Physics
When Light Cannot Escape: Total Internal Reflection
Total internal reflection happens when light traveling from a material with a higher refractive index toward a lower one hits the boundary beyond the critical angle and is reflecte
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Information technology
What Are the Applications and Outlook of the Internet of Things (IoT)?
The Internet of Things connects everyday objects to the internet so they can collect and share data. This article looks at what IoT is, the key technologies behind it, the fields w
Social welfare
Work and Family: Building a Balanced Life Through Parental Leave
The parental leave system has become one of the most important policies in modern society. By giving parents time to focus on raising their children, it plays a major role in ensur
Physics
Plasma Technology: Boundless Innovation and Possibilities
Plasma is the 4th state of matter, following solids, liquids, and gases, and is a unique state with electrical and high-temperature characteristics. These characteristics give plas
Statistics
Confidence Level and Confidence Interval: A Key Guide to Statistical Interpretation
What confidence levels and confidence intervals mean and how they differ, how a confidence interval is calculated from the sample mean, standard error, and critical value, how they
Journalism & communication
When the Same News Seems to Attack You: The Hostile Media Effect
Why do opposing sides both feel the same news report is biased against them? This article covers the 1985 Vallone, Ross and Lepper study, why the effect occurs, how it shows up in
Journalism & communication
A Persuasion Vaccine You Get in Advance: Inoculation Theory
Inoculation theory holds that people who meet weak counterarguments in advance and practice refuting them resist stronger persuasion later. This piece covers William J. McGuire’s 1
Film & media
Art Created in the Sky: Drone Photography and Filming Techniques and Strategies
The field of drone photography and filming is attracting increasing attention as modern technology advances. Modern drone technology opens new horizons for photography and video pr
Physics
A Thunderclap from a Clear Sky: The Sonic Boom
A sonic boom is the loud sound made when the shock waves created by an object moving faster than sound reach the ground. This article explains how sonic booms form, the small sonic
Business administration
An Overview of Revenue Models for Online Businesses
One of the first things to consider when running a business is how to generate revenue through its services. Therefore, to sustain and grow a business, you should start with a clea
Chemistry
Water Moving Across a Single Membrane: Osmosis
Why does salted cabbage release its water overnight? This article covers what osmosis is, the three factors that drive it, everyday examples, and reverse osmosis, the technology th
Library & information science
Dreaming of the Internet on Paper Cards: The Mundaneum
The Mundaneum was a vast index-card archive founded in Brussels by Belgian lawyers Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine to gather the world’s knowledge in one place. This article cover