deny the existence of the Mpemba effect. The Mpemba effect states that when identical bodies of water at two different temperatures are exposed to a physical cooling agent, the body with a higher starting temperature will cool faster than its counterpart. The experiment was …
Observing the Mpemba effect over a range of initial temperatures of bodies of water. Read More »
Abstract No intelligent beings from space are present on Earth; no evidence of alien civilizations has been observed. The Fermi Paradox is one of the most mysterious questions in astronomy. In the past two decades, thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, and a fraction of them are habitable. The newly detected planetary system may provide …
Abstract The wide-ranging adaptations of birds has astounded scientists for many years and the crested auklet (Aethia cristatella) is no exception. Aside from its physical ornamentation and vocalisations, the auklet’s citric plumage-odour is one of its most well-known characteristics. The tangerine-like secretion is used in courtship displays as well as acting as an ectoparasite repellant, …
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the vulnerabilities of the human race despite all our progress. This article explores one of the few bright spots during these times, specifically how the epidemic has had a healing effect on Earth as a whole in terms of reduction of air pollution from fossil fuels. Through data …
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Abstract Plastic production has increased significantly over the past few decades and has impacted the environment in a negative way. Plastic products have the ability to break down into smaller particles less than 5 mm in size, known as microplastics, which can accumulate in a variety of places such as food and water sources. Recently, …
Airborne Microplastics: A Global Issue With Implications For Human Health Read More »
Abstract With the advancement of technology and scientific understandings, humans have been able to investigate many different astronomical bodies in outer space. In this review report, I explore some of the many worlds of our solar system in which humans could potentially colonise in future. It was Professor Michelle Dougherty, from the Imperial College London, …
Exploration of whether human colonisation is possible within our solar system Read More »
Abstract Malaria, an infectious disease transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes, kills over 400,000 people each year. Of these 400,000 deaths, sixty-seven percent are children under the age of five [1]. The Anopheles mosquitoes can host five different species of malaria which infect humans [2]. This review mainly discusses the most lethal species, Plasmodium falciparum (P. …
The Effect of Climate Change on the Distribution of Malaria in Africa Read More »
Abstract It is usually believed that, in general, someone with a bigger brain would be more intelligent than someone with a smaller one. Assessing this belief from a scientific point of view is difficult as it relies on simultaneous measures of brain morphology and some form of intelligence in humans. Here, we review the literature …
How is brain morphology related to ‘intelligence’? Read More »
The discovery of the Higgs boson is only the beginning when it comes to uncovering various mysteries about our universe. Currently, there is a lot of research on the possible link between the Higgs mechanism and cosmology. In this article, the topics of inflation, the false vacuum, dark matter, matter-antimatter asymmetry and what role the …
Research in the Intersection of the Higgs and Cosmology Read More »
