Supercapacitor Battery Developed By Researchers

Researchers from the University of Central Florida (UCF) has developed a supercharger that can charge a smartphone in seconds and the charge may last a week. Thus, users will need to charge their smartphones only once a week. UCF postdoctoral associate Nitin Choudhary has described the supercharger as a supercapacitor battery prototype and this could be a reality soon.

“You could charge your mobile phone in a few seconds and you wouldn't need to charge it again for over a week,” Choudhary told Engadget.

He explained futher that these kinds of supercapacitors never use chemical reactions but they store electricity statically on the surface of “two-dimensional” material sheets.

“For small electronic devices, our materials are surpassing the conventional ones worldwide in terms of energy density, power density and cyclic stability,” said researcher Yeonwoong “Eric” Jung.

But According to The Sydney Morning Herald, SolidEnergy Systems, the company established by assachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alumni, successfully developed a battery, twice the capacity of conventional phone batteries. The company may launch these batteries in 2017.

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Why Science Is Not Recognized In Nigeria

By Busari Hammed A.

   There have been numerous complaints over the lack of attention and investments on the part of the government on science and technology, but little do we realize that few people cares about science and technology.

  How many Nigerians wake up in the morning and ever think of reading science magazines?! The saddening answer is very few. Why has other areas that has little-compared to science-to offer to the development of the Nigerian society gotten more attention.

     For instance, consider entertainment and literature and consider the amount of international and intercontinental prize these areas have bagged. Consider how much work Nigerians writers have contributed to the world’s intellectual collections and consider how much waves our Nigerian actors music artiste and comedian are making worldwide.

     Its no little wonder literature continues to make the wave even if most of its works are something to pass playtimes and it should not come as a surprise if entertainment stands strong in this nation even if all it has done so far is destroy and destroy the moral fabrics of this nation.

        It as such that it occurs to me that areas lacking attention in this country should stop asking for it with words but with action and truly “Action speaks louder than words”.

 I am not talking about meaningless strike actions. Do something great collectively and make it known. Nigerian scientists (Social, physical and medical) must build their respect by their contributions.

                                            

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Science And Faith

   Science without religion is lame,religion without science is blind. •Albert Einstein 

By Adediran Adetutu 

    Faith in this context is the belief in God and His supernatural power.

    The relationship between science and faith has always been a controversial issue between scientists and believers. One may wonder how these two are connected. The aspect of science we would be considering is Medical Science but first let’s check out science and faith.

What is Science?

     Science is basically the study of nature and physical things around us [things we can see, feel, and touch]

Science also deals with the mind and body.

What is Faith?

     Faith is strong, profound belief in God who created nature and all things [things we can see and those beyond our human eyes and it involves the spirit, soul (mind), flesh (body). 

     From these definitions we can say that science is a subset of faith for how can we talk about nature and not refer to the one who created it.

      Present day medicine emphasizes on the psychosomatic factors i.e. factors pertaining both to the mind and body and how the body manifests the state of mind. There is a connection/relationship between how and what a man thinks and what occurs in the body i.e. the external is controlled by the internal this is what a branch of medical science called PSYCHOLOGY deals with.

      For instance when you are sad [though sadness is an emotion] but it is expressed in the body through sluggish movements, facial expressions and sometimes reduced mobility or a guy who sees a nude or semi nude lady would feel or think or fantasize or imagine himself having sex with the lady all of which occurs in the mind and then these feelings are transmitted to the body resulting into his arousal. The body is merely a reflection of what goes on in the mind, this is why scientists and priests emphasize on the fact that if you believe you will succeed, and you will succeed but if you believe otherwise it would be the so.

     Before the birth of psychologists, things concerned with emotions like guilt, shame etc were related with pastors, clergies and priests for instance members of congregation do confess their wrongdoings to their pastors and priests which most times troubled their  mind but now people go to psychologists when they are troubled.

      Science and Faith intersect in their dealings with the mind and body .The aspect of medical science that intersect with faith is Psychology

  Psychologists have come to realize that not all diseases are caused by bacteria, fungi and virus but (maladies or sickness of the mind like fear, anxiety, shame, tension, unforgiveness etc) whose effects are manifested in the body and seen or perceived as illness or disease.

       Faith helps in healing so does medical science but their techniques are different. Faith involves the use and belief in supernatural power while science makes use of acquired facts through observations which leads to hypothesis….. Etc. Both faith and psychology help in detecting problems, reasons behind medical problems thereby helping making things easier for medical doctors.

     Anxiety is a mental malady that I don’t believe is caused by virus or bacteria but lack of peace in the mind. Both faith or let’s say spiritual science and psychological science can bring relieve or peace to the mind but how? Faith will expect you to believe and surrender all your problems, fears, to God who can give you eternal peace  while science expects you to confront your fears or free your mind by relieving yourself of your duties and taking time to appreciate nature(created by God), do things you enjoy probably go on a vacation. Both can offer solution but in different ways and note if anxiety is not treated it would cause another illness e.g. insomnia which will affect the body adversely.

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