How Notre-Dame became the heart of France

Why Notre-Dame will always have place in the hearts of Parisians and international visitors. Built from the late 12th Century, Notre-Dame was a trailblazer in the development of the Gothic style and is one of its most recognisable examples.

@dheerthan09:06 AM 18-Apr-2019

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Kid Engineer: Growing Plants with Fish | Design Squad

Did you know you can grow plants using pipes, water, and fish instead of soil? Kid Engineer Rikalize shows how she designed and built her own aquaponics farm.

@dheerthan 09:02 PM - 13-Apr-2019

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested at Ecuadorian embassy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Scotland Yard said. The Australian is now at a police station and is set to appear in court soon. Assange has been holed up in the building since 2012, when he claimed political asylum.

@dheerthan 03:30 PM - 11-Apr-2019

Meet Katie Bouman, the woman who transformed our view of black holes forever

It's been a huge day for science. And an even bigger day for female scientists. Katie Bouman helped develop the algorithm used for the Event Horizon Telescope, which helped create the image of the black hole. She also led testing to verify the images. Now she's the toast of social media. #WomeninSTEM

@dheerthan 03:23 PM - 11-Apr-2019

Astronomers reveal first-ever picture of a black hole - The Guardian

Scientists working on the Event Horizon Telescope project have produced an image of the "unseeable", capturing the world's first picture of a black hole. It took nearly two years for 200 researchers and a network of eight radio telescopes spanning the globe to make the breakthrough, which was previously thought impossible.

@dheerthan 03:12 PM - 11-Apr-2019

How capacitors improve the power factor and how to calculate them? | EEP

Improving the power factor of an electrical installation consists of giving it the means to produce a certain proportion of the reactive energy it consumes itself by installing capacitors or capacitor banks. Power factor is the ratio of working power to apparent power. It measures how effectively electrical power is being used.

@dheerthan 12:07 PM - 11-Mar-2019

Forging A Twist Seax Blade, The Second Knife!

Did I get that three steel billet welded up?This is part 2 of the Wrought Iron Twist Seax video where I attempt to make Turkish Twist damascus using 1095, 15n20 and mild steel.Copper guard, bloodwood handle. Anxiety drives me to ancient traditions but, ultimately, a knife is forged.

@dheerthan 11:54 AM - 01-Mar-2019